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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Plumbata, post: 3537794, member: 96864&quot;]You&#039;ve been getting some great advice, I&#039;d definitely add my voice to those who may suggest that you obtain a diverse sampling from a variety of eras and cultures before jumping into any particular specialized focus. My first ancients were Roman, but I&#039;ve fallen in love with Greek coins and find them more aesthetic and interesting per dollar spent in most cases. Follow your nose, sample widely, and don&#039;t prematurely box yourself in. You may decide that you actually prefer the large-flan Byzantine folles or Sassanian drachms over whatever you start buying at first, though I agree that you really can&#039;t go wrong getting an appealing big fat sestertius or nice denarius to hold in-hand and &quot;absorb&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, since you&#039;re trying to entice friends (presumably teenage males), I&#039;d wholeheartedly recommend obtaining &quot;dynamic&quot; antiquities/artifacts in addition to coins. Arrowheads, javelin tips, sling bullets, spearheads, axes, blades, tools etc. tend to be very impressive in-hand and get the juices flowing in a far wider array of uninitiated folk versus little old coins inscribed in languages none are likely to be fluent in. Many are surprisingly inexpensive too. Passive/decorative artifacts are great as well, and having a range of items from the era and culture of the coins you possess paints a far more comprehensive and tangible picture of ancient life than coins alone can accomplish, and vice-versa.[ATTACH=full]940268[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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