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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;FitzNigel, post: 4906512, member: 74712&quot;]It would certainly be my first ancient coin.&nbsp; I had been collecting US coins for maybe a year, and having grown up with the ANA museum nearby I was able to visit and view the coins there.&nbsp; I was impressed with the ancient coins, but never conceived that these could be bought or were affordable.&nbsp; My local coin shop happened to have a few Roman imperials, and I bought this one:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1183886[/ATTACH] Imperial Rome</p><p>Caracalla, r. 198-217 A.D. (211 A.D.)</p><p>Rome Mint, AR Denarius, 20.28mm x 2.8 grams</p><p>Obv.: ANTONINVS PIVS AVG BRIT. Laureate bust, right</p><p>Rev.: P M TR P XIIII COS III P P. Pax, draped, advancing left, holding branch in right hand and sceptre in left hand</p><p>Ref.: SRCV 6824, RIC IV-1 Caracalla 184, p. 238. </p><p>Note: My First Ancient Coin</p><p><br /></p><p>It didn’t take long for me to realize that if ancient coins could be bought, so coin medieval coins.&nbsp; While I had (have...) an interest in ancient history, I have long had a love for medieval history.&nbsp; But I still buy ancient coins (not that many this year though...&nbsp; although I find that when I get to the relevant topics in my class, I start getting the itch to buy an ancient coin.&nbsp; Currently have my eye on a certain Republican Denarius if I am unable to acquire my next medieval target at auction)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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