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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 3300147, member: 98035&quot;]Ancient coins are fun an addictive at any budget level, but be warned that:</p><p>1) There is no such thing as a perfect ancient, the closer you get, the more you can expect to pay!</p><p>2) Very few &quot;sets&quot; of ancients are possible to complete, at least not for cheap. You are probably OK with that, coming from a set that has a $500 coin as its key date.</p><p>3) The history is addictive, and WILL lead to branching out!</p><p><br /></p><p>If you want an obtainable set with a definitive start and end that won&#039;t bust your budget, I&#039;ll echo that Roman Imperial is the way to go. I&#039;d recommend the following starting points:</p><p><br /></p><p>1) House of Constantine:</p><p>- Constantius Chlorus, his father</p><p>- Helena, his mother</p><p>- Theodora, his stepmother / Sister in law (yuck!)</p><p>- Maxentius, his step-uncle / brother in law</p><p>- Maximian, his father in law</p><p><br /></p><p>- Constantine</p><p>- Fausta, his wife</p><p>- Licinius, his brother in law</p><p>- Licinius II, his nephew</p><p>- Crispus, his oldest son</p><p>- Constantine II, the oldest son he didn&#039;t kill</p><p>- Constantius II, middle child</p><p>- Constans, youngest child</p><p>- Delmatius, his nephew</p><p>- Hanniballianus, his nephew (he&#039;s rare)</p><p>- Constantius Gallus, his nephew </p><p>- Julian &quot;The Apostate&quot;, his nephew</p><p><br /></p><p>All of these coins are obtainable for as little as $1 each, although I would recommend a patient and careful approach; plan to spend $15-30 per coin, and you can finish the whole dynasty in nearly mint state (except Hanniballianus - he is pricy!)</p><p><br /></p><p>For an example, this is my Crispus, bought on ebay for a paltry $35</p><p>[ATTACH=full]874018[/ATTACH] </p><p>Coins like this one (not specifically this one; it&#039;s a unique mule error) can be had for just a few dollars</p><p>[ATTACH=full]874019[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Another fun set is the Nerva-Antonines, or &quot;Five Good Emperors&quot;</p><p>- Nerva</p><p>- Trajan</p><p>- Hadrian (+ Wife Sabina)</p><p>- Aelius Caesar (kind of pricy)</p><p>- Antoninus Pius&nbsp; (+ Wife Faustina I)</p><p>- Marcus Aurelius&nbsp; (+ Wife Faustina II)</p><p>- Lucius Verus (+ Wife Lucilla)</p><p>- Commodus (+ Wife Crispina)</p><p><br /></p><p>Excepting Nerva and Aelius, you can complete the set for $20 each looking like this</p><p>[ATTACH=full]874020[/ATTACH] </p><p>$50 each looking like this</p><p>[ATTACH=full]874022[/ATTACH] </p><p>$100-150 each looking like this</p><p>[ATTACH=full]874024[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Don&#039;t forget that Rome wasn&#039;t the only civilization that issued coins, though![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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