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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Marsyas Mike, post: 3300829, member: 85693&quot;]Lots of good collecting advice here - I always like reading these posts about how/what to collect.&nbsp; They clarify my own murky thinking on the topic.</p><p><br /></p><p>I just want to add, murkily - as a long-time collector of many, many things - that there is that &quot;uh oh&quot; moment that I get when I find myself succumbing to an object.&nbsp; Which is why my collecting habits tend to be pretty poor - I&#039;m too easily distracted by another pretty (thing).&nbsp; Ancients has been my &quot;thing&quot; off and on since 1987, but it has been the past 2 years that I have really been enthusiastic.&nbsp; My first trip to Rome was the trigger and joining Coin Talk has been the main &quot;enabler&quot; - it has been so nice to learn and share here that it has added a dimension to collecting that I&#039;ve never experienced before (I&#039;m not really a joiner when it comes to collecting clubs, going to shows, etc). </p><p><br /></p><p>But there are many ways to collect - I follow my whims.&nbsp; Better collections than mine are formed by a collector who can remain focused - these are the collectors who tend to become experts and form important collections.&nbsp; I wish I could be more like that, but I have a short attention span and a lack of self-discipline - and I enjoy bargain-hunting for its own sake.&nbsp; So in a way, collecting reveals character (good and bad). </p><p><br /></p><p>So as you start into the wonderful world of ancients, I&#039;d suggest going for whatever pulls that trigger for you - if you are the methodical, organized type of collector, go that way.&nbsp; If you are like me and are easily distracted by various things, take a more random approach.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, let me add, I do not always welcome my shifts in collecting focus - just recently I found this 17th-18th century copper Mughal dump in a local dealer&#039;s junk box for $4 - it&#039;s huge for its diameter (over 20 grams).&nbsp; I find myself looking at it over and over again, and trolling online for other examples (and pestering Coin Talk people for help in a separate post).&nbsp; Indian/Islamic coins are so hard for me because of not being able to read much beyond AH numerals (sort of).&nbsp; Am I succumbing?&nbsp; Will I start assembling Mughal copper dumps and silver rupees?&nbsp; Somebody help me!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]874395[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]874393[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Fortunately, the Post Office came to my rescue this week with a sestertius of Faustina I that snapped my head back towards ancients.&nbsp; Will I stay faithful? </p><p><br /></p><p>From what I could find online, this one is scarce - which is not why I bought it - I bought it because it was under $20 and I thought it would look better than the seller&#039;s photos (it does) and I really like Faustina (I or II) coins in a general non-systematic way.&nbsp; And so the cycle continues...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]874398[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Faustina I&nbsp; Æ Sestertius</b></p><p><b>(c. 141-161 A.D.)</b></p><p><b>Rome Mint</b></p><p>DIVA FAVSTINA, draped bust right, wearing elaborate pearl headdress / AETERNITAS, S C in field, Ceres, veiled, standing left arranging draperies and holding torch.</p><p>RIC (A.Pius) 1100 [scarce]. </p><p>(22.81 grams / 30 mm)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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