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Kinlar
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On 3/17/2024 at 12:42 PM, GoldFinger1969 said:
Are you looking to build a sizeable collection...or just get a few Roman coins ?
If you decide you want to look at Saints or MSDs, I'll pipe in then. Until that time, I'll leave you with the foreign/Roman coin experts. Good Luck, Kinlar !
eventually i would like i to be sizable, figured id start small and let it grown as the interest gains more ground
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On 3/16/2024 at 11:46 PM, JKK said:
Okay. Roman coins span eight hundred years or thereabouts and that's not counting the extra thousand years of Byzantines speaking Greek and calling themselves Roman.
What timeframe do you want to collect, and what types?
Do you know much about Roman history and numismatics?
Do you have any of the accepted references, and if not, would you like suggestions?
How's your familiarity with the Greek alphabet? Other alphabets you read?
Are you interested in any other ancients that aren't Roman?
Have you yet bought any, and if so, would you like to learn good methods of attribution?
Do you accept that you aren't going to get rich at this? (Most of the US collecting newbies do not, until they get the Ice Bath of Reality. I'd expect better from even a budding antiquarian.)
The good news for you is that antiquarians have a way of being the most pleasant numismatists and historians you're likely to meet. Those of us who have been at it a while take pride in that. Ask away.
That'll do for now as food for thought.
i would like to start with "actual" romans so anything before 476 AD, i know a bit about roman history but next to nothing when it come to numismatics. i have no references, not sure what you mean by that but i would love suggestions. Greek alphabet knowledge is not too well. i would like to begin with roman coins and as i learn see what other cultures interest me. i haven't bought any yet. my goal isn't to get rich i just want to own a piece of history, this is for personal pleasure not monetary
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Hey all, I'm brand new to this. Looking to start collecting ancient Roman coins. I have no clue where to even start, any guidance would be much appreciated.
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i wont lie that is extremely intimidating but im willing to do some learning. small steps of course