Ancient Coins: Affordable Roman Coins Ep.1

Welcome back! Today we delve into ancient Roman coins, plentiful, easy to read and not that hard to research, roman coinage is the easiest stepping stone into ancient numismatics

The Roman Empire was around for some 500 years, plenty of time to mint millions upon millions of coins with incredible artistry. The history behind any coin is fascinating, and today, we´re going to learn how to start the hobby without breaking the bank!

Lets see some examples of affordable niches and time periods that are widely available and easier to collect. We´re going to check some examples, so you know what to look for!

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[bryanoneal]

Great work! True connoisseurs find as much value in low-cost coins as in the costly ones!

[Buzzygirl]

I love this series and your dedication to education on ancient coins. Bravo!

[dracmasydenarios]

Precious coins and wonderful video documentary work, your channel is totally wonderful

[LeadVocal]

What a great video providing insight into ancient Roman times. The narration and background harp music really puts one in the mood to relive our foregone ancestors. One of the best videos I have ever watched

[cameronscanlan]

So cool, I'm just getting into coins. What a great channel. Thanks!

[GSGExtreme]

I enjoyed watching this video - Thanks for posting.

[IlkeI.]

Thanks I needed more information for my homework

[aquila_d_oro]

Thank for your video, I'm buying my first coin, Licinius 310 AD. thank you again! I have a small budget but I've discovered cheap coins with your video

[davemarks]

Thanks for deciphering those abbreviated terms. Interesting and well presented.

[markp]

Oh man, another awesome video. And I had a moment of nerd-joy when I correctly guessed the second and third biggest cities ;)

[BilgemasterBill]

Thumb's up for another superb video. I was particularly impressed by the explanatory drawings. This one must have taken forever to produce. Seriously, it truly excels in its production value. Even your Latin accent and music are simply perfect.

[Kohnbread]

I first got into roman coins from buying a horrid lot of 10 uncleaned coins off of Ebay when I was in the 8th grade. I butchered 6 coins, but 2 or 3 were the city commemorative coins in EF. Sold those for double what I paid for the lot of 10, and it snowballed from there!!!! I have maybe 200 Roman coins now. And I still collect the LRB where I started. But I have some scarcer and rarer coins now :)

[MannyScoot]

I have a BALBINUS Authentic Ancient 238 AD Roman Sestertius and it's favorite a Bronze Sestertius 23mm (20.50 grams) Rome - Roman Emperor: 238A.D.

[KS-unyb]

As a Gallienus zoo (and some legionary) collector, I feel personally attacked by that description, lol! But seriously, my first coin was an impulse buy on eBay ( *gasp* ) because it came up as a result while searching something completely unrelated. It was a gallienus stag and was just $10 shipped and I totally couldn’t believe an ancient coin could be had at that price. Thankfully, after doing more research, I found it came from a reputable seller. I am now just sans 3 types to complete my zoo!

[ludovicolabruzzo]

That's a really good video! Nice job!

[AndrejBk]

nice, my only antoninianus is Gordianus III.

[ClassicalNumismatics]

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[delavalmilker]

I've been watching your interesting channel for some time, and finally have subscribed to it.
I've got two questions about ancient Roman coins, that you might do videos on.

1) Where are all these ancient coins usually found? Are they just laying around in the dirt, in peoples backyards?

2) Why are there so many Roman Empire coins around to be found? Were the Romans that careless in "losing money"? Did the legionnaires have holes in their pockets?

[markharris]

Another great, and informative vid! 👍 😁

[jl]

I bought a drachm of Trajan. It's a pretty reasonable cost silver coin. I plan on getting a Republican-era denarius as my second coin, those a bit more in price.