My first
Roman coin I got from my father in 1963 and I
still have this ugly
Maximianus ant. Later I went into collecting Dutch coins of the period 1578 - 1795 but sold it all to be able to buy
Romans offered by a big banking house. That was in 1976.
My original goal was to get every
denomination of every emperor/relative, gold excluded, until Diocletian's reform at the end of the third century. That
collection is
still there, be it far from
complete. Later I amassed some
Republican coins, some Greek and since about a year I collect folles and other
denominations of the fourth century.
My main speciality is the first two years of
Antoninus Pius as the
history of what the
man did during this time, is really of interest. On the way I picked up quite a few coins that are
not in RIC or even anywhere else!
Money is always the determining factor in what I buy. The
Eugenius coin I let go by as it is slightly off my topic of interest and was (of course!) recognised by someone else (congrats Blindado!).
Frans
