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Nic Pillar of the Community Philippines 1156 Posts	Posted 03/31/2010 01:03 am Hi, I'm a newbie on ancients and thinking to start collecting ancient silver coins. What would be the era and coin type that would be the most common and least expensive? and at the same time still be considered as ancient? thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16849 Posts	Posted 03/31/2010 02:17 am Roman Empire, denarii of the 2nd century AD and antoninianii of the 3rd century are the commonest, though the definition of "silver" is stretched somewhat towards the end of that period as debasement got worse and worse. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Nic Pillar of the Community Philippines 1156 Posts	Posted 04/02/2010 10:06 pm Thanks sap! I'll go look at ebay, thanks again Report this Post to the Staff
Nicholas Valued Member United States 56 Posts	Posted 04/03/2010 11:31 pm I hope you don't mind me hopping in here but I was about to start a newbie thread as well. Can someone explain what this means: Roman Republic, Aemilia 8, 58 BC. Silver Denarius. Rome Mint. So it's a coin from the Roman Republic. What does "Amelia 8" refer to? I understand that 58 BC is the date. Is denarius the denomination? Thanks! I guess I need to buy a book or two. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16849 Posts	Posted 04/04/2010 04:36 am Yes, "denarius" is the denomination. The meaning of "Aemilia 8" is a bit more complex, but basically it's a catalogue reference. Unlike Roman Imperial coins, Roman coins from the Republican period can't be sorted by Emperor. They do, however, often bear the name or otherwise give reference to the magistrate in charge of the mint in the year they were struck. So Republican coins have traditionally been sorted according to the family (gens) of the magistrate responsible for their issue. If you look at the Wildwinds homepage, you'll see that Republican Roman coins are sorted by gens there, too. In 58 BC, the mintmaster was Marcus Aemilianus Scaurus, of the Aemilia gens. The series of books by Sear titles "Roman Silver Coins" is one of the primary references for the Republican silver series. This particular coin is the eighth type struck by a member of the Aemilia gens, hence it's listed there as "RSC Aemilia 8". RSC Aemilia 8 is a very common Roman Republic type; the wildwinds page is illustrated with 51 examples! Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Nicholas Valued Member United States 56 Posts	Posted 04/04/2010 11:27 am That was quite helpful. Thank you! Report this Post to the Staff
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