The trio was composed of young statesmen aspiring for political office. What images to be placed on the currency were decided by "the three men responsible for casting and striking bronze, silver and gold" or the tresviri monetales, also sometimes referred to as the mint magistrates. The Roman Republic coins began with minting silver coins & cast bronze to be used for commerce and trade with Greek colonies and in Central Italy respectively. The Roman Empire (27 BC–AD 476 / 1453) was the succeeding phase of the ancient Roman civilization identified for its autocratic form of government and its control over some territories in Europe and the Mediterranean.Īlthough at this period Rome was ruled by an emperor (a monarch) enforcing autocracy, Caesar Augustus who was bestowed as first Roman emperor, did not want to associate himself with anything suggestive of monarchy and dictatorship. The Roman Republic (509 BC–27 BC) was the ancient civilization in Rome following the republican form of government. In other words, the people or a part of its people had an impact on its government as opposed to monarchy wherein the head of the state or the monarch holds supreme power. He would be able to explain much more about it for you than an ebay listing could, and you could examine it in hand before deciding to buy.Ancient Roman civilization and the history of Roman currency A quite attractive example of one of these could be had for around $30 t0 $40. If you wish to start your collection off with a nice coin for not too much money, an antoninianus (double denarius) of Gordian 111 would be a good way to start. There is also some very good information to be had on the forgery of ancient coins, CALGARY COINS and TESORILLO being two of them. There quite a few good websites on ancient coins: VCOINS, WILDWINDS, and FORVM ANCIENT COINS. It has taken be over 30 years to build it to this point, thus far, I have about a dozen or so good quality reference books on ancient coins. My ancients collection numbers about 200 pieces, most of them of relatively low value, studded with a few 'stars'. A written application for an appointment had to be made for that, but I was living in England on an extended two year holiday at the time. One of the highlights of my collecting experience was to spend a day in the safe room of the Coins and Medals Department of the British Museum. I then started buying cheap late Roman bronzes, and my collection has grown from that. If you want a particular book and the library hasn't got it, get it on an inter library loan. Borrowed library books won't cost you anything. That makes the reading very interesting, rather than a dry academic subject. With the first two coins, I had some hardware to relate to, while I read. I borrowed all of the library books I could find and I read them all. Read as much as you can on the subject first. So how do you find out about ancient coins? Know your seller by his established reputation first. When it comes to eBay, Sap is 100% correct, both positive and negative. With the experience I now have, I can buy ancient silver and bronze coins with confidence, but I still do not trust myself when it comes to ancient gold coins. My first Greek coin ia a gold stater of Philip 11 of Macedon which came from Spinks in London.įor my early purchases I never trusted my own judgement regarding authenticity. My first ancient coin was a denarius bought from a reputable dealer in Sydney. ![]() Zenoctilles: Welcome to the CCF! There are quite a few friendly guys here in the CCF who are ready to help you when it comes to ancient coins.
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