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Ancient Roman Coins reflect the art, culture and politics of where and when they were minted. These coins depict great Emperors like Julius Caesar, Constantius, and Trajan as it was common during that period to have the portraits of Emperors engraved onto the face of these coins.

At its height, the Roman Empire stretched over a large portion of the earth covering the lands of the Mediterranean to north-western Europe and the near east. Over this vast area and over the large time period that this empire existed a large diversity and quantity of coins were minted.

Over the long time period and large area that the Roman Empire existed there were many coins minted making it a massive task to catalogue and identify all the different types in existence.

Many Ancient Roman coins are cheap to collect as they are more common than many people assume. In fact Ancient Roman coins are often less rare than many old coins minted a few hundred years ago.

Another advantage to collecting Roman coins is that the more common and less expensive a coin is the less likely it is to be a fake. It is usually the rarer old and ancient coins that turn out to be counterfeit.

How to Find a Reputable Dealer

If using a metal detector and digging up coins from the ground doesn't appeal to you there are many alternative methods of finding Roman coins. These include both offline and online coin sellers and dealers.

A good coin dealer is one that is known amongst his peers. If a coin dealer is not respected amongst other coin dealers or is unknown he is probably not going to make a good choice.

You are more likely to find an honest and reliable coin dealer from coin dealer directories such as the Professional Numismatist's Guild directory or the American Numismatic Association's dealer directory as these organizations require certain standards to be met before dealers can join.

Coin dealers can be found in the yellow pages, in coin clubs or coin shows. You may even be able to find a local dealer. However dealers of Ancient coins tend to be more common in Europe than the United States.

Buying Roman Coins Online

While online dealers are harder to verify there are still many reliable online websites that specialize in selling Ancient coins. Also many of the dealers on eBay are professionals who sell both online and offline.

If you plan to buy coins from eBay check the seller's history, feedback and rating. If the seller has a long history of selling Ancient Roman coins with good feedback then there is no reason not to trust that dealer.

Buying Ancient Coins from eBay

It is best to avoid buying very expensive bullion coins on online auction sites such as eBay as some of the more expensive artifacts are overvalued. It is also difficult to verify the authenticity of a coin when you cannot get up close to it and have it checked by a professional numismatist.

Collecting coins can be a rewarding, and even a profitable hobby should you choose to sell your coin collection for a profit. Just remember that experience comes with time and you will learn a lot along the way.