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I've gotten really into ancient (mostly Roman) coins recently. I was shocked at how affordable the more modest pieces are, especially if your tastes tend not to perfectly coincide with general collector trends. The pride of my collection is what I call my "end of the world" set: one coin issued by Heraclius the year before his mega-campaign to win back the eastern provinces, one coin issued by Khusrow II immediately after he conquered said eastern provinces, and a coin issued by Abd Al-Malik shortly after the Arab conquests and before the Islamic taboo on graven images was established (the earliest Arab coin I could find).
I've also gotten really into cleaning and identifying crusty coins straight out of the ground. You're mostly going to be finding low-grade bronze coins from the late empire that aren't really worth anything (especially once you take into account the dozens of hours of labor you put in), but it's so fun trying to figure out what you've got, then realizing you're the first person in 1800 years to see the design you've revealed.
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