How a Roman Twelve Caesars Collection Sparks a Love of History in Kids: Lessons from a Parent Collector’s Classroom

Holding a piece of history in your hand is the best way to spark a child’s curiosity about the past. As both a dedicated numismatist and a parent, I’ve spent years discovering that few teaching tools rival the power of an actual ancient coin. There is something almost magical about watching a child hold a 2,000-year-old silver denarius and realize that someone in a toga held that same coin two millennia ago. Recently, I had the pleasure of studying a remarkable online forum thread posted by a collector known as “lordmarcovan” — Robertson Shinnick of the Golden Isles of Georgia — who shared his Twelve Caesars collection as of Fall 2025. His detailed presentation, complete with a video walkthrough, inspired me to reflect on how collections like these can be used as powerful educational tools for children and young collectors.

What Is the Twelve Caesars Collection?

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