Why?  I came to the point where I wanted to reach
out and touch the past.  Greece is truly the cradle 
of western civilization.  All of our present-day 
philosophies of society can be seen in Greece. 
They had some science, but only a rudimentary 
technology.

Here are some recently-acquired bronze arrowheads.
Each is a little over an inch long.

• Bilobate bronze arrowhead circa 8th to 6th century BC (jpeg file).

  
  

• Trilobate bronze arrowhead circa 4th to 3rd century BC (jpeg file).

  
  

I'm just getting started with coin collecting. So far I've mostly read books. Some good ones still in print are: Greek Coins & Their Values, Vol. I Greek Coins & Their Values, Vol. II by David R. Sear

• Sear's books

  
  

Ancient Coin Collecting Volume I Ancient Coin Collecting Volume II Classical Deception by Wayne G. Sayles

• Sayles' books

  
  

Some basic notes: Obverse is the front of a coin; reverse is the back. EL means electrum, a naturally-occurring gold-silver alloy AV means gold AR means silver AE means bronze Ancient means before the fall of the Roman empire, at least the western part of it - the eastern, Byzantine part hung on until the middle ages. Archaic is before 479 BC, when the Persian invaders were defeated. Classical* is before 336 BC, the accession of Alexander III. The Hellenistic age begins with the accession of Alexander III. Greek is good because it's more aesthetically pleasing than Roman (my opinion). *Not to be confused with classical civilizations, the Greeks and Romans. The following are some Macedonian kings of the Temenid dynasty.

Alexander I, Macedon: AR tetrobol
495-454 BC, 15mm. Horse walking right / 
Helmet within incuse square. SG 1484. 

Alexander I expanded Macedonia.

• Alexander I tetrobol (jpeg file).

  
  

Philip II, Macedon: AE 17mm
359-336 BC. Laureate head of Apollo r. / Rider on horse prancing r. 
Green patina SG 6696v. 

Philip II brought all of Greece under his rule.

• Phillip II AE (jpeg file).
• Phillip II AE (jpeg file).

  
  

Alexander III, Macedon: AR tetradrachm
336-323 BC. 24mm, 16.56gm. Uncertain mint in Northern Greece, Head 
of Herakles right, wearing lion's skin / Zeus seated left, dolphin 
in field to left. Price 858v. 

Alexander III brought the known civilized world under his rule.
This included what had been the Persian empire.

• Alexander III tetradrachm (jpeg file).