The collection was formed from the second half of 1890 and kept in the family V. Rozanov until the end of his life, amounting to more than 6000 coins. The part, which as a bequest went to the daughter of the philosopher - Tatiana Vasilievna Rozanova (1500 coins), was in the Museum of the Classic East, and in 1924 was transferred to the GMII im. AS Pushkin.

About Vasily Rozanov - collector wrote a very interesting art historian E. Hollerbach in "Among Collectors": "VV Rozanov was also diligent, inspired collector. The main passion was his numismatics, in" Fallen Leaves ", he wrote:" Why numismatics awakens so many thoughts? His thoughtlessness. And "Dumka" fly like birds, when the eye views, and in general about the coins to "dig". The soul then free to be freed. Mechanism of occupation "(in numismatics) dismissed heartache (always), the soul rests, does not suffer. And departure from the pain, which suppresses the very thought, the soul crushes in the wings and flies-flies. That's why I like coins, I gave her poetic night.
At one time he spent on the purchase of coins, all free money. Proudly told me that he has some kind of coin, which is not even in the collection of Moscow University (paid three and a half thousand, gold). Particularly admired a Greek coin with the image of Athens. Chronology for him was one of the greatest pleasures, bestrevozhnym and dreamy vacation "(" Among Collectors ". M., 1922,#2, pp. 38). Rozanov was a dream -" to select from my collection of Roman coins copies of 100 or 200 and donate, ie asked to take a gift - the Chief Grigorovsky School in Kostroma - for this school "(see" AMG ",#5 (7), March 1998).

Vasily Rozanov not involved in numismatics professionally, but he was a passionate collector who wrote about the charms of ancient coins of several beautiful, popular works.

"Nobody has such a tactile relationship to the ancient world, as numismatists: that is the source of their enthusiasm, zeal - and the boundless, wonderful works, what they wrote! Chronology, by itself, a quantitatively more extensive, books and writings are richer than all the departments of ancient history, together! "Relatively" prochuvstvovaniya "era Rozanov very accurately observed," that a handful of Roman Republican denarii, the data class for the review, said would be more about the ancient world than dead risunochki, a product of our technology ... "

According to one scholar Rozanov, "he told us about the era and the events not as a professor in his lectures, usually asleep, but as an ancient philosopher, telling the shade of plane trees on a sultry day that Peace is never dead, and that VALUE OF CONSCIOUSNESS PEACE IN CENTURIES - in its sense of touch ... ».