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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;AncientJoe, post: 3336705, member: 44357&quot;]While holding a piece of ancient gold is an enjoyable experience, I would absolutely choose the denarii. The price of aurei is substantially supported by the fact that people gravitate toward gold for some visceral reason but aurei are not particularly rare regardless of grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>Personally, I&#039;ve often bought an aureus just because that was the metal in which the type I wanted was struck. Gold for gold&#039;s sake isn&#039;t a valid argument to me. I wanted the Claudius &quot;IMPER RECEPT&quot; type in either silver or gold and I was outbid on the very few nice denarii (and the 5x more plentiful aurei during the same period) before I finally bought my aureus. While I&#039;m happy with my coin, I might some day &quot;upgrade&quot; to a denarius if a really special example came up.</p><p><br /></p><p>Overall, I&#039;d find a well-matched set of denarii in very nice style with interesting types and VF+ detail to be far more impressive than a few aurei. Also be forewarned: if you&#039;re looking for a challenge, it is <i>hard </i>to find great examples of denarii. It&#039;s first necessary to look at enough coins to identify when a particular coin is truly exceptional. It can sometimes be subtle but once you get there in experience level, it&#039;ll become second nature. You&#039;ll end up learning about more coins which will hone your eye and prepare yourself for if you some day want to add an aureus.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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