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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ardatirion, post: 770662, member: 9204&quot;]For 500-700, you&#039;re extremely limited with ancients. You can definitely get a late-Roman solidus, maybe even a Constantinian one, and a Byzantine solidus with that budget, but forget about the good coins. </p><p><br /></p><p>You&#039;ve encountered one of the best parts of collecting ancient coins, a part of what makes it so free. YOU get to define the set. If it were me, this is what I would include:</p><p>Greek:</p><p>- electrum hemihekte from Ionia, c. 400 BC - $900-1100</p><p>- Alexander the Great stater - about $1200</p><p>Celtic:</p><p>- stater, probably of one of the British tribes - $1500 or so</p><p>Roman:</p><p>- aureus of the early empire - $2500 (could be less, but definitely found for this price)</p><p>- solidus of the Constantinian dynasty - $900-1100</p><p>- tremissis of the late empire - $300</p><p>Byzantine:</p><p>- solidus of Heraclius &amp; son - $650</p><p>- hyperypron - $300[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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