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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Romancollector, post: 7325774, member: 106319&quot;]I would advise against purchasing an aureus or something else of that expense. Maybe a solidus might work for you? At half the price, you could get a very nice Roman solidus of Constantius II, Valens, any of the Valentinians, Honorius, Arcadius...etc. Or maybe you would settle for a lower grade aureus? My first was a VG aureus of Nero, which was approximately $2000 at the time (13-14 years ago or so). Personally, I would rather have a high grade solidus than a low grade aureus if I had to choose. </p><p><br /></p><p>Ultimately, you have to decide what works best for you. As of late, purchasing aurei has become very difficult. I only purchase aurei with the money I earn from selling other coins and I generally impose a limit of $10,000 (or whatever is in the &quot;aurei fund&quot; at the moment). For me, this meant being the underbidder on fantastic aureus at the latest Roma auction. I doubt that I will have the opportunity to purchase the exact same type for the same price again. Should I have gone the extra increment? Not quite sure! On the one hand, I&#039;m happy that I stuck to my limit, but on the other hand, I have a suspicion that I would have won it with the extra increment. In any case, I think it is helpful to know what your limit is and to have clear objectives with what you want to purchase. I recall that you wanted a persian daric or something else? Would the aureus be additional, or are you still contemplating a single coin?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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