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<p>[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 1146391, member: 19463"]There is a 17-18th century group of Indian gold coins called Fanams that are usually about 6mm diameter and weigh 0.3 grams. That is smaller than most people would want and the designs are simple lines and dots so they strike me as not worth more than their gold content. </p><p><br /></p><p>The cheapest Roman silver would be from the Severan period where denarii can be $20 in very ordinary condition. Perhaps you would prefer the slightly later double denarius called antoninianus (search vcoins on that term) which were decent looking silver coins (nickel size) during the reigns of Gordian III, Philip and Trajan Decius. For $50 you can get a half decent one. Later rulers debased the silver so much that the coins rarely look silver be careful what you order. </p><p><br /></p><p>The cheapest silver coins before 1000 AD are probably the Shahi jitals of the bull and horseman type from what is now Afghanistan and Pakistan. Cheap ones can be pretty ugly but nice is often less than $30.</p><p><br /></p><p>A dealer I have mentioned to you before has bulk lot Greek silver from about 500 BC for $39.50 but these tend to be a bit crude, too. </p><p><br /></p><p>Silver denarii that are rather worn can be found cheaply and often look as good as bronze coins because their surfaces can be smoother. It is all a matter of opinion as to what is worth owning. For $50 you can get a super nice bronze of Constantine the Great, a moderate silver of several different 3rd century rulers no one studies until college or a speck of Indian gold that is easier to lose than it is to see.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dougsmit, post: 1146391, member: 19463"]There is a 17-18th century group of Indian gold coins called Fanams that are usually about 6mm diameter and weigh 0.3 grams. That is smaller than most people would want and the designs are simple lines and dots so they strike me as not worth more than their gold content. The cheapest Roman silver would be from the Severan period where denarii can be $20 in very ordinary condition. Perhaps you would prefer the slightly later double denarius called antoninianus (search vcoins on that term) which were decent looking silver coins (nickel size) during the reigns of Gordian III, Philip and Trajan Decius. For $50 you can get a half decent one. Later rulers debased the silver so much that the coins rarely look silver be careful what you order. The cheapest silver coins before 1000 AD are probably the Shahi jitals of the bull and horseman type from what is now Afghanistan and Pakistan. Cheap ones can be pretty ugly but nice is often less than $30. A dealer I have mentioned to you before has bulk lot Greek silver from about 500 BC for $39.50 but these tend to be a bit crude, too. Silver denarii that are rather worn can be found cheaply and often look as good as bronze coins because their surfaces can be smoother. It is all a matter of opinion as to what is worth owning. For $50 you can get a super nice bronze of Constantine the Great, a moderate silver of several different 3rd century rulers no one studies until college or a speck of Indian gold that is easier to lose than it is to see.[/QUOTE]
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