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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Only a Poor Old Man, post: 4637553, member: 111037&quot;]It is very detailed (all the facial hair, lol) and the detail is a lot more evident in hand. The photo I took doesn&#039;t do it justice. It is never too late to get into ancients... It is not scary even if you don&#039;t know much about them, and in any case this ancient forum section is very active with some very knowledgeable members that are happy and willing to give advice. One of the bonuses of collecting ancients is that you get more familiar with ancient history and especially little fascinating details that weren&#039;t taught in school history books.</p><p><br /></p><p>Byzantine golds as I said before are a very interesting area for collecting. Their prices are still good and they can only go up. If golds are still too expensive for your coin collecting budget, Byzantine bronzes are pretty afordable. They are not to everyone taste&#039;s though and are usually in worn condition. This is actually my second Byzantine gold. The one below is my other one and it has a portrait of Jesus Christ. The Byzantines were the first to put Jesus on coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1146315[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I would like to think that I will stay strong.. I may have no choice anyway, the economy seems to be going down the hill. But as I said, I don&#039;t feel guilty about this one as it won&#039;t lose its value.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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