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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 675278, member: 19463&quot;]Affordable, beautiful and historical are all matters that can be enjoyed in various degrees but any coin that is very much one will be less of the others.&nbsp; It will be hard to get anything at all beautiful or historical for under $50 while $1000 will get a good degree of all three.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>In the low price range, I agree with stainless&#039; choice but prefer the Roma type to the Constantinople type as both more historical and more beautiful.&nbsp; They come in various levels of condition and artistic style with nice in both departments being under $100.&nbsp; Mine is worth less than that.</p><p><img src="http://www.pbase.com/dougsmit/image/116615439.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Another reasonable and very historical coin is the series issued by Emperor Philip I to honor the 1000th anniversary of the founding of Rome.&nbsp; Several show animals to be killed in the arena shows he threw.&nbsp; This one was issued in the name of his wife but there are several types with Philip himself if you prefer.</p><p><img src="http://www.pbase.com/dougsmit/image/116615440.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The most beautiful are the large Greek silvers and anything in that area that could be called both beautiful and affordable is very likely also to be fake.&nbsp; For that reason, I suggest anyone buying just one coin and not intending to learn about the topic stick to very reputable dealers as those on VCoins mentioned by GAO.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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