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<p>[QUOTE="Cherd, post: 18928493, member: 24754"]I can't tell you much about that specific coin, but I can tell you that it's technically not "Ancient". While way older than most collectors are accustomed to, this would be categorized as "Medieval" or maybe even "Modern". The cutoff for ancients is generally considered to be around the fall of the Western Roman Empire (~500 AD), although subsequent Byzantine and some others are still considered ancient by many.</p><p><br /></p><p>If you are into gold then there is a lot of variety to pick from in the realm of ancients. However, if you are concerned at all about metal content value comparing well with purchase cost, then that'll be difficult.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Cherd, post: 18928493, member: 24754"]I can't tell you much about that specific coin, but I can tell you that it's technically not "Ancient". While way older than most collectors are accustomed to, this would be categorized as "Medieval" or maybe even "Modern". The cutoff for ancients is generally considered to be around the fall of the Western Roman Empire (~500 AD), although subsequent Byzantine and some others are still considered ancient by many. If you are into gold then there is a lot of variety to pick from in the realm of ancients. However, if you are concerned at all about metal content value comparing well with purchase cost, then that'll be difficult.[/QUOTE]
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