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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Herodotus, post: 4513094, member: 111387&quot;]I&#039;ve only started collecting ancient coins a few months ago, but I&#039;ve absorbed a lot of knowledge in that time.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Having lurked on this board for that short time, and having newly joined as a member for about a month, I&#039;ve found the members on Coin Talk Ancients to be very helpful to so-called &#039;newbies&#039;.&nbsp; Yet, I&#039;ve also noticed a justifiable reluctance to offer &#039;free help&#039; to someone looking to only receive it w/out reciprocating, or at the least, w/out displaying an intention to contribute.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for Doug.. I&#039;ve seen him as one to not mince words and perhaps be a tad blunt in his delivery at times, however, I also recognize him as a someone who has &quot;been there, done that before&quot;.&nbsp; I respect his being forthright with his opinions as a longtime collector with a myriad of knowledge. </p><p><br /></p><p>Enough of that..</p><p><br /></p><p>Is your friend looking for any ancient coin as long as it&#039;s old, or a coin that has an interesting story/recognizable historical connection behind it?</p><p><br /></p><p>I had never even heard of Gordian III, until I started collecting coins.&nbsp; It wasn&#039;t until I saw how common his coins were that he actually registered on my radar.&nbsp; It could be stated that he is the &#039;Plain Jane&#039; of Imperial Roman silver(ish) coinage -- as already alluded to in this thread.</p><p><br /></p><p>Your friend wants one coin.&nbsp; Why not get him something cool, like an Alexander the Great tetradrachm, or perhaps a coin the features a portrait of Athena?&nbsp; Then he&#039;ll have a story that he can tell about his necklace(as a personal item/gift?).&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Most people have heard of Alexander the Great or the goddess Athena.&nbsp; My guess is that only Imperial Roman history buffs and ancient coin enthusiasts have heard of Gordian III or Philip I/II or Decius etc etc etc...</p><p><br /></p><p>Is $150 the ceiling?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>If I were to purchase only one coin(and money wasn&#039;t a strong concern), I would want to get one that&#039;s in a style/type that I really liked and in a condition that showcases the details of the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d show your friend what $100-$150 gets him, and what $200-400 gets him.</p><p><br /></p><p>If the Gordian fits the bill..&nbsp; So be it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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