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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Only a Poor Old Man, post: 4841614, member: 111037&quot;][USER=19884]@stevereecy[/USER] Byzantine Solidi may be the answer for you. They are beautiful and they come with a fascinating history. If you collect sovereigns, they are roughly the same size but thinner. The following example of mine was a nice bargain as I got it retail for less than $500.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1169434[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Some emperors come cheaper than others mainly due to availability. You can get really nice examples of Constans, Focas, and Heraclius solidi for way below your budget. Lately I see lots from Constantine V Copronymus. That nickname means &#039;shit-named&#039; in Greek as he allegedly crapped in the baptismal font during his baptism.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now if you mean really ancient, like before Christ, you will have to settle for much smaller coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit: Forgot to mention that Byzantine gold coins are pretty pure as gold content goes, at least the ones until the 10th-11th centuries.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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