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Message:: [QUOTE="philologus_1, post: 26220341, member: 92212"]I purchased only 2 ancient coins this past month (May).  One was a Byzantine for less than $30 total out of pocket, and one was a real special Roman that was more than $30 but under $100 total out of pocket. My recent entry into retirement comes with my coin purchases dropping from 4 or 5 per month down to 1 or 2 (max) per month.  Plus, the total out-of-pocket per coin has also dropped. :-(   I’m now necessarily in full resistance mode to the temptation to even consider coins in the triple-digits and upwards. Those days are gone for me. (But they were fun!!!) Thankfully, in the double-digit range, there are MANY very nice ancient coins that are worthy of inclusion into any collection. Since my world is now in the double-digits, I wanted to share a lovely, scarce, significant (to my collecting theme) coin I recently bought for under $100 total.  And at the same time also kick-off a thread to see what else is being purchased these days in the less-than-$100 price range. Below is the Roman I mentioned above:[ATTACH=full]1674522[/ATTACH][ATTACH=full]1674526[/ATTACH] Although the Chi-Rho began to appear increasingly often on coins in the decades after Constantine I, it exists on only a few types from Constantine's reign. p.s.: As a special bonus this little jewel was purchased through our own [USER=10613]@Victor_Clark[/USER] who knows more about Christian emblems on Roman coins than anyone. Let’s see your recent lovely additions that fit your fancy without breaking the $100 barrier including shipping, handling, insurance, buyer’s fees, tax-title-&-license. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie6" alt=":cool:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />  [/QUOTE]

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