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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gavin Richardson, post: 2688808, member: 83956&quot;]Have fun. Find something that appeals to you. The nice thing about ancients is that you actually can find an interesting coin for $20-25. You&#039;ve already gotten some great ideas above. It&#039;s probably safer going with Vcoins for your very first purchase, IMHO. For a budget purchase on VCoins, you really can&#039;t go wrong. But I would second Valentinian&#039;s comments about those interesting and affordable city commemoratives. </p><p><br /></p><p>If I had to choose one budget coin that looks good and tells a story, it would be a Constantine coin with a Sol Invictus reverse. I have one as my avatar. Constantine was the first Christian emperor, and yet for many years he kept traditional pagan deities on his coinage, including the sun god Sol, to which he seemed particularly attached. I like to translate the reverse legend <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/x-apple-data-detectors://0" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/x-apple-data-detectors://0">SOL INVICTO</a> COMITI as &quot;TO MY HOMEBOY, THE UNBEATABLE SUN.&quot; The precise relationship between Constantine and Sol is a continuing matter of some academic dispute. But to me, the coin reflects the fascinating&nbsp; blurred culture of an Empire moving from state-sponsored paganism and mystery cults to Christianity. All that for 25 bucks.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/victors_imperial_coins/208/product/constantine_i_sol_from_lyons/828795/Default.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/victors_imperial_coins/208/product/constantine_i_sol_from_lyons/828795/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/victors_imperial_coins/208/product/constantine_i_sol_from_lyons/828795/Default.aspx</a></p><p><br /></p><p>A cool Constantine with great eye appeal, though it&#039;s not a Sol Invictus reverse:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/victors_imperial_coins/208/product/constantine_i_vlpp_from_siscia/823102/Default.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/victors_imperial_coins/208/product/constantine_i_vlpp_from_siscia/823102/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/victors_imperial_coins/208/product/constantine_i_vlpp_from_siscia/823102/Default.aspx</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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