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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 2323506, member: 44316&quot;]You can certainly form a fascinating collection of high-grade Roman coins at under $100 each. They won&#039;t be the most famous emperors (not Julius Caesar or Nero), but they will become well-known to you after a while. You can certainly find numerous emperors from the second and third centuries AD in silver in very pleasing grade at $50 and even better ones at $100. </p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;d recommend a Trajan or Marcus Aurelius denarius if you want someone &quot;famous&quot; who is in beginning ancient history books or anyone from the third century (say, Septimius Severus and later) if you just want a nice coin and you don&#039;t need it to be from a famous person. (There is lots of history associated with Septimius Severus, but it not in beginner&#039;s books.)&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Myself, I would recommend you look beyond silver to large coppers (sometimes surface silvered) of the tetrarchy. (Diocletian, 284 AD and later). The following coin of Diocletian (284-305 AD) is not silver, but it is a hefty 27 mm (larger than a quarter), very legible, high grade, and I assure you it will impress your friends. You can get one much like it for well under $100.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]470080[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]470081[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>My next advice is to go back and read old CoinTalk threads. There are links to previous pages on the bottom on the main ancient coin page. Go back days, weeks, or months, and see what coins and stories you like. Most (not all) the coins discussed here are $100 or less. </p><p><br /></p><p>The key is to find something that interests you (not us, <i>you</i>). You interests will change if you keep with it, but you will soon realize there is no one route to a fine and interesting collection and the route is certainly not high-grade alone. Do not let your knowledge of modern coins carry over too far into ancient coins. We care about much more than just &quot;grade&quot;. As you can tell from CoinTalk threads, we care about the stories behind the coins too.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Enjoy![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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