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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2254891, member: 19463&quot;]The best coin to represent Plato would be a middle period owl of Athens.&nbsp; You don&#039;t want an expensive archaic (before he was born) or popular classical (when he was young) but something from the first half of the fourth century BC.&nbsp; They are usually a bit cheaper than the classical ones.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]446711[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Marcus Aurelius is easier since he was emperor fora long time.&nbsp; He wrote the Meditations between 170 and 180 AD so your interest in philosophy suggests a coin of that period.&nbsp; This denarius shows TRP XXV or 171 AD so anything with an older (more philosophical) portrait might be preferable.&nbsp; Avoid things with lower TRP numbers.&nbsp; Not all his coins are dated but late ones have a tired, old face which would be better for your purposes. Avoid young curly haired, bare headed portraits from his youth. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]446715[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>There are many good dealers certainly including those mentioned.&nbsp; One advantage of using a full service dealer is you can say that you are looking for a specific thing like a nice old philosopher bearded Aurelius and he might jut be able to find one for you.&nbsp; Special orders ill not be the cheapest.&nbsp; I have seen more nice late bronzes lately but silver exists. This TRP XXVII (173 AD) sestertius with emperor raising the figure of Italy might work but a nicer one will not be cheap. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]446719[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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