Wouldn't mind a handful of those. 
just one would do me yep one gold coin would be very special as unless i dig one up i just cant see me ever owning one
I agree!!! I don't think I'll find a budget gold coin, as I do with some other coins. Hopefully we will be able to add one in the far future 
So, I need to surprise and/or inform you.
Budget ancient
gold coins are easily available, often for only a small fraction over their inherent gold content. There is about $300 of gold in a
solidus or about $500 in an
aureus. Of course you will never, ever get a gold coin of any era for less than its gold content, so I assume that as you each want an ancient
gold coins, you are willing to pay the gold
price.
Solidi in
GVF can be found in large numbers from about 1/3 to 1/2 above the inherent metal value. The
Forvm gold
shop has several nice Solidi from $480 up:
https://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=1494&pos=0&iop=50I know by experience that sometimes you will see a battered example at less - around the metal value. But I think really bad examples are just melted down (they have essentially zero collector value because nice examples can be so
cheap) so you rarely see a terrible one.
Aurei are typically more expensive, with a floor
price of about $1000-$1500 for worn examples but someone on
Forvm a while back posted a
Julius Caesar aureus which was headed to melt, I recall he paid $600.
What you wont ever see - and should not expect to see - is a gold coin retailing for less than its gold value. That would be like being able to buy a $100 note for $80. It never will happen. But so long as your expectations are "gold+", you can buy a
budget Solidus any day, and by searching and waiting you may well find a relatively
cheap aureus.
