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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ian, post: 77066, member: 283&quot;].....or the one that got away <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>This is one of the drawbacks of being a tight fisted Scotsman.</p><p><br /></p><p>i&#039;d been watching a coin for a few days. It was sitting at 25 euro which i thought to be a bit of a bargain. I had thought to do a snipe at 75 euro but thought the better of it and bid only 67 euros. It sold for 68.</p><p><br /></p><p>Must try to overcome my genetic programming <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie9" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coin is a rather nice example of a coin from the Aedui tribe (Eduens) in the Bourgogne region during the period 80 -60 BC. </p><p><br /></p><p>While it is nice and romantic to think of the `French&#039; being like that little enclave held by Asterix and his pals in the comic books, it wasn&#039;t quite like that. The Aedui were actually staunch supporters of the Romans and fought for them more often than not against their fellow Gauls.</p><p><br /></p><p>Sadly this coin was destined for someone else&#039;s collection. (Bummer!)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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