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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ambr0zie, post: 8210820, member: 80952&quot;]My most recent acquisition is a coin I fell in love at first sight with. </p><p>As the particular auction&#039;s trend was quite disturbing and I lost some coins that I was confident I will get with ~20 EUR, seeing them fly away for 60 or more (I saw prices that made me wonder if I need new glasses, as they were simply on the absurd side), I was not very optimistic I will get even close to this one. </p><p>And, to my great surprise, I got it. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1440487[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Thrace. Hadrianopolis. Gordian III AD 238-244.</p><p>Bronze Æ</p><p>16 mm, 2,32 g</p><p>AYT K M ANT ΓOΡΔIANOC AV, laureate, draped, cuirassed bust right / AΔΡIANOΠOΛEITΩN, ostrich walking right. Varbanov 3833.</p><p><br /></p><p>The ostrich reverse, the overall preservation, the portrait and the nice centering made me almost sure that it will be expensive. However, I managed to win it and not with the cost of an arm and a leg. </p><p>Overall I am very happy I let other coins go without overbidding and my budget was not affected by it. </p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t know the story behind this coin. I know there was an (unfortunately extinct) species of ostrich that lived in the Arabic region. But Hadrianopolis wasn&#039;t very close to the natural habitat (unless I&#039;m mistaking) and I don&#039;t think the ostrich was a symbol of this city (again, unless I&#039;m mistaking). Any explanation is welcome. </p><p><br /></p><p>Please post:</p><p>- coins with extinct animals</p><p>- coins with birds or any other favorite animals, ostriches (Trajan coins with camel considered ostrich are welcome)</p><p>- or coins you won and you were not optimistic about getting them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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