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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;EWC3, post: 3180743, member: 93416&quot;]I have a bit of an advantage here as I met the guy so got his aims from the horses mouth.</p><p><br /></p><p>He seemed to be using the worn corroded versions of the coins fancifully to underscore the great distance of the remote past from ourselves both in time and outlook.</p><p><br /></p><p>I thought that worked quite well in some cases. Gave a similar sort of vibe to all those 18th century grand tour prints of ancient ruins - as sort of pleasant melancholy.</p><p><br /></p><p>On the down side, I recall I said to him as an opener - &quot;Did you know Robert Graves collected coins?&quot; And I am pretty sure he replied &quot;Who is Robert Graves?&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>So I thought:&nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;Yikes - kids today&quot;. </p><p><br /></p><p>But I think that a lot these days <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie3" alt=":(" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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