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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4183596, member: 10461"]These two aren't the same type at all, but rather the same <i>theme</i>.</p><p><br /></p><p>You see, back in pre-2016, when my Eclectic Box collection was a <strike>misguided</strike> strict "Box of 20", with all the limited scope that implies, I found myself thinking, "<i>Are <u>two</u> ancient coins with owls one too many? I mean, that's ten percent of the collection. Hmmm....</i>"</p><p><br /></p><p>And so I sold the first- the Pontos, Amisos one (which I affectionately called "the Winged Bullfrog" for its popeyed, froglike owl).</p><p><br /></p><p>I had just bought the second- the Taras, Calabria owl below, which remains with me and is one of my top favorite pieces.</p><p><br /></p><p>But now I pine for the Winged Bullfrog, and wish I'd never sold it. Are two coins with owls one too many? Of course not. I can only plead madness. <i>Madness!</i></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1075554[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1075559[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4183596, member: 10461"]These two aren't the same type at all, but rather the same [I]theme[/I]. You see, back in pre-2016, when my Eclectic Box collection was a [S]misguided[/S] strict "Box of 20", with all the limited scope that implies, I found myself thinking, "[I]Are [U]two[/U] ancient coins with owls one too many? I mean, that's ten percent of the collection. Hmmm....[/I]" And so I sold the first- the Pontos, Amisos one (which I affectionately called "the Winged Bullfrog" for its popeyed, froglike owl). I had just bought the second- the Taras, Calabria owl below, which remains with me and is one of my top favorite pieces. But now I pine for the Winged Bullfrog, and wish I'd never sold it. Are two coins with owls one too many? Of course not. I can only plead madness. [I]Madness![/I] [ATTACH=full]1075554[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1075559[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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