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<p>[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 3055369, member: 74968"]I also collect what I like. It just so happens that what I like falls in the first 100 or so years of the empire. First I read the Suetonius book, then I became very interested in the time period, then I became interested in the rulers of that period, and lastly I collected the coins of those rulers. I find the time period and the rulers to be fascinating.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Why does having something written in a book disqualify it as a collecting focus? Why must these things be mutually exclusive?</p><p><br /></p><p>Has there been a group of 12 Caesars collectors attacking you for collecting LRBs?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Why are people so judgmental about what others collect?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orfew, post: 3055369, member: 74968"]I also collect what I like. It just so happens that what I like falls in the first 100 or so years of the empire. First I read the Suetonius book, then I became very interested in the time period, then I became interested in the rulers of that period, and lastly I collected the coins of those rulers. I find the time period and the rulers to be fascinating. Why does having something written in a book disqualify it as a collecting focus? Why must these things be mutually exclusive? Has there been a group of 12 Caesars collectors attacking you for collecting LRBs? Why are people so judgmental about what others collect?[/QUOTE]
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