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<p>[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 8046981, member: 110350"]These are wonderful as always, [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER]. I especially like the Venus in Taurus and the sphinx with a crocodile bursting from its chest, obviously an inspiration to the makers of "Alien." </p><p><br /></p><p>I wish I could accommodate you, but the problem with sticking to Roman Republican coins is that they're getting so expensive: for example, I never expected that Volteius snake biga I wanted to go for more than 2,500 euros recently. At least I can still afford many of the Roman Alexandrian coins I see that I like, especially given that I'm willing to buy them in much lesser condition than I am Republican coins. Anyway, I actually began collecting Roman Alexandrian coins* less than a year after I began collecting Roman Republican coins, although certainly to a lesser extent: I have a total of 25 Roman Alexandrian coins now (including the six new ones), compared to 63 Roman Republican coins. So I don't think you really have to be concerned with competition from me! </p><p><br /></p><p>*These were the first two Roman Alexandrians I bought, both during the summer of 2020:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1392968[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1392969[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="DonnaML, post: 8046981, member: 110350"]These are wonderful as always, [USER=56859]@TIF[/USER]. I especially like the Venus in Taurus and the sphinx with a crocodile bursting from its chest, obviously an inspiration to the makers of "Alien." I wish I could accommodate you, but the problem with sticking to Roman Republican coins is that they're getting so expensive: for example, I never expected that Volteius snake biga I wanted to go for more than 2,500 euros recently. At least I can still afford many of the Roman Alexandrian coins I see that I like, especially given that I'm willing to buy them in much lesser condition than I am Republican coins. Anyway, I actually began collecting Roman Alexandrian coins* less than a year after I began collecting Roman Republican coins, although certainly to a lesser extent: I have a total of 25 Roman Alexandrian coins now (including the six new ones), compared to 63 Roman Republican coins. So I don't think you really have to be concerned with competition from me! *These were the first two Roman Alexandrians I bought, both during the summer of 2020: [ATTACH=full]1392968[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1392969[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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