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<p>[QUOTE="Cherd, post: 23801515, member: 24754"]Thanks a lot!</p><p><br /></p><p>You're right, it's tough to beat a well-struck, smooth-surfaced, 34mm diameter sestertius when it comes to eye appeal. But, the thing that really draws me to different coins are the associated stories. When a coin comes along, I tend to think something like, "Which cool things could I tell others about this coin if I made the purchase?"</p><p><br /></p><p>My intended collection actually spans from Caesar through Theodosius, but I think that I've unintentionally managed to flesh out this period more quickly because of the thought process described above. For coins from what other period do you conjure up thoughts like:</p><p><br /></p><p>Ooh, this guy's name was pronounced "Poopy Anus"!</p><p>, this guy was allegedly 8 ft tall!</p><p>, this guy was captured and used as a footstool!</p><p>, this guy was whoopin on the Persians but was killed by a bolt of lightning!</p><p>, these people formed their own empires!</p><p>, etc, etc, etc.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Cherd, post: 23801515, member: 24754"]Thanks a lot! You're right, it's tough to beat a well-struck, smooth-surfaced, 34mm diameter sestertius when it comes to eye appeal. But, the thing that really draws me to different coins are the associated stories. When a coin comes along, I tend to think something like, "Which cool things could I tell others about this coin if I made the purchase?" My intended collection actually spans from Caesar through Theodosius, but I think that I've unintentionally managed to flesh out this period more quickly because of the thought process described above. For coins from what other period do you conjure up thoughts like: Ooh, this guy's name was pronounced "Poopy Anus"! , this guy was allegedly 8 ft tall! , this guy was captured and used as a footstool! , this guy was whoopin on the Persians but was killed by a bolt of lightning! , these people formed their own empires! , etc, etc, etc.[/QUOTE]
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