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Message:: [QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 2930095, member: 10461"]Usually, I'd prefer the one nicer coin than ten cheaper ones most of the time nowadays.  But that was not always the case with me.  My "less is more" philosophy is only about four years old.  (I did a major purge and transitioned to the current "Eclectic Box" in 2013, focusing on quality over quantity.  Which isn't to suggest that quality can't be found in less-expensive coins, of course.  It definitely can!) Of your group of ten, the ones I like best are #6, the Saguntum  AE16, for its interesting design, and #9, the Constantinopolis Commemorative, for its eye appeal. Given the opportunity to purchase any of your ten for $19-20 apiece on average (or the prices you paid), would I have?  Yes, most probably so.  They're a neat assortment. Given the opportunity to purchase that big, scowly, jowly Magnentius AE1 for $180, would I have?  Probably not, in this case- but not because there's anything wrong with it at all.  It's just more of a specialist's coin, perhaps, and I am nonspecialized and not particularly into late Roman bronze.  So not my personal cuppa tea, is all.  It is a neat coin, though.  That baleful Basset Hound portrait is fun, and I like the history behind the Chi-Rho.[/QUOTE]