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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sallent, post: 2676743, member: 76194&quot;]The coin to the left, a denarius, is pretty much the average size of the silver coins in my collection. It&#039;s thin, small, and at 3g not very heavy indeed. I thought my little old silver coins felt great in the hand. Well, ignorance is bliss.</p><p><br /></p><p>I learned today holding my two new chunky bronzes that size and thickness do matter...and so does weight. Ok people, get your heads out of the gutter and allow me to explain...I&#039;m looking especially at you [USER=78058]@Smojo[/USER] , LOL <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]597229[/ATTACH]Ptolemy III AE40, Gordian III&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; AE sestertius, and Diva Faustina denarius</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>These massive bronzes may not be shinny, and may not be as eye catching as a shinny piece of silver, but they don&#039;t have to be because that&#039;s not their main&nbsp; charm. Please note that I&#039;m not suggesting the style and themes depicted on them are not exciting...because they are.&nbsp; However, I believe the wow factor comes from the tactile feel of holding a large, substantial, heavy, and imposing chunk of metal in your hands. And that&#039;s something that <u>most silver coins fail to deliver on</u>. The tetradrachms certainly come very close though.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]597240[/ATTACH]</p><p>In this photo I&#039;m holding the Gordian III sesterius and thinking &quot;Oh my God, the feel and weight of this coin are amazing. It can&#039;t possibly get any better than this! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie6" alt=":cool:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]597241[/ATTACH]</p><p>But then I held this massive fat ancient Egyptian hockey puck&nbsp; and said &quot;Wow, just wow! What took me so long? This is incredible. I should have been buying me some of these large and sweet ancient bronzes years ago.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Don&#039;t believe me? Try one. If you are not blown away by the tactile feel alone (don&#039;t even analyze the fact that these beautiful bronzes have great artwork and are extremely wonderful works of art) then there is something wrong with you. These coins are truly a pleasure to own, and an even greater pleasure to hold.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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