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<p>[QUOTE="Limes, post: 8133375, member: 101013"]Ouch! </p><p><br /></p><p>Although I don't think this painful starting gif does justice to your list with these amazing, and interesting coins. (Then again, how would your list have looked, if all your targets were acquired...?) I do think (yes, thank you for that Marcus Aurelius) that a fun part of this hobby is actually the hunt for coins. It can be frustrating, but it also causes much joy when after a lot of failed attempts, one finally is able to acquire a coin! </p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, it's hard to pick a favorite! Many interesting coins, which make a very enjoyable menagerie! I really like the Zodiac drachm, too. Very interesting coin, and you were able to grab it for a more than decent price! </p><p>But to go against the more popular opinion here, I'd say I your no. 9 and 4, the civil war denarius, are my favorites. Especially your no 4., it's such an interesting piece, and it would indeed be neat to combine it with the denarius of Augustus. I closely followed that specific Leu auction too, hoping to cheaply (haha, what was I thinking?!) grab a Vitellius civil war denarius with the Jupiter Capitolinus obverse, because of the mighty potrait. All proved to be out of my budget range, and considering the fact I had already acquired a civil war denarius, I decided to go for it another day... :-( </p><p><br /></p><p>Just wondering: do you have a digital tray of your menagerie? </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Hahaha, great gif, thanks for the laugh![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Limes, post: 8133375, member: 101013"]Ouch! Although I don't think this painful starting gif does justice to your list with these amazing, and interesting coins. (Then again, how would your list have looked, if all your targets were acquired...?) I do think (yes, thank you for that Marcus Aurelius) that a fun part of this hobby is actually the hunt for coins. It can be frustrating, but it also causes much joy when after a lot of failed attempts, one finally is able to acquire a coin! Anyway, it's hard to pick a favorite! Many interesting coins, which make a very enjoyable menagerie! I really like the Zodiac drachm, too. Very interesting coin, and you were able to grab it for a more than decent price! But to go against the more popular opinion here, I'd say I your no. 9 and 4, the civil war denarius, are my favorites. Especially your no 4., it's such an interesting piece, and it would indeed be neat to combine it with the denarius of Augustus. I closely followed that specific Leu auction too, hoping to cheaply (haha, what was I thinking?!) grab a Vitellius civil war denarius with the Jupiter Capitolinus obverse, because of the mighty potrait. All proved to be out of my budget range, and considering the fact I had already acquired a civil war denarius, I decided to go for it another day... :-( Just wondering: do you have a digital tray of your menagerie? Hahaha, great gif, thanks for the laugh![/QUOTE]
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