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Forum Kid
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Valued Member
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I cant see it either. Try going to imageshack.us or photobucket and upload it. if that dont work then try to connect the file to the post.
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Forum Kid
Kuwait
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United States
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now thats a pretty design.
Glad you got it working
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hi OldDan
If you get a chance check out the Netherlands Silver Ducats,, Proofs for the years 1989 ,1992,1993,,
KM213
Rick
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Old Dan you might also check out some of the Gibraltar "Knight" coins and some of them are REAL silver!!! Will have to see what I can locate!
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Just to clarify, TKC: Are you offering to track down information on unknown coins, or offering to sleuth out the hard-to-find coins themselves? Or both? [:p] OldDan: do you do medieval? Here's an interesting coin, issued by knights, for knights, with a picture of a knight on it!   Crusader Principality of Antioch, base silver denier. Attributed to Prince Bohemund IV (1205-1232 AD). In case it's hard to make out, the image in the centre is a knight (presumably the prince) facing left, wearing chain armour and one of those helmets with the bridgepiece over the nose. The legend is, I believe, a very crudely rendered +BOHMVNDVS. I don't think they're too hard to find. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Forum Kid
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Actually...I do medieval.
Well a bit on it.
I love the design!
"Just to clarify, TKC: Are you offering to track down information on unknown coins, or offering to sleuth out the hard-to-find coins themselves?"
I do both and if anyone needs quick help on coins they need detailed info on, I'm happy to help.
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Pillar of the Community
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Originally posted by Sap
OldDan: do you do medieval? Here's an interesting coin, issued by knights, for knights, with a picture of a knight on it!
Thank you, and I haven't seen this particular piece before. Very interesting to say the least. I have never given it much thought, but medieval coins aren't on my list anywhere. I have just about decided on British Commonwealth gold Sovereigns and Half-Sovereigns. Sure like that Saint George fighting the dragon on the reverse. |
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Here is another interesting coin along these lines. It is a thaler (silver dollar-sized coin) of Saxony, dated 1564. The obverse shows a portrait of the duke carrying a sword.   I also have one similar to the crusader coin that Sap posted, and I probably have others lurking in my collection. Heather |
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Pillar of the Community
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Sap, if this doesn't sund to silly. What country does that one come from?
Heather I love that coin!!!!! Can I ask where did you get that one from? Also in round about figures how much is a coin like this?
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I can't remember for certain where I got it - probably from a local coin shop that sometimes gets interesting coins like this. When they turn up (which isn't all that often), they aren't as horribly expensive as one may think. If I remember correctly, this one was under $200 when I bought it about ten years ago.
I have a coin similar to Sap's coin; it is from the crusader state of Antioch (Sap mentioned this). The ruins of the city of Antioch (the capital of the crusader state) are in modern-day Turkey.
Heather
Edited by Heather the Hoarder
03/14/2006 11:02 pm
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KLD: As Heather said, it's from the Principality of Antioch, now in the Lebanon/Turkey/Syria border area, centred on the city of Antioch in what is now southern Turkey. The Wikipedia article on the Kingdom of Jerusalem has a map of the five "Crusader States" in the middle east. From south to north, they were: Kingdom of Jerusalem, County of Tripoli, Principality of Antioch, County of Edessa and the allied Kingdom of Armenia. They all issued their own coins at one time or another. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Facinating, thankyou.
I learnt something new today.
Don't you just love hostory!!!!
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Forum Kid
Kuwait
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I love the 1584 thaler!!
That is in awesome shape and excellent style!
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