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Pillar of the Community
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I have wondered what was going on in Scandinavia at this time?
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Interesting post and coins  |
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That coin definitely needs to be better lighted, I think. Hopefully doing that will expose more details.
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Glad you all liked the coins and the history lesson Quote:
Where they expensive? Not really. Both together were around $40 shipped (you may think this is a lot to pay for two tiny bronzes but coins of the Germanic kingdoms don't pop up for sale too often, and when they do, higher prices are usually asked for them, and their condition is most times no better than how these two are). Quote:
That coin definitely needs to be better lighted, I think. Hopefully doing that will expose more details. Yes I realize that. They were taken in haste with my camera phone and I will of course post the usual, better photos soon. |
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I am a rather obtuse collector.
OFEC One From Every Century (not country). Also, OFEC One From Every Culture. That is my way of making a numismatic statement, illustrated with the coins. My collection is about 80% complete, to my requirements.
Needless to say, it is the coins of Europe, post Roman Empire, that are hardest to find.
Indian, Chinese Byzantine and Islamic coins of this period are easier to locate.
DVCollector: Thanks for the map. There are a lot of numismatic writers that tell of the invasions during and after the fall of the Roman Empire, but this is the best map I have found that illustrates this movement.
One question: what was the name of the "Hun Capital"?
ValiantKnight: Thanks for the pictures.
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Sel, I noticed the "Hun Capital" too--and my brief amount of reading didn't find mention of this capital.
Perhaps artifacts show they were centered there, but the name is outside recorded history--as is much of these tribes across Eurasia. We're lucky the Romans wrote things down, but many cultures did not.
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These coins are not that easy to find especially in the condition of the second coin. IMO you did well what you paid for them.
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Pillar of the Community
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VK, interesting coins and great info...between you, Anoob, and Chris i'll never be able keep up you guys...  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Better photos of the first coin are now up.
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Pillar of the Community
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Very nice 4 numis.... the new pictures make all the difference! Kudos, now I want one.....real bad!
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Definitely nice coins. Those are difficult to find even in low grade.
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Thanks gil-galad. I'm glad that I finally found a Germanic coin series that isn't out of my budget. Here's another Vandal palm tree reverse I picked up a few days ago, but I'm not expecting it for a while since it is coming all the way from Israel. If you look closely at the second photo you can see the bust. Got it for $18 shipped. (seller's photo)  Edited by VisigothKing
11/27/2012 10:17 pm
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I also think that it is a good deal. ANY coin from dark ages Europe is worth having. They are all scarce.
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Posted 11/25/2012 5:19 pm
