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Its Ok, you have 5 days for entries still Ah, I understand now, was having a blonde moment  Quote:
On a side note Stamford-bridge was the location for a battle between King Harold against the Vikings who pillidged the area while Harold was waiting for william the conquerer to invade (on the south coast) Indeed it was, and the only 'other' battle in 1066 but its been all but lost to history due to the better know Battle of Hastings  |
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I'm pretty proud of this one... when I got it....   after I cleaned it..   valens 364-375ad dn valens pf avg secvuritas repvblicae ric ix siscia 15b |
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Excellent job cleaning that coin.
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Indeed  |
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Wow Chris, nice job on that coin, I have a few come out nice to...  |
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Wow--yeah, excellent work on the Valens  Quote:
he caught the vikings all lounging about in the sun with no armour on and split into two halfs by the bridge. It was an absolute massacre, the Vikings never stood a chance. That's probably why the Vikings never established settlements along the Mediterranean--hard to both fight and sunbathe.  Edited by DVCollector
02/11/2013 1:27 pm
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I couldn't choose so I'll post one of my favorites MAXIMIANUS. 286-305 AD. AR Argenteus.Siscia mint. Struck circa 300 AD. Laureate head right / VICTOR-IA AVGG, three-turreted camp gate; no doors; *SIS. RIC VI 63b   |
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AR Drachm Senmerv Crown Type. Tri-lingual. Nezak (Nspk) Huns Kingdom of Zabul Vakhu (Vasu)-Deva, Sub-ruler of Shahi Tigin Circa Mint = ZAM (in pehlevi), date = 65 (685 AD) 31.8 mm x 3.33g. Obverse: Bust of Vasu Deva right in Persian style. Bull head above crown ; 'thunderbolt' countermark, Gold plug countermark. Brahmi legend in field. Cursive Bactrian Greek Legend around. Reverse: Zoroastrian fire altar and attendants. Pahlavi legend in fields, Cursive Bactrian Greek Legend around. Note: Holed. Gold Plugged. Ref. Göbl Hunnen Em. 244  |
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t0rress, fantastic details and silvering. Love the coin, too bad it has some pieces missing. From the legend the coin is Constantius I as caesar.
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That's not silvering it's silver. It is an argenteus.
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That Argentus is fabulous, you don't see those late silver coins that often, and a nice campgate to boot, the great.
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Excellent coin Anoob, interesting coin type. Are these desendents of Attila the Hun?
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@ Ski- Thanks. I am not sure that is the same tribe. The history of the hephthalites, white huns, red huns, the yue-chi and xiongnu, is spotty at best, and the knowledge I have is even more so. There is a great site which outlines this much better then I can. http://www.grifterrec.com/coins/huns/huns.htmlI would suspect no in this case. I am not sure about the relationship but it is widely accepted that the Huna people were of mixed central asian tribal-nomadic stock. |
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