Kind Of A Christmas Numismatic Bummer - Page 2

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SsuperDdave Moderator United States 23522 Posts	Posted 12/24/2014 10:53 am Quote: Hope it gets bumped every year. Plan on it. Report this Post to the Staff
VisigothKing Pillar of the Community United States 4778 Posts	Posted 12/24/2014 1:02 pm A little OT, but here is the Carolingian predecessor of this temple type, of which later temple coinage, including the OP coin, was based on: Denier of Carolingian emperor Louis the Pious (the son of Charlemagne) The Carolingian temple reverse was in turn based on ancient Roman coins featuring temples. Edited by VisigothKing 12/24/2014 1:05 pm Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16679 Posts	Posted 12/24/2014 2:27 pm Very cool coin and history p! swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 12/24/2014 2:47 pm By the way, the name of the song is both right and wrong. Wenceslas was actually Good Duke Wenceslas when he "looked out on the feast of Stephen," but after his murder Holy Roman Emperor Otto I granted him the posthumous title of King. Report this Post to the Staff
dave700x Rest in Peace United States 10625 Posts	Posted 12/24/2014 3:23 pm Great piece of history through numismatics P! I'm not sure how I missed it last year, but thanks to a worthy bump, I didn't miss it altogether. Report this Post to the Staff
bpoc1 Rest in Peace United States 4078 Posts	Posted 12/24/2014 3:35 pm Another great coin history tie in. Thanks Report this Post to the Staff
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