"Follow The Leader" coin thread BY THEME (for ALL types of coins, tokens, and medals)

1627 Regensburg. Founding of Trinity Church

 

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Been too long, I will post another....just in Chris posted his
Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld/ Herzogtum
AV Dukat 1766
Saalfeld Mint
Ernst Friedrich I 1766-1800

 

The Cathedral of Orvieto was damaged by an earthquake in 1832. Its restoration is commemorated in the 1842 dated medal of the Vatican.

Pope Gregory XVI

Lets switch up the theme.

Make any kind of airplane or other flying machine.

 

COMMEMORATING / ULTRALITE / SAMSONITE / LUGGAGE / (woman & suitcase) / A NEW ERA IN LIGHTWEIGHT LUGGAGE

ULTRALITE SAMSONITE LUGGAGE / (airplane) / MADE OF DOW MAGNESIUM / THE LIGHTWEIGHT AIRPLANE METAL

 

Malta 2020

 

Red Baron & Fokker DR-1 R Triplane

He was WW1 top ace of aces 82 kills

His record was CRUSHED in WW2 by 250 Luftwaffe aces, mostly German/ Austrian also three Finnish aces vs Reds.
Two all time top guns (Erich Hartmann & Gerhard Barkhorn) scored 352 & 302 kills. That will never be equaled.

 

Lets change theme to "archaic coinage"
In simpler terms, the first coins used in commerce were electrum (gold/ silver) alloy. Most came from Asia Minor, Greek City States in Ionia and the Kingdom of Lydia.

 

a "porker"

 

My computer is so slow, I only have pictures.

 

Kyzikos
EL Heckte ND
Kyzikos Mint
Struck 600-550BC
2 known to exist

 

OK, I will go again to keep thread going...
Kos
EL 1/48 Stater ND 625-600BC
Kos Mint
Crab

1/48 Stater was daily wage for laborer in 600BC

 

How about a unicorn.



keep this theme going.

 

Basilisk one in 3D

 

A slightly more modern Gryphon