Wow. Very handsome. Quite cherub-heavy, ain't it? I like that. Wonderful design. Can't say as how I've ever seen the Virgin Mary armed with a...
PS- love the type. Here is the only one I have ever owned. :p [IMG] OK, so it ain't as purty as yours is, but hey- can you wear yours? I...
First the Cartwheel 2d and now this? You're killin' me! I'm going to guess 64 BN here.
I see them as incuse, not raised. And I'm afraid they look like deep, deliberate scratches and not adjustment marks, which, as mentioned, would...
Psst! Hey, why don't y'all distract him - make a weird noise or a funny face or somethin' - so he'll turn his back and I can snatch that thing,...
What he said. Exactly what he said. W...O...W.
Yep. Only if there are circumstances which seem to require it. But oh, believe me, I would have loved to sweep this thread off to Purgatory,...
Thank you. That's a relief to hear from a bracteate collector, since, as mentioned, this was my first. I really love how they just look so......
Play from the borders of modern Switzerland. Switzerland (Basel): gold guilder (goldgulden) of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor, ca. 1452-1478 [IMG]
Let's leave those old Nazis behind and go canoeing in Canada instead, eh? 1935 or Canada, next. [IMG] [IMG]
I'm so happy to be a member of the club now! Do I get a special hat? No- wait- already been there, done that! [IMG]
Germany or 1935. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG]
Denmark. [IMG]
Ha! Nope- didn't happen. I kept missing out on my bracteate-buying and/or -bidding attempts. Eventually, after coming up short at least three...
Per the Wikipedia article: Below: an imaginative 19th century painting of William of Winchester. [ATTACH] Image: public domain, via Wikimedia...
German States (Brunswick-Lüneburg): silver bracteate of William Longsword, ca. 1195-1213 [ATTACH] Obverse: lion passant, left. Reverse: incuse...
Hm. Learn somethin' new every day.
I think this is sound advice. If you are collecting them for your own pleasure, nothing says you need to have slabs, unless you just want 'em in...
I agree with the small black dog.
To what, posting my coins? Yep! I guess you could say that's the primary purpose of these forums! Not sure I understand your question...?
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