Another nice addition for your collection. I assume they are facing Gryphons, lovely details still on the coin.
It is a bird of paradise
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I imaged it through a colored filter to play on the sunrise/sunset
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Thanks, I must have misunderstood what I was reading on the web. I have amended my post.
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Nice informative write up and a great coin acquisition.
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