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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;tobiask, post: 2212397, member: 72028&quot;]Until I find what I really want to collect in terms of Ancients I wil continue my medieval collection. My ancients range from Elagabalus to Ancient Spain and the Parthian Kingdom..</p><p>Here are my 2 new arrivals.</p><p><br /></p><p>Philip IV was the father of 3 succeeding French kings. He was the first to to mark the diffusion of gold coins in the french kingdom, also confiscating as much of it as possible. He expelled the Jews from his territory and tried to destroy the Knights Templar order in France, seing them as a threat to his rule. He was in conflict with King Edward 1 of England (Longshanks) as Braveheart likes to remind us. He died on a &quot;hunting accident&quot; on his way to a crusade.</p><p>I enjoy the precise mathematical detail on this specimen.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]432309[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]432310[/ATTACH]&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>A popular collectors piece from the reign of Sigismund I The Old. He has also fought against the Teutonic Order which ended up with the last grand master of the order, Albert Duke of Prussia converting to Lutheranism and dissolving the order in a military sense. (The order still exists today, known as &quot;Order of Brothers of the German House of Saint Mary in Jerusalem).</p><p>Even without caring much for history, many eyes are appealed by the traditional knight with sword in hand depicted on the Halb Groschen. (1/2 G). The MS versions are thoroughly sought after and following my observations on bidding activity go up in the 400 to 500 $ range.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]432312[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]432313[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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