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<p>[QUOTE="montynj3417, post: 4536788, member: 89220"]The "golden bee" was an emblem of the Merovingian Dynasty; the first line of ruling kings of what we now regard as France, proper. These were roughly the size of an actual honeybee. I recall reading that between 1-200 of these have been recovered. If you see one, you are likely gazing upon an object that was handled by a king of ancient France, who claimed lineal descent from Jesus Christ, himself. I wonder if the appearance of this image, as also seen on the above coins, conveys a coded subtext; as was not-uncommon in ancient times?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="montynj3417, post: 4536788, member: 89220"]The "golden bee" was an emblem of the Merovingian Dynasty; the first line of ruling kings of what we now regard as France, proper. These were roughly the size of an actual honeybee. I recall reading that between 1-200 of these have been recovered. If you see one, you are likely gazing upon an object that was handled by a king of ancient France, who claimed lineal descent from Jesus Christ, himself. I wonder if the appearance of this image, as also seen on the above coins, conveys a coded subtext; as was not-uncommon in ancient times?[/QUOTE]
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