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<p>[QUOTE="Nap, post: 7383847, member: 73099"]I'm sure it did. The helmet is definitely a copy of the late Roman eastern style, and probably influenced by the available coinage. Frankish coins were well known in England, as were late Roman bronze coins and even siliquae, which were clipped down and used as a local currency hundreds of years after they were issued. Puts things in perspective given that the modern mind considers a 20 year old flip phone "ancient technology" that belongs in the junk bin.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Abramson sale was not a place to find good deals, but many of the offerings were very rare pieces, so in that sense it was a buying opportunity (if you could afford it). I had plans to add a number of coins but due to prices I only was able to win a couple.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks, that's very kind of you. I do like these coins, and were they not prohibitively expensive I would collect more.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Nap, post: 7383847, member: 73099"]I'm sure it did. The helmet is definitely a copy of the late Roman eastern style, and probably influenced by the available coinage. Frankish coins were well known in England, as were late Roman bronze coins and even siliquae, which were clipped down and used as a local currency hundreds of years after they were issued. Puts things in perspective given that the modern mind considers a 20 year old flip phone "ancient technology" that belongs in the junk bin. Abramson sale was not a place to find good deals, but many of the offerings were very rare pieces, so in that sense it was a buying opportunity (if you could afford it). I had plans to add a number of coins but due to prices I only was able to win a couple. Thanks, that's very kind of you. I do like these coins, and were they not prohibitively expensive I would collect more.[/QUOTE]
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