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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ardatirion, post: 1918826, member: 9204&quot;]<i>Traité des Monnaies Grecques et Romaines, Numismatique d’Alexandre le Grand; Appendice les monnaies de Philippe II et III, et Lysimaque, Monnaies grecques antiques S. Pozzi</i> - there are so many important numismatic works written in the French language that it would be impossible for me to list even just the most important here. But, if you&#039;re anything like I was a few months ago, your knowledge of the language is limited to a few poorly-pronounced phrases hastily memorized on the ferry to Calais.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have to use these books all the time at work. Cognates with English and Latin are usually enough to get me through the coin descriptions, especially with liberal use of Google Translate (an aside, this site actually does a great job with French, because the translation algorithms were trained Canadian legal codes!). But if I try to tackle a longer passage that actually describes the history or chronology of a period, I&#039;m sunk. I started studying about two years ago with Rosetta Stone. It was pretty expensive software – though still cheaper than a semester of school – and I found it to be less than motivating. Then I found <a href="https://www.duolingo.com/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.duolingo.com/" rel="nofollow">Duolingo</a>. It&#039;s pretty much a gamified, lighter version of Rosetta Stone. The best part? It&#039;s completely free! I&#039;ve been practicing with this app for 92 days straight and have learned more than I would in two years at a pubic high school.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would love for some of the crazier ancient collectors here to join me. Of course, since the program doesn&#039;t really cover how to describe coins, I&#039;ve added my own bit of vocab on <a href="http://www.memrise.com/course/276760/french-numismatic-terms/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.memrise.com/course/276760/french-numismatic-terms/" rel="nofollow">Memrise</a>, another free learning site, created with some help from own Cucumbor. Anyone interested?</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">EDIT: Here&#039;s a picture of a cool French coin, a Louis d&#039;or à la corne, a rare variety with die breaks that resemble devil&#039;s horns. </p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.cngcoins.com/photos/big/93001507.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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