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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;PaddyB, post: 4375991, member: 40017&quot;]I agree that the aesthetics of a coin need to be taken in the context of what was achievable at the time. The Commonwealth Unite was made at a time when they were capable of much more beautiful designs, both in Britain and across Europe. However the Puritans deliberately spurned elaborate beauty as &quot;Popish frippery&quot;. This is one of the reasons the coin is historically so significant.</p><p><br /></p><p>To answer the request for non-beautiful coins that are nevertheless significant, here is my Athelstan Penny. The design is prosaic at a time when far more attractive and realistic portraits were possible, but as a coin from the grandson of Alfred the Great and a man who achieved more in the unification of England even than his grandsire, it holds a special place in my collection.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1104025[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1104026[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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