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<p>[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 6442838, member: 96898"]I think it's [USER=4298]@Cucumbor[/USER]. He isn't afraid to leave his Roman and French medieval comfort zone at times, and he loves great portraits. I know that because in 2018, he snatched <a href="https://www.biddr.com/auctions/amcoinscanada/browse?a=407&l=398165" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.biddr.com/auctions/amcoinscanada/browse?a=407&l=398165" rel="nofollow">this Crispina</a> in AMCC1. I had wanted it, too – but I had to take a call during the online live auction, was distracted, and faster than I could say "verflixt und zugenäht!", the beautiful empress flew off to France!</p><p><br /></p><p>Yet, I am not vexed anymore – how could I, considering that Q sent me this douzain for Secret Saturnalia last year:</p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1255478[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Kingdom of France, under Henry II, AR douzain aux croissants, 1550 AD, Lyons mint. Obv: + HENRICVS 2 · DEI · G · FRANCORV · REX · F · (lis); crowned French coat of arms; to l. and r., crown above crescent. Rev: + SIT · NOMEN DNI · BENEDICTVM · 1550 · (lis); pellet below 12th letter; cross fleurée with H and crown alternating in quarters; D below. 27mm 2.46g. Ref: Duplessy 997. Ex [USER=4298]@Cucumbor[/USER] (Secret Saturnalia 2020).</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 6442838, member: 96898"]I think it's [USER=4298]@Cucumbor[/USER]. He isn't afraid to leave his Roman and French medieval comfort zone at times, and he loves great portraits. I know that because in 2018, he snatched [URL='https://www.biddr.com/auctions/amcoinscanada/browse?a=407&l=398165']this Crispina[/URL] in AMCC1. I had wanted it, too – but I had to take a call during the online live auction, was distracted, and faster than I could say "verflixt und zugenäht!", the beautiful empress flew off to France! Yet, I am not vexed anymore – how could I, considering that Q sent me this douzain for Secret Saturnalia last year: [SIZE=3][ATTACH=full]1255478[/ATTACH] Kingdom of France, under Henry II, AR douzain aux croissants, 1550 AD, Lyons mint. Obv: + HENRICVS 2 · DEI · G · FRANCORV · REX · F · (lis); crowned French coat of arms; to l. and r., crown above crescent. Rev: + SIT · NOMEN DNI · BENEDICTVM · 1550 · (lis); pellet below 12th letter; cross fleurée with H and crown alternating in quarters; D below. 27mm 2.46g. Ref: Duplessy 997. Ex [USER=4298]@Cucumbor[/USER] (Secret Saturnalia 2020).[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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