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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roerbakmix, post: 8339193, member: 100731&quot;]Thank you all for the positive replies!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I must admit some hesitation. But, my collecting &#039;philosophy&#039; is pragmatic: I started with 100€, and since then, all my coins were bought by selling with profit. In fact, my net balance is still positive <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you [USER=96898]@Orielensis[/USER]. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It certainly is (both the fascination and the high expenses), but though I obviously can&#039;t prove it, I believe these little coins will retain their value. It&#039;s sad indeed how little can be stated with certainty on the Friezes. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>You&#039;re obviously right. Upon closer inspection, mistook the A (at 5 &#039;o clock) for a runic letter, which it isn&#039;t. </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Not at all (the nitpicking). I don&#039;t mind being corrected, and you obviously know more about the topic than I do. I planned to write a more sound article, but couldn&#039;t find the time to do so, and thus compiled all snippets of information I remembered into one post. </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, [USER=84905]@Tejas[/USER], your tremisses are absolutely stunning. I thought [USER=73099]@Nap[/USER] and I were the only here with a special interest in early medieval coinage. I have a couple of questions though, especially on the THRASAMVND tremissis:</p><p>1) I think I can read TR.IECTOFIT on the obverse, and NRAS(rotated)EMVNP? on the reverse; is that correct? </p><p>2) I couldn&#039;t find any information on this type, and didn&#039;t know about it beforehand. Do you have any documentation or links for further reading?</p><p>3) The coin is attributed to Maastricht (I guess because of the TR.IECTO FIT?). Doesn&#039;t this make it a Merovingian coin, instead of Frisian? </p><p>4) Also, historically, there has been some doubt whether or not the TRIECTO (e.g. those of Madelinus or Rimoaldus) refers to Maastricht or Utrecht.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Wonderful toning also on the Madelinvs! I believe it&#039;s a Pseudo-Madelinus, i.e. a (probably Frisian) imitation of the DORESTATVS. </p><p><br /></p><p>Finally, could you give some background on the last coin? </p><p><br /></p><p>I wish Arent Pol would publish his findings in some form ...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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