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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 4497547, member: 10461&quot;]This one had been in one of my retail watchlists for a year or so. With a little stimulus money to splurge, I said &quot;why not?&quot; and finally pulled the trigger.</p><p><br /></p><p>Quite a nice big medieval for under $100, not including shipping from Europe.</p><p><br /></p><p>It features St. Stephen and the <i>manus dei</i> (&quot;hand of God&quot;) motif. See that spidery-looking thing above Saint Steve&#039;s head? That&#039;s the Almighty, reaching down from Heaven to give him some pointers ... or maybe finger-flick his forehead.</p><p><br /></p><p>Duck, Steve! Beware the Divine Thumping! (See &quot;smote&quot;, &quot;smiting&quot;.)</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyway, it just charms me, for some reason. Ever notice how everyone in medieval art had those reeeallly long fingers?</p><p><br /></p><p>But I digress.</p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>France (Metz): silver gros, civic issue, ca. 14th-16th century.</b></font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6027503/uploads/editor/0a/2ulitw509q6v.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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