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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 2806925, member: 10461&quot;]Your call.&nbsp; Less than a year or two, I suppose.</p><p><br /></p><p>But that&#039;s a moot point, since [USER=73995]@Pickin and Grinin[/USER] has given us a new theme.&nbsp; The &quot;24-hour rule&quot; had not yet come into play, but we&#039;ll run with it.</p><p><br /></p><p>A <b>monument:</b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p><b><b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/german-states-saxony-silver-3-mark-proof-battle-of-leipzig-centennial-commemorative-1913-e.286729/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/german-states-saxony-silver-3-mark-proof-battle-of-leipzig-centennial-commemorative-1913-e.286729/">German States (Saxony) silver 3 mark proof, Battle of Leipzig centennial commemorative, 1913-E</a></font></font></b></b></p><p><br /></p><p><b><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/Germany-Saxony-3mark-1913E-020150-coin-800x500.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></b></p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: the <i>Völkerschlachtdenkmal</i> (Monument to the Battle of the Nations).</p><p>Reverse: Imperial German eagle, head left, crown above.</p><p><br /></p><p>OK, now back to my earlier theme, but with a different coin: <b>short-reigning or ill-fated rulers</b>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a silver denarius of the Roman emperor Otho, who ruled for only three months during a time of civil war, from January to April of 69 AD. He was the second emperor of the &quot;Year of the Four Emperors&quot;.</p><p><img src="http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k173/lordmarcovan/12%20Caesars%20Roman%20Coin%20Collection/TC08-Otho-062500-coinscape.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>You may post a coin of any ruler who reigned for a short time (say less than a year or two), or who met a bad end by assassination or execution.</p><p><br /></p><p>(This happens to be <i>most</i> Roman emperors, after a certain point in their history - it was not the safest job around!&nbsp; Otho committed suicide after his faction lost a battle - I&#039;ve heard it implied that he did this as a noble way to prevent further bloodshed, though it wasn&#039;t to be.&nbsp; The &quot;Year of Four Emperors&quot; was only halfway done.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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