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<p>[QUOTE="JayAg47, post: 5296083, member: 112342"]This is my dream project for some years, but I've been putting it off as I thought It would be expensive to put together such a thing. However, ever since I actively started collecting ancients this year, my quest for completing this set got reignited, and here we are!</p><p>Most of the coins have specific dates to them, whereas some only have the range of dates, for those coins I've stated the earliest range. </p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #b30000"><b>21st century</b></span></p><p>2009, Royal Australian Mint, Canberra.</p><p>Australia-International Polar Year 5 dollars</p><p>A silver proof coin with the a hologram inset to depict the Aurora Australis above the map of Antarctica. The most technologically advanced coin in my collection!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1222729[/ATTACH] </p><p><b><span style="color: #b30000"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #b30000">20th century </span></b></p><p><span style="color: #000000">1915, George V Perth Mint Sovereign. </span></p><p><span style="color: #000000">The peak of British Empire.</span></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1222730[/ATTACH] </p><p><b><span style="color: #b30000"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #b30000">19th century</span></b></p><p>1802, Mexico Mint 8 Reales with Oriental chopmarks. </p><p>This coin depicts the age of trade between the new world the old world. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1222732[/ATTACH] </p><p><b><span style="color: #b30000"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #b30000">18th century</span></b></p><p>~1750s French India 'Doudou'</p><p>Puducherry mint (name in Tamil). A coin featuring a French Fleur-di-lis with a non-European language might be the most iconic coin from the colonial times.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1222733[/ATTACH] </p><p><b><span style="color: #b30000"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #b30000">17th century</span></b></p><p>1638-1662 Mysore Kingdom, ‘Kanthirava Fanam’ featuring the lion-faced Hindu god Narasimha, with the name Kanthirava in Nagari on reverse.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1222734[/ATTACH] </p><p><b><span style="color: #b30000"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #b30000">16th century</span></b></p><p>1511, Halfgroat of Zygmunt I </p><p>Lithuania. My oldest Gregorian dated coin!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1222735[/ATTACH] </p><p><b><span style="color: #b30000"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #b30000">15th century</span></b></p><p>1471, Ottoman akce of Constantinople mint, Mehmed II. The guy who brought down the Byzantium!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1222736[/ATTACH] </p><p><b><span style="color: #b30000"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #b30000">14th century</span></b></p><p>1303, Edward I of England.</p><p>London mint, an iconic English hammered coin. I find the 'cartoon' like portrait amusing!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1222737[/ATTACH] </p><p><b><span style="color: #b30000"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #b30000">13th century</span></b></p><p>1268–1310, Later Independent Pandyas (you will see them again in this thread <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />), Maravarman Kulasekara Pandya I. </p><p>Standing king on the obverse, and him seated on the reverse with their royal emblem fish, and a scepter to its right.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1222738[/ATTACH] </p><p><b><span style="color: #b30000"><br /></span></b></p><p><b><span style="color: #b30000">12th century</span></b></p><p>1143-1180, Byzantium-Manuel I Komnenos, Aspron trachy. I wanted a coin featuring Christ himself, and also the iconic Byzantium 'cup coin'.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1222740[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="JayAg47, post: 5296083, member: 112342"]This is my dream project for some years, but I've been putting it off as I thought It would be expensive to put together such a thing. However, ever since I actively started collecting ancients this year, my quest for completing this set got reignited, and here we are! Most of the coins have specific dates to them, whereas some only have the range of dates, for those coins I've stated the earliest range. [COLOR=#b30000][B]21st century[/B][/COLOR] 2009, Royal Australian Mint, Canberra. Australia-International Polar Year 5 dollars A silver proof coin with the a hologram inset to depict the Aurora Australis above the map of Antarctica. The most technologically advanced coin in my collection! [ATTACH=full]1222729[/ATTACH] [B][COLOR=#b30000] 20th century [/COLOR][/B] [COLOR=#000000]1915, George V Perth Mint Sovereign. The peak of British Empire.[/COLOR] [ATTACH=full]1222730[/ATTACH] [B][COLOR=#b30000] 19th century[/COLOR][/B] 1802, Mexico Mint 8 Reales with Oriental chopmarks. This coin depicts the age of trade between the new world the old world. [ATTACH=full]1222732[/ATTACH] [B][COLOR=#b30000] 18th century[/COLOR][/B] ~1750s French India 'Doudou' Puducherry mint (name in Tamil). A coin featuring a French Fleur-di-lis with a non-European language might be the most iconic coin from the colonial times. [ATTACH=full]1222733[/ATTACH] [B][COLOR=#b30000] 17th century[/COLOR][/B] 1638-1662 Mysore Kingdom, ‘Kanthirava Fanam’ featuring the lion-faced Hindu god Narasimha, with the name Kanthirava in Nagari on reverse. [ATTACH=full]1222734[/ATTACH] [B][COLOR=#b30000] 16th century[/COLOR][/B] 1511, Halfgroat of Zygmunt I Lithuania. My oldest Gregorian dated coin! [ATTACH=full]1222735[/ATTACH] [B][COLOR=#b30000] 15th century[/COLOR][/B] 1471, Ottoman akce of Constantinople mint, Mehmed II. The guy who brought down the Byzantium! [ATTACH=full]1222736[/ATTACH] [B][COLOR=#b30000] 14th century[/COLOR][/B] 1303, Edward I of England. London mint, an iconic English hammered coin. I find the 'cartoon' like portrait amusing! [ATTACH=full]1222737[/ATTACH] [B][COLOR=#b30000] 13th century[/COLOR][/B] 1268–1310, Later Independent Pandyas (you will see them again in this thread :P), Maravarman Kulasekara Pandya I. Standing king on the obverse, and him seated on the reverse with their royal emblem fish, and a scepter to its right. [ATTACH=full]1222738[/ATTACH] [B][COLOR=#b30000] 12th century[/COLOR][/B] 1143-1180, Byzantium-Manuel I Komnenos, Aspron trachy. I wanted a coin featuring Christ himself, and also the iconic Byzantium 'cup coin'. [ATTACH=full]1222740[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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