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<p>[QUOTE="seth77, post: 3467239, member: 56653"]Thank you for the appreciation. The story and the historical context is what makes these pieces worthwhile. They don't have much aesthetic appeal nor intrinsic value but the socio-political and historical details they reveal once you have them identified are really worh the work and time.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the write-ups, I find that what wiki and many other online sources are lacking is perspective and oftentimes thouroughness, so books and or research done by other like-minded academics and or enthuziasts/local historians are still the best tools we have to navigate the Middle Ages. So following their model, whether I write a post for CoinTalk, an article for a publication or a note for collectors, I try to write the things that I like to read in other posts, articles or notes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="seth77, post: 3467239, member: 56653"]Thank you for the appreciation. The story and the historical context is what makes these pieces worthwhile. They don't have much aesthetic appeal nor intrinsic value but the socio-political and historical details they reveal once you have them identified are really worh the work and time. As for the write-ups, I find that what wiki and many other online sources are lacking is perspective and oftentimes thouroughness, so books and or research done by other like-minded academics and or enthuziasts/local historians are still the best tools we have to navigate the Middle Ages. So following their model, whether I write a post for CoinTalk, an article for a publication or a note for collectors, I try to write the things that I like to read in other posts, articles or notes.[/QUOTE]
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