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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 5173098, member: 75937"]I've been getting interested in chess again (I used to play in tournaments when I was in college decades ago) after watching "The Queen's Gambit" on Netflix. I realized we can make several sets of chess pieces with our coins. Silver coins as the white pieces and patinated bronze as the black pieces?</p><p><br /></p><p>Post yours!!!!</p><p><br /></p><p><b>King:</b> No shortage of these on coins and I figure any King or Emperor will do. How about my favorite emperor, Marcus Aurelius?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1211320[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Queen:</b> No shortage of these, either. Any Queen or empress will do. Of course, with Marcus Aurelius as king, Faustina II has to be the queen!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1211323[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Bishop:</b> There are many medieval coins featuring bishops, but I don't own any. I figure a coin depicting a priest performing religious rites would count, such as this one of Claudius as priest, holding a simpulum:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1211326[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Or Elagabalus: [ATTACH=full]1211333[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b>Knight:</b> Certainly one of those Carthaginian horse's head coins would be perfect, but I figure any equestrian figure would count, such as this antoninianus of Philip I:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1211331[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Rook:</b> Of course, a campgate would be perfect!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1211328[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Pawns: </b>There is no shortage of foot soldiers on coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1211330[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 5173098, member: 75937"]I've been getting interested in chess again (I used to play in tournaments when I was in college decades ago) after watching "The Queen's Gambit" on Netflix. I realized we can make several sets of chess pieces with our coins. Silver coins as the white pieces and patinated bronze as the black pieces? Post yours!!!! [B]King:[/B] No shortage of these on coins and I figure any King or Emperor will do. How about my favorite emperor, Marcus Aurelius? [ATTACH=full]1211320[/ATTACH] [B]Queen:[/B] No shortage of these, either. Any Queen or empress will do. Of course, with Marcus Aurelius as king, Faustina II has to be the queen! [ATTACH=full]1211323[/ATTACH] [B]Bishop:[/B] There are many medieval coins featuring bishops, but I don't own any. I figure a coin depicting a priest performing religious rites would count, such as this one of Claudius as priest, holding a simpulum: [ATTACH=full]1211326[/ATTACH] Or Elagabalus: [ATTACH=full]1211333[/ATTACH] [B]Knight:[/B] Certainly one of those Carthaginian horse's head coins would be perfect, but I figure any equestrian figure would count, such as this antoninianus of Philip I: [ATTACH=full]1211331[/ATTACH] [B]Rook:[/B] Of course, a campgate would be perfect! [ATTACH=full]1211328[/ATTACH] [B]Pawns: [/B]There is no shortage of foot soldiers on coins. [ATTACH=full]1211330[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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