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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 26027105, member: 10461&quot;]At the next table (Time Machine), they had some non-coin antiquities and a fun 3/$50 pick bin of interesting artifacts.</p><p><br /></p><p>I couldn’t resist picking out three artifacts to add some variety to my future giveaway offerings.</p><p><br /></p><p>First, a medieval pendant with three dangles, circa 12th to 15th century AD.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1655017[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Next, a Roman bronze bracelet from the first few centuries AD.&nbsp; Simple and a bit plain, but sturdier made than the others I saw in the bin.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1655018[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And finally, an Anglo-Saxon casket hinge, circa 5th to 10th century AD.&nbsp; The word “casket” in this context refers to a small hinged box, not the thing you bury dead people in.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1655019[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I just couldn’t pass this stuff up at fifty bucks for all three.&nbsp; Some of these items were originally priced as much as $25-45 individually.&nbsp; I just thought they were cool.</p><p><br /></p><p>The dealer, whose name now eludes me, was a distinguished older gentleman who mentioned he’d been one of the founding dealers on the VCoins mall, but now that he’s 81 years old, he doesn’t sell there anymore.&nbsp; (He looked quite good for an octogenarian.)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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