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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 2550396, member: 39&quot;]Indeed. Quite a few ancient buildings in the city got preserved only because they were used for different purposes later. e.g. the Porta Nigra that became a church and in the 19c was &quot;romanized&quot; again. Even though medieval Trier was considerably smaller than the Roman city, this continuity is interesting.</p><p><br /></p><p>Attached are two images of modern German coins with Trier themes. (Both are from the design competitions, hence the XY as the designer&#039;s initials. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> ) The €100 gold piece from 2009 is dedicated to the Unesco Cultural Heritage site, and the circulating €2 commem to be issued in February is part of the German States series. The Porta can be found on both ...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]547956[/ATTACH] [ATTACH]547957[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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