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<p>[QUOTE="FitzNigel, post: 2641332, member: 74712"]Thank you for your very kind words, Jeff. It's the history of the period that gets me into the coins, and I think that is really the only way to approach medieval numismatics. While there are some beautiful designs out there, medieval coins just don't live up to modern ascetics. And why should they? They were designed for the people of the time, hence a comb on a field, which would mean nothing to us, is incredibly clever to them! </p><p><br /></p><p>I recently learned of a similar coin from Rome, in which a hand (<i>manus</i> in Latin) is placed between the letters 'R' and 'O'. To us it means nothing, but it would be a very clear play on words to them ('R-man-o' meaning 'of Rome'). Unfortunately I haven't found any examples for sale...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="FitzNigel, post: 2641332, member: 74712"]Thank you for your very kind words, Jeff. It's the history of the period that gets me into the coins, and I think that is really the only way to approach medieval numismatics. While there are some beautiful designs out there, medieval coins just don't live up to modern ascetics. And why should they? They were designed for the people of the time, hence a comb on a field, which would mean nothing to us, is incredibly clever to them! I recently learned of a similar coin from Rome, in which a hand ([I]manus[/I] in Latin) is placed between the letters 'R' and 'O'. To us it means nothing, but it would be a very clear play on words to them ('R-man-o' meaning 'of Rome'). Unfortunately I haven't found any examples for sale...[/QUOTE]
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