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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TypeCoin971793, post: 3269973, member: 78244&quot;]In my first weekend, me and a group of around 14 acquaintances decided to take a day trip to Luxembourg City, which was a 40-minute train ride from Metz. We walked around the city admiring the architecture and creating havoc in the museums. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Through this we got to know each other and had a great time.</p><p><br /></p><p>Luxembourg City has a history dating back to neolithic times based on archaeological evidence. Eventually these people would settle down and become the Treveri tribe, the same Celtic tribe after which Trier is named. The area was conquered by Julius Caesar in 53 BC, and the Treveri tribe quickly abopted Roman culture and cooperated with the Romans. The wealth of Roman artifacts unearthed around the city suggest that ancient Luxembourg was a fairly prosperous area. About three levels of the city’s archaeological museum are dedicated to Roman finds.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here’s an impressive mosaic floor</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]862294[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Here are several of the plethora of stone tablets taken from Roman architecture and graves:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]862295[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a model of a temple that was originally built in ancient Luxembourg:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]862296[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Between the fifth and tenth centuries, the area of Luxembourg passed hands many times as empires waxed and waned. In 963, Count Siegfried I traded land with the Abbot of St. Maximin’s Abbey of Trier and obtained the area of Luxembourg. It was called Lucilinburhuc, which was the name of a Roman fortification that was still standing at the time. He would build a castle of the site of the ruined fort, which he would call Bock Fiels. The location was strategically chosen as it was located on a Roman road which would aid trade with nearby cities. This event marked the beginning of the history of modern Luxembourg.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are the remains of Bock Fiels. I saw them and explored them a bit, but for some reason did not take any pictures. This is not my photo.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]862304[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the 963 deed between Count Siegfried I and the Abbot of St. Maximin Abbey, pictured in the Luxembourg City History Museum.</p><p>&nbsp;[ATTACH=full]862299[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>As expected, due to its prime location, the population of Luxembourg greatly increased. The city and markets delepoved and enlarged outside of the castle’s walls. In addition, its location was also renowned for being militarily strategically valuable, so its fortifications increased throughout the medieval period and became one of the strongest fortresses in Europe. Luxembourg was an independent fief of the Holy Roman Empire until 1353, when the Luxembourg emperor Charles IV elevated it to the status of a duchy for his half-brother, Wenceslaus I. It was under the reign of Wensceslaus I when the official mint of Luxembourg opened, producing coin type seen below:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]862301[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>To feast your eyes on more coins from the archeological museum, please visit my earlier thread. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/coins-at-the-luxembourg-museum.309177/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/coins-at-the-luxembourg-museum.309177/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/coins-at-the-luxembourg-museum.309177/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>After a long day of walking around, we too pictures of the dusk cityscape and went to a couple places for food, drinks, and fun. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]862303[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>And here is my coin of Luxembourg. Hammered coins struck in Luxembourg are surprisingly scarce and expensive. So when this example popped up on ebay for €40, I snepped it up before anyone could even ponder it.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a demi gros struck by Elisabeth de Görlitz between 1425 and 1433. Her uncle, Holy Roman Emperor Sigismund, mortgaged Luxembourg to her and defaulted, leaving her in control of Luxembourg until she was expelled by Phillip III, Duke of Burgundy, in 1443.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]862318[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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