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<p>[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 5489965, member: 96898"]Thanks for the kind words, everyone!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Your lion, though on a lovely coin, looks rather hungry. Are you sure you feed him enough?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>And what a splendid selection of lions, for that matter! I particularly like your Septimius Severus with the Africa reverse. That's a very desirable type.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, indeed – think of the thin aluminum sheets that soda cans are made from. Peronally, I like how delicate medieval bracteates are. It doesn't fail to amaze me that something so delicate has withstood time so well.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for showing these – as you know, I'm a big fan of your earlier coin and of the Magdeburg <i>Moritzpfennige </i>in general. This one continues to be my personal favorite:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1239482[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Archbishopric of Magdeburg, under Albrecht von Käfernburg, bracteate penny, ca. 1220–1232. Obv: OICI – IVSDV; St. Maurice, nimbate and wearing armour, standing facing, holding cross and lance flag; below, church building with two towers and an arch; inside, cranium relic. Rev: negative design (bracteate). 23mm, 0.68g. Ref: Berger 1586; Slg. Hauswaldt 167; Slg. Bonhoff 712.</font></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>That's one of the most interesting medieval Islamic types. I also like how clumsy the lion looks on many of these: </p><p>[ATTACH=full]1239485[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Seljuq Sultanate of Rum, Kaykhusraw II, citing caliph al-Mustansir, AR dirham, 1241–1242 AD (639 AH), Qunya (Konya) mint. Obv: Kufic legend citing caliph: "al-imam al-mustansir billah amir al-mu'minin;" lion r. with sunface above. Rev: name and titles of Kaykhusraw II in Naskh: "as-sultan al-azam / ghiyath al-dunya wa ud-din / kay khusraw bin kay qubadh;" around, mint and date: "duriba bi-quniyat / sanat tis' / thel[athin] sittm'iat." 23mm, 2.97g. Ref: Album 1218.</font></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, you do! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie50" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Here is another lion to nudge you in the right direction:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1239481[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">City of Brunswick, AR "Ewiger Pfennig" (bracteate), after 1412 AD. Obv: lion walking l. Rev: negative design (bracteate). 21 mm, 0.45g. Ref: Berger 993–1001. Ex Leu, Webauktion 8, lot 1929.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 5489965, member: 96898"]Thanks for the kind words, everyone! Your lion, though on a lovely coin, looks rather hungry. Are you sure you feed him enough? And what a splendid selection of lions, for that matter! I particularly like your Septimius Severus with the Africa reverse. That's a very desirable type. Yes, indeed – think of the thin aluminum sheets that soda cans are made from. Peronally, I like how delicate medieval bracteates are. It doesn't fail to amaze me that something so delicate has withstood time so well. Thanks for showing these – as you know, I'm a big fan of your earlier coin and of the Magdeburg [I]Moritzpfennige [/I]in general. This one continues to be my personal favorite: [ATTACH=full]1239482[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Archbishopric of Magdeburg, under Albrecht von Käfernburg, bracteate penny, ca. 1220–1232. Obv: OICI – IVSDV; St. Maurice, nimbate and wearing armour, standing facing, holding cross and lance flag; below, church building with two towers and an arch; inside, cranium relic. Rev: negative design (bracteate). 23mm, 0.68g. Ref: Berger 1586; Slg. Hauswaldt 167; Slg. Bonhoff 712.[/SIZE] That's one of the most interesting medieval Islamic types. I also like how clumsy the lion looks on many of these: [ATTACH=full]1239485[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]Seljuq Sultanate of Rum, Kaykhusraw II, citing caliph al-Mustansir, AR dirham, 1241–1242 AD (639 AH), Qunya (Konya) mint. Obv: Kufic legend citing caliph: "al-imam al-mustansir billah amir al-mu'minin;" lion r. with sunface above. Rev: name and titles of Kaykhusraw II in Naskh: "as-sultan al-azam / ghiyath al-dunya wa ud-din / kay khusraw bin kay qubadh;" around, mint and date: "duriba bi-quniyat / sanat tis' / thel[athin] sittm'iat." 23mm, 2.97g. Ref: Album 1218.[/SIZE] Yes, you do! :happy: Here is another lion to nudge you in the right direction: [ATTACH=full]1239481[/ATTACH] [SIZE=3]City of Brunswick, AR "Ewiger Pfennig" (bracteate), after 1412 AD. Obv: lion walking l. Rev: negative design (bracteate). 21 mm, 0.45g. Ref: Berger 993–1001. Ex Leu, Webauktion 8, lot 1929.[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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