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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orielensis, post: 3920374, member: 96898&quot;]I can very much understand that – it has a particularly amazed feline facial expression. I&#039;m also happy to report that bug-eyed big lion is so far getting along well with its little companion, smirky small lion:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1033363[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">William II &quot;the Good&quot;, Norman Kingdom of Sicily, follaro, bronze 1166–1189 AD, Messina or Palermo mint. Obv: Lion&#039;s head left. Rev: Kufic script: &quot;al-malik Ghulyalim al-thani&quot; (&#039;King William the second&#039;). 14mm, 1.87g. Ref: Spahr 118.</font></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>What a nice gift! I hope you&#039;ll post it here.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Good to hear that your English collection is evolving – I hope to see more of it here soon. Also, I&#039;ll brace myself for more competition in the bracteate auctions to come. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for the compliment![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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