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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 3400524, member: 10461&quot;]Eww, lampreys.&nbsp; Absolute <a href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Boca_de_lamprea.1_-_Aquarium_Finisterrae.JPG/220px-Boca_de_lamprea.1_-_Aquarium_Finisterrae.JPG" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d0/Boca_de_lamprea.1_-_Aquarium_Finisterrae.JPG/220px-Boca_de_lamprea.1_-_Aquarium_Finisterrae.JPG" rel="nofollow">nightmare fuel</a>.&nbsp; I can&#039;t imagine wanting to eat one.</p><p><br /></p><p>As to the scary <i>coins</i> of that era, well, it&#039;s just par for the course.&nbsp; I had a Watford type Stephen penny once.&nbsp; It was actually a pretty &quot;nice&quot; example, but what passed for &quot;nice&quot; in that period was ridiculously primitive.</p><p><br /></p><p>I guess they were too busy with conquest and civil war and stuff like that to pay attention to making quality coinage.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, the mint was probably a rather terrifying place to be employed, as noted in your anecdote.&nbsp; Kinda hard to keep your mind on the job if you&#039;re worried about losing your hand, head, and/or &quot;parts beneath&quot;<font size="3">.&nbsp; </font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">*cringe* <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie67" alt=":nailbiting:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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