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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TypeCoin971793, post: 2972567, member: 78244&quot;][ATTACH=full]729507[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]729508[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The front and back of the monumental cross.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]729509[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I did not get a good picture of the cross in context, but it can be seen over the hut in the center of the picture.</p><p><br /></p><p>The city of Trier got a boost in the first half of the 14th Century when Archbishop Baldwin of Luxembourg took the position from 1307 to 1354. He was elected into the position at 22 years old, and was very reluctantly recognized by the people of Trier. During his term, he greatly expanded the city’s territory and made it quite prosperous.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]729515[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Archbishop Baldwin’s grave in the Trier Cathedral (which was INCREDIBLY beautiful and ornate).</p><p><br /></p><p>As you are probably bored right now, I will end the story with Trier finally getting its autonomy in 1583.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now you all came here to see coins. In the first museum, there were only a few dozen on display, but they were a selection spanning 2100 years from the Roman Republic to the Euro. The audio tour gave a fascinating tale on how they each related to the history of the region and what events and cultural aspects led to the next coin type. As I am a visual learner, I was disappointed because I don’t think I grasped the info as well as I could have if I had read it.</p><p><br /></p><p>After finishing up at this museum, it was 3:30. I had become separated from the friends I had come with, and they happened to be on the other side of the city. I meander over there to the museum they are in by 4:00. When I arrive, they had already toured the museum, so I was a bit disappointed. Then they start talking with me excitedly about the coins on display. Since none of them collect coins, I knew the display must have been amazing. Now with only 45 minutes to tour the museum, I buy a ticket and proceed to look at as many artifacts as possible and find this legendary coin display. I soon found that I had the whole museum to myself, and after I was done with each room, a guard would lock it up behind me. The closer it got to 5:00, the more irritated the staff started to look. So I am really rushing through the exhibits trying to feast my eyes and camera on as much as possible as quickly as possible. I soon get to the end with 15 minutes to spare, but I did not see any impressive display of coins. Knowing I could not have simply missed it, I walk up to the security guard (whose face turns to “Aw crap, what does he want?”). I just simply ask “Munzen?”,&nbsp; and the guard brightens and leads me to to glory room. Here is what greets me:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]729529[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]729532[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]729533[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]729534[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]729535[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]729536[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>A giant pile of gorgeous Roman aurii, the largest intact hoard of such in the world. I can assure you I had a stupid grin on my face. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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