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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 892787, member: 15445&quot;]<font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><img src="http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/collect89/GermanyTrierMuseum1919A.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><font face="Times New Roman"><font size="3"><img src="http://i870.photobucket.com/albums/ab269/collect89/GermanyTrierMuseum1919C.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">My friend gave me these two Notgeld from Trier Germany.&nbsp; The coins depict the massive city gate called Porta Nigra.&nbsp; I was personally not aware of this town’s extensive 2,000 year history.&nbsp; According to Wiki, this massive Roman town gate was built between 160 AD and 180 AD.&nbsp; I display the two coins together so that you can explore the differences in the engraving between the two pieces.&nbsp; Obviously, they depict the same town gate but the engraving is quite different.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">If you have a comment or a coin with this famous Trier city gate, please post it.</font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Very best regards,</font></font></p><p><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">collect89</font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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