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<p>[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 251350, member: 6229"]<font size="4">Just in case you'd like to know:</font></p><p><font size="4"> </font></p><p><font size="4">This image, courtesy of World Coin Gallery, is of the first coin to place a likeness of <b><i>Michael</i>,</b><i> <b>the archangel</b></i>, on it's reverse, but another remarkeable thing about this Byzantian coin is the obverse has a caricature of Mary sitting on a throne holding baby Jesus with haloed head!</font></p><p><font size="4"> </font></p><p><font size="4"><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=168666&AucID=210&Lot=2484" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=168666&AucID=210&Lot=2484" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=168666&AucID=210&Lot=2484</a></font></p><p><font size="4"> </font></p><p><font size="4">BTW, some religious historians will point out that the Byzantium religious heirarchy, and other religious orders believing in reincarnation, regard large birds (especially the eagle) as <b><i>angels</i></b> and some Byzantine coins with two large eagles facing each other adorn two earlier coins. In many cultures gargoyles, pegasuses, lions, dragons, Phoenixes, and other winged creatures (though fictitous) represent angels and fallen angels (demons).</font></p><p><font size="4"> </font></p><p><font size="4">Now that you've seen the first coin bearing the <b><i>Archangel, Michael</i></b>, it's time to introduce you to the newest coin bearing his caricature:</font></p><p><font size="4"> </font></p><p><font size="4">Remember my reference to the <b><i>Angel </i></b>coins in my last posting?</font></p><p><font size="4"> </font></p><p><font size="4">Well, here's a surprise! The <b><i>Isle of Man </i></b>has been issuing Gold Angel bullion coins since 1986 in denominations of 1/20, 1/10, and 1/4 decimalizations as well as 1, 2, 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 <b><i>Angels.</i></b></font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">Aiden has a 1/10 <b><i>Angel</i></b>.</font></p><p><font size="4"> </font></p><p><font size="4">In 1995 a 1 ounce ASW <b><i>Angel</i></b> was authorized. The only year for a silver one.</font></p><p><font size="4"> </font></p><p><font size="4">As a special treat here is the latest <b><i>Isle of Man</i></b> gold <b><i>Angel </i></b>issue. It is the newest coin to bear the likeness of <b><i>Michael, the Archangel!</i></b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i> </i></b></font></p><p><font size="4"><b><i></i></b><a href="http://www.govmint.com/countrylistings/europe/isleofman/20071ozangel.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.govmint.com/countrylistings/europe/isleofman/20071ozangel.aspx" rel="nofollow">http://www.govmint.com/countrylistings/europe/isleofman/20071ozangel.aspx</a></font></p><p><font size="4"> </font></p><p><font size="4">Hope you enjoyed this trivia...</font></p><p><font size="4">Clinker</font></p><p><font size="4"></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 251350, member: 6229"][SIZE=4]Just in case you'd like to know: This image, courtesy of World Coin Gallery, is of the first coin to place a likeness of [B][I]Michael[/I],[/B][I] [B]the archangel[/B][/I], on it's reverse, but another remarkeable thing about this Byzantian coin is the obverse has a caricature of Mary sitting on a throne holding baby Jesus with haloed head! [URL="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=168666&AucID=210&Lot=2484"]http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=168666&AucID=210&Lot=2484[/URL] BTW, some religious historians will point out that the Byzantium religious heirarchy, and other religious orders believing in reincarnation, regard large birds (especially the eagle) as [B][I]angels[/I][/B][I][/I] and some Byzantine coins with two large eagles facing each other adorn two earlier coins. In many cultures gargoyles, pegasuses, lions, dragons, Phoenixes, and other winged creatures (though fictitous) represent angels and fallen angels (demons). Now that you've seen the first coin bearing the [B][I]Archangel, Michael[/I][/B][I][/I], it's time to introduce you to the newest coin bearing his caricature: Remember my reference to the [B][I]Angel [/I][/B][I][/I]coins in my last posting? Well, here's a surprise! The [B][I]Isle of Man [/I][/B][I][/I]has been issuing Gold Angel bullion coins since 1986 in denominations of 1/20, 1/10, and 1/4 decimalizations as well as 1, 2, 5, 10, 15, 20, and 25 [B][I]Angels.[/I][/B] [B][/B] Aiden has a 1/10 [B][I]Angel[/I][/B]. In 1995 a 1 ounce ASW [B][I]Angel[/I][/B][I][/I] was authorized. The only year for a silver one. As a special treat here is the latest [B][I]Isle of Man[/I][/B][I][/I] gold [B][I]Angel [/I][/B][I][/I]issue. It is the newest coin to bear the likeness of [B][I]Michael, the Archangel![/I][/B] [B][I] [/I][/B][I][/I][URL="http://www.govmint.com/countrylistings/europe/isleofman/20071ozangel.aspx"]http://www.govmint.com/countrylistings/europe/isleofman/20071ozangel.aspx[/URL] Hope you enjoyed this trivia... Clinker [/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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