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<p>[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 436601, member: 6229"]<font face="Arial"><font size="5">Final post on Glory and Horse (with a surprise).</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5">Both subjects (Glory and Horse/s) will be on the Coins and Medals I espose you to today!</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5">Let's start with Ancient Coins.</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5">Here's a Celtic gold Trevin Stater:</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5">Coin Archives (click image for enlargement):</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5"><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=116388&AucID=136&Lot=415" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=116388&AucID=136&Lot=415" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=116388&AucID=136&Lot=415</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5">And this Bellovaci struck by Galia Belgica (ancient Belgium):</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5"><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=55859&AucID=59&Lot=68" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=55859&AucID=59&Lot=68" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=55859&AucID=59&Lot=68</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5">Here's some Medals incorporating both subjects in a more modern era:</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5">From Mexico (Viva Zapata!):</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5"><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=564758&AucID=412&Lot=340" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=564758&AucID=412&Lot=340" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=564758&AucID=412&Lot=340</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5">Here's a German Medal Struck in Frankfurt in 1745:</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5"><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=379460&AucID=281&Lot=709" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=379460&AucID=281&Lot=709" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=379460&AucID=281&Lot=709</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5">German Medal struck in 1522. Glory on Obverse/ St George slaying the Dragon astride his "Horse."</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5"><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=380366&AucID=282&Lot=1615" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=380366&AucID=282&Lot=1615" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=380366&AucID=282&Lot=1615</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5">Another German Medal struck in 1699:</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5"><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=383286&AucID=285&Lot=1508" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=383286&AucID=285&Lot=1508" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=383286&AucID=285&Lot=1508</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5">I saved this Mexican Silver Peso as a surprise to all you "Horse" afficianados. </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5">A series of <b><i>"Caballitos" </i></b>Pesos were struck at the Mexico City Mint in 1910, '11, '12, '13, an overstrike '13/2 and 1914. Since the 1914 is the rarest of the five year variety, that is my surprise gift to you...</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5">Note: This coin is the only coin I know that employees "Glory" to enhance the "Horse."</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5"><a href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=575043&AucID=420&Lot=3466" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=575043&AucID=420&Lot=3466" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=575043&AucID=420&Lot=3466</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5">Was my surprise worth the wait?</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5">Clinker</font></font></p><p><font face="Arial"><font size="5"></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 436601, member: 6229"][FONT=Arial][SIZE=5]Final post on Glory and Horse (with a surprise). Both subjects (Glory and Horse/s) will be on the Coins and Medals I espose you to today! Let's start with Ancient Coins. Here's a Celtic gold Trevin Stater: Coin Archives (click image for enlargement): [URL]http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=116388&AucID=136&Lot=415[/URL] And this Bellovaci struck by Galia Belgica (ancient Belgium): [URL]http://www.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=55859&AucID=59&Lot=68[/URL] Here's some Medals incorporating both subjects in a more modern era: From Mexico (Viva Zapata!): [URL]http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=564758&AucID=412&Lot=340[/URL] Here's a German Medal Struck in Frankfurt in 1745: [URL]http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=379460&AucID=281&Lot=709[/URL] German Medal struck in 1522. Glory on Obverse/ St George slaying the Dragon astride his "Horse." [URL]http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=380366&AucID=282&Lot=1615[/URL] Another German Medal struck in 1699: [URL]http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=383286&AucID=285&Lot=1508[/URL] I saved this Mexican Silver Peso as a surprise to all you "Horse" afficianados. A series of [B][I]"Caballitos" [/I][/B][I][/I]Pesos were struck at the Mexico City Mint in 1910, '11, '12, '13, an overstrike '13/2 and 1914. Since the 1914 is the rarest of the five year variety, that is my surprise gift to you... Note: This coin is the only coin I know that employees "Glory" to enhance the "Horse." [URL]http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?LotID=575043&AucID=420&Lot=3466[/URL] Was my surprise worth the wait? Clinker [/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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