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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TypeCoin971793, post: 3258228, member: 78244&quot;]And now for some honorable mentions:</p><p><br /></p><p>Merovingian denier struck in Metz in the 8th Century. This was about the same time that the monks of the Basilica of Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnains invented a musical notation that would evolve into what we have today!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]856527[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Basilica of Saint-Pierre-aux-Nonnains (In Metz!)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]856535[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>A sheet from a very early hymnal used by the monks.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]856536[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Beautiful high-grade antoninianus of Trebonius Gallus</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]856528[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Lovely example of an extremely rare 4-character Qi knife (the last auction appearance of an example of this type was about a decade ago).</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]856529[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This is one of the earliest Ming knives known. I overpaid for it because I was careless with the exchange rate (oh well), but still a rare example.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-earliest-ming-knife.314364/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-earliest-ming-knife.314364/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-earliest-ming-knife.314364/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]856531[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This is a denier struck in Rome imitating the deniers of Champagne, France. This example is fairly early and has really complete legends for the type. I was inspired to get this coin because of [USER=74712]@FitzNigel[/USER] ’s thread:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/medieval-the-champagne-fairs.290610/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/medieval-the-champagne-fairs.290610/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/medieval-the-champagne-fairs.290610/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]856530[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>These were an exciting buy because they seem to relate the monetary systems of two different states during the Warring States Period of China. Both are very rare. My writeup on them is here:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/two-similar-but-completely-different-coins.319251/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/two-similar-but-completely-different-coins.319251/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/two-similar-but-completely-different-coins.319251/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]856532[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I had to put this beautiful hollow-handle spade on this list as well. It is one of the nicest I have seen.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]856533[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>And lastly, a denier struck in Metz when it was a bishopric. These deniers are almost always poorly struck, so this example was a must-buy due to its nearly-full strike and nice styling for the period. I also wanted an example that shows the figure wearing bishop-y garments and holding his staff, and this one did not disappoint. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]856534[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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