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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mike Margolis, post: 3236821, member: 88401&quot;]This one is not ancient but it is one of the latter coins, a Bavarian Taler, of the Holy Roman Empire. It is unusual I think because of the legend lettering around the edge:&quot;Confido In Domino&quot;. &quot;We Trust in Our Lord&quot; Some of you may know more of the use of lettering and milling, serration(?) to help prevent shaving of the silver edges in the history of numismatics.. It is tongue in cheek however. Trust in our protector but have these letters along the edge anyway! It hints at the kind of humour sometimes found on the earliest RR coins.[ATTACH=full]846479[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]846475[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]846476[/ATTACH]</p><p>Of course maybe I have it all wrong as to why this legend is around the edge?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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