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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 3348376, member: 39&quot;]Two more cool pieces - these are medals that can be opened:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]886647[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here they show a really big and a really small coin. (Darn light reflection ...)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]886648[/ATTACH]</p><p>This is a Swedish 8 dalers copper bar from 1661. See that white rectangle on the top?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]886649[/ATTACH]</p><p>That is not quite as big as the copper giant. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> 1/48 stater from Asia Minor (6c BCE).</p><p><br /></p><p>Since it was so darn frigging cold in Berlin (not Chicago-esque but still ...), I decided to add another inside activity <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> and went to the well-heated Neues Museum nearby. Among the famous exhibits they have is the Nofretete (Nefertiti) bust, and coin wise they show a rare Charlemagne silver denier for example. Had been to other places on the Museum Island but not that one so far ...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]886650[/ATTACH]</p><p>The Charlemagne denier ...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]886651[/ATTACH]</p><p>Took a photo of the obverse through the magnifying glass. Hey, that worked![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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