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he did french Colonials as well you know ;)

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die cutter on the reverse been at the Vodka

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1816 :D

Presumably the US cent came free with the other one. I sold an 1818 a few months ago in considerably better condition at nearly VF. It made............just over £2. :(

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you got unlucky there, paid more then that for mine, Cents usualy cell well.

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Another addition to my growing collection of medieval pennies (deniers, pfennigs etc)

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France 1088-1300 Bearn Les Centulles Denier, a common type, but still a very nice little coin for $30

Obv CENTVLLO COM, cross with two pellets

Rev ONOR FORCAS around PAX (no idea who Forcas is)

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O.O I WANT

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a High grade Denga \O/ overstruck on an earlier coin £9.70 the 2. love that denga, they dont come around often, let alone in that grade.

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Ferdinand and Isabella Blanco, minted around the time of the spanish inquesition.

£5.10

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£2.53, messed up planchet

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But nobody expects "The Spanish inquisition"!

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But nobody expects "The Spanish inquisition"!

Nor the Spanish "inquesition" :D

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Our chief weapons are surprise , surprise is our chief weapon.

Nobody expects the spanish inqustion

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NOBODY expects the Spanish Inquisition! Amongst our weaponry are such diverse elements as: fear, surprise, ruthless efficiency, an almost fanatical devotion to the Pope, and nice red uniforms - Oh damn!

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Tickets for the o2 this Friday - cost a fortune but can't wait!!!

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"NO-ONE expects -"

(THE END)

"Oh bugger"

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Bet they start with the four yorkshire men sketch.

Or poss dead parrot sketch

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Further delving into medieval

German States-Lower Bavaria (Bayern-Landshut), Duke Heinrich IV (1390-1450), Pfennig, Öttinger Mint

Dog walking left, right paw raised, tree or bush in background

Large H between two five-pointed stars

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Vienna pfennig - Friedrich the Handsome. (1314-30) I'd hate to meet the ugly ones :D

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Ladislav IV king of Hungary & Slavonia denar for Slavonia (approx modern Croatia) 1272-1290

a much more sophisticated production than the German pfennigs. Not a dog this time, a marten apparently

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Armenia - Levon IV(1320-1342)silver takvorin. King on horseback rt. He holds reins in left hand and mace, which extends over his shoulder. "Levon king of the Armenians" / Bushy-tailed lion walking rt.., behind him a tall cross with one arm. "Struck in the City of Sis".

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Do we have any designers to which these might be attributed, and the penalties incurred for having executed the same? :ph34r:

And I thought some of the W/SA mint portraits were a bit crude!

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A first for me. A cheap opportunity to get a Lucien Bazor 'Marianne' portrait:

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But.. it's not a coin! Here's the reverse:

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It's a zinc PTT (telephone) token!

Nice token.

I did bought GETTONE token,,BELGIE 25c 1938 and several worn 191o downwards UKGB ... penny from car boot last June.

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This one came today

Nezak Huns

Billon drachm of the Hephthalite King Napki Malka (Afghanistan/ Gandhara, c. 475-576).

Obv: Napki Malka type bust, winged head dress with bull head in the center. Pahlavi legend "NAPKI MALKA".

Rev: Zoroastrian fire altar with attendants either side.

25mm 2.85g (slightly scyphate)

£20 inc postage :)

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speaking of huns... same sort of area :D

bought 4 of these Order of Prussia Teutonic bracteates - 3rd greek cross type so made between 1416-40

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1740's Poluska

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1731 denga overstruck of something...

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1746 denga, with clipped plancher

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1773 Russia/Moldova

2 para/ 3 Kopek

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1811 2 kopek with great detail and off centre

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Finally found something worth posting, Elagabalus denarius, Victoria reverse. Dealer's pics for now, don't have it in hand yet.

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That's a nice ancient - and without the bright 'cleaned' look so many of them have.

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