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.Sept. Severus...neat coin...idk about the finish ...:)

..my 1st in the collection is my impulse buy (probably paid too much,but) of Cosimo l, a 'junior' member of the ruling Medici's and he was to have great impact on the  arts and knowledge by his patronage of scholars and artist...purdy much the last to do so as far as i know now...:)  now i await my Cosimo lll coin and lQQk at the others i need...

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Italian States, Toscana (Tuscany, Grand Duchy). Cosimo I de' Medici AR Giulio. Firenze, 1572. • COS • M • MAGNVS • • DVX • ETRVRIÆ •, crowned Medici arms, date above / • IOA • B • PROT • • E • COS • CONS •, St John the Baptist and St Cosimo standing facing, DIVIS below. Pucci 111; MIR 170/3; CNI 302-5; Galeotti LXVI, 9-15. 2.84g, 27mm, 3h. Holed & Cilpped

..i have to admit i've bid on a few manuscripts...kool q.g.:)

...Phillip ll, along with his family, take the prizes for several such types...

Elagalabus?....(well, maybe not, but it reminded me of this coin)

...the 2 Valerians....:)

25 minutes ago, JeandAcre said:

six pills. 

;;it has been said that those were coins...

26 minutes ago, JeandAcre said:

Gules three lucies (a kind of fish

...would those be "Gars"?...

43 minutes ago, panzerman said:

, Seth was God of Evil.

...welp. sumbodies gotta do it  😄

just made a purchase..i have two budding Artist in my family that i'm am a patron & benefactor of, and of late i've refreshed my learning of those who in the past brought us out of the dark ages (amongst others things for some :P) with art, architecture, knowledge about our place in the very universe, to name a few.. so here's some art of my Artists  and the coin of Cosimo De Medici, l i just paid for (sellers pics, i'll give the lowdown gets it!^^)

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a holed guilio coin 1572, of Cosimo De Medici l

...standing you say?!...and please refresh my old memory....:D

one (similar) of your bottom bronze..:)

...well i wouldn't mind having one....who wants to go halves?!?..:P

...well, i believe they sometimes represented a comet...but it might be some other thing...

..man, that is kool @Sulla80... i have one of him also i got when i found out about the story of Arabian Nights...i'll have to find it and take another pic i don't have one on this computer..;)

5 hours ago, lordmarcovan said:

Somebody else bought it,

..well darn...it wasn't me melord...and curses to whoever got it!!

...AND..i have an Italian portrait coin of the  Order of the Golden Fleece of Charles (Carlos) V

On 1/6/2024 at 7:05 PM, JeandAcre said:

Phillippe IV who wiped out the Knights Templar early in the 14th century.

..him with the pope  they owed them great amounts of wealth...the killer of Jacques DeMolay hell yes i got a coin of'em (plua he was father of Louis X )

15 hours ago, lordmarcovan said:

Zero for zero, but nice stuff, everyone.

haha....don't feel lonely melord...:)

2 hours ago, lordmarcovan said:

buying it for my giveaway stash

...well, you get it put me down!...i don't have a 'real' real in my collection (but not from lack of trying)..AND that envelope raises the value in my opinion! ^^  or shoot me a price and i'll send you money for the coin and put a lil profit on it and you can buy more coins for you giveaway!  thanks melord! 😄

...it was a Habsburg...9_9......i lQQked at a million of'em, but i couldn't say for sure exactly....John above seems to have a good idea melord...:)  (and btw, that's a super kool historic in itself envelope with it Sir 🙂 )

On 1/9/2024 at 10:29 AM, panzerman said:

it was struck at the Imperial Mint.

.... of course you can prove that with the pictures you took at time right?....^^  now how do you now that for sure Sir??

...sad news indeed...

..you made out like a bandito Ryro....kool! 🙂

....here he is being the 'hun is the bun'..:)

...Hi Doug, good to C ya....ya know i don't think i bought a ancient coin last year at all    a Good Year to ya Sir...:)