Around the World ...where the way point lands only you know.... ??? Lets see your world...eh...

[Paddy54]

So I will start with my home town...not actually a coin or token ....but to this home boy...Baltimore Maryland is from where my Irish/Welsh roots settled after leaving the old country. 

Two pieces of exonuma that I was fortunate enough to find... post your way points....on the globe.. tell us about your adventures. 

greeting from Baltimore Hon... 

Edited May 26, 2022 by Paddy54

[Paddy54]

In my youth we spent a few Summers far away from the mid- Atlantic area.. up to the Great White North a small town on Lake Huron called Grand Bend... so Canada has always been a very special place... great memories....are never forgotten. 

[Paddy54]

One of my favorite Canadian sets.

[Paddy54]

How about a little Newfoundland Woodie...a very interesting fact the reverse is a native plant of the island.....and its a carnivore  😲 yes it eats insects....  reminds me of Little shop of Horror's !  

Edited May 26, 2022 by Paddy54

[Paddy54]

Another Canadian woodie 

[Qcumbor]

This is where you force me to contribute with my Dombes coins 😄

You must be aware I have 300+ of them... be prepared !

Louis II de Montpensier (1560-1582), Teston - 1575 - Atelier de Trévoux
LVDOVI . D . MONTISP . D . DOMBAR Buste cuirassé a gauche, + sous le buste
+ DNS . ADIVT . ET . REDEM . MEVS . 1574 Ecu de Bourbon couronné, dans le champ deux lambdas couronnés.
Les N sont rétrogrades
9.45 gr
Ref : Divo Dombes # 31, PA # 5113v, Mantellier -

Q

[Helvius Pertinax]

Oh, what a nice idea! I grew up and currently live in germany, a country with a long history of minting coins! Here is a 2€ coin, from a series that shows a new important german building every year. The series started in the year I was born and I collected every single year up until,2022. Here is the 2017 edition, featuring a roman city gate called Porta Nigra:

[expat]

My Wife is half German, half Norwegian so as tribute to her, two commemoratives

 

[expat]

My Mother and 3 Sisters live in and around Vancouver, Canada. So, for them

 

[Helvius Pertinax]

4 minutes ago, expat said:

My Wife is half German, half Norwegian so as tribute to her, two commemoratives

 

Cool, I am at the Barbarossa - Denkmal right now. An impressive monument!

[Etcherdude]

 

4 hours ago, Helvius Pertinax said:

Oh, what a nice idea! I grew up and currently live in germany, a country with a long history of minting coins! Here is a 2€ coin, from a series that shows a new important german building every year. The series started in the year I was born and I collected every single year up until,2022. Here is the 2017 edition, featuring a roman city gate called Porta Nigra:

Here are some photos from Trier taken a few years back.

The "Black Gate" is all that remains of the city's Roman wall.

Architectural styles reveal medieval additions on the left contrasting with the heavy rusticated masonry of the 2nd century Roman structure.

The Baroque era reliefs in this gallery reveal another facet of the structure's evolution, it long functioned as a church.

Trier boasts one of the oldest intact Imperial Roman basilicas, the Aula Palatina was built during the reign of Constantine.

Like the Port Nigra, during the middle ages Constantine's audience hall became a church, though it remains one to this day. 

Part of Trier's Roman bath complex

Trier's Landesmuseum is rich in mosaics and other artifacts from antiquity.

My coin from the Trier mint, roughly contemporary with the Aula Palatina.

Constantinian, AE3/4 BI Nummus

Personification of Roma on obverse, She-wolf and twins on reverse.

[Helvius Pertinax]

1 minute ago, Etcherdude said:

 

Here are some photos from Trier taken a few years back.

The "Black Gate" is all that remains of the city's Roman wall.

Architectural styles reveal medieval additions on the left contrasting with the heavy rusticated masonry of the 2nd century Roman structure.

The Baroque era reliefs in this gallery reveal another facet of the structure's evolution, it long functioned as a church.

Trier boasts one of the oldest intact Imperial Roman basilicas, the Aula Palatina was built during the reign of Constantine.

Like the Port Nigra, during the middle ages Constantine's audience hall became a church, though it remains one to this day. 

Part of Trier's Roman bath complex

Trier's Landesmuseum is rich in mosaics and other artifacts from antiquity.

My coin from the Trier mint, roughly contemporary with the Aula Palatina.

Constantinian, AE3/4 BI Nummus

Personification of Roma on obverse, She-wolf and twins on reverse.

Thanks for the pictures. My own visit to Trier was at least 7 years ago, I was around 10 years old then, so I cant remember much of it 😂 I remember visiting the Basilica though, and during that visit I also got my first ancient coin that was dug up on an ancient site in Trier. Its a Claudius II, minted in Mediolanum. Ill post pictures of it when I get back home in a few days.

[Alegandron]

TRIER (really like that city!!!)

Rome VRBS ROMA commem 330-331 CE Æ reduced centenionalis, 16mm, 2.5g, 12h; Trier mint, CE 330-331 She-wolf RIC VII 529 Left

 

RI commem AE Follis CONSTAN-TINOPOLIS Victory Prow Shield RIC VII Trier 543 Left

[Paddy54]

Danzig is another interest of mine I have several specimens from the free city.

[Paddy54]

My Sig is an over date 4/3  1624/3 

Edited May 26, 2022 by Paddy54

[Paddy54]

1927  1/2 Gulden

[Paddy54]

Heading state side this 1917 type l standing Liberty Quarter is another favorite.  I aquired it from a local dealer at the Annapolis show years ago.

Tom  @  LRC little round coins is well known for having  a quality inventory .

[Paddy54]

I dont know where I'm going to go when the volcano blow...?

With a grease filled die this 1/4 reale .... I Love the die crack or lighting bolt...whichever you prefer... 🤔

 

 

Edited May 26, 2022 by Paddy54

[Paddy54]

Puffins one of my favorite birds.

[Paddy54]

This U.S. half dime variety...1834/3 This happens to be a cherry pick of mine.

My collection is made up of quite a few things...but US half dimes are a passion! I have 1829- 1837 bust complete, working on die marriages of the series. Then the seated series 1937- 1873.

Now I'm going to teach You how to cherry pick a rare 1834/3 half dime. You can do this just sitting in your favorite chair...or at a show.

The 1834/3 is a easy pick ...look at my specimen, first notice that the 8 bottom loop is filled just about full.next notice the 3  and look inside in 3 outer loops . See the inverted 3 that is struck opposite the primary 3.

Find these two easy pick up points and Bingo you just picked your 1st Half dime variety. 🤥

Edited May 26, 2022 by Paddy54

[Paddy54]

Another one of my addictions are Love tokens on Indian Head Cents as the host coin.....pictorial if I can find one that isn't an arm and a leg in price.

I understand that some take issues with defacing a coin. Well I can appreciate that...but to me that term refers to damage, or damaging a coin other than an artistic intent.

The butterfly is on a Liberty Nickel.

[Constantivs]

22 hours ago, Paddy54 said:

In my youth we spent a few Summers far away from the mid- Atlantic area.. up to the Great White North a small town on Lake Huron called Grand Bend... so Canada has always been a very special place... great memories....are never forgotten. 

I live about a 45 minute drive to Grand Bend... wonderful summer memories and still a fun place to visit.

My coins are all well circulated.

Edited May 27, 2022 by Constantivs

[Paddy54]

Wow I've been wanting to return one day. I did a google earth look see...wow a big difference than I remember. 

[Paddy54]

58 minutes ago, Constantivs said:

I live about a 45 minute drive to Grand Bend... wonderful summer memories and still a fun place to visit.

My coins are all well circulated.

 

[expat]

I brought this home from France when I was competing in an International judo tournament. A great looking coin although at the time coin collecting wasn't on my radar, it was a memento.