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"Philodemic Society": Intaglio seal matrix carved on 1838 Coronet large cent
Posted on Friday June 23, 2017  Host coin: 1838 USA Coronet large cent.  A recent acquisition: a bronze dupondius of Gaius Julius Caesar struck at an uncertain mint in northern Italy (various locations have been proposed over the decades). The obverse features the winged bust of Victory facing right with the legend CAESAR DIC TER (Caesar dictator for the third time). The reverse has the Goddess Minerva advancing left, holding a trophy over one shoulder and spear and shield in left hand. The ...
 On May 07, 1915, the German Navy committed arguably Germany’s biggest strategic failures in WWI: the sinking of the RMS Lusitania. International outrage grew as word spread that the ship was sank without warning, killing 1,198 passengers and crew, 128 of which were Americans. To add to this, Karl Goetz, German medalist and sculpture, created a satirical medal in August 1915. His intent was to embarrass the Cunard ...
Tea bricks have been used as a means of payment from 9th to 20th century in China, Mongolia, Siberia, Tibet, Turkmenistan and Russia. The Chinese Emperor had the monopoly on the production of tea as means of payment. The bricks were mainly produced in Sichuan, a Chinese province. Some have been made in Russia. They have various forms and sizes and were transported by yaks or camels caravans.  Major Henry ("Light Horse Harry") Lee  In 1918, just five years into the new ‘Buffalo’ design, the first recorded instance of an altered nickel appeared in print. The Numismatist contained an entry that told of a nickel with the obverse intentionally fashioned to show our loyal Indian as the German Emperor Wilhelm II, complete with moustache and a pointed pickelhaube headgear. This was the modest beginning to a tradition that would span decades and ...
 Champion Paper, in small town Canton, has always been the heartbeat of that tight-knit Western North Carolina community. The company saw unparalleled growth from the early 1900’s well into the latter half of the twentieth century. At the helm was the founder’s son-in-law, Reuben B. Robertson.Robertson had been brought on to temporarily oversee operations in 1907 and ended up staying with the company for an ...
 March 10th 1629, Charles I, king of Scotland, England and Ireland, dissolved the English parliament and began the eleventh year period known today as the personal rule. The king was entitled to do this because of his royal prerogative. At the time parliament did not meet regularly and was usually summoned only when the king needed additional revenue, usually for military purposes.
 A silver denarius of Gaius Julius Caesar struck at an uncertain mint in Spain during his second campaign there in 46 and 45 BC. The obverse consists of the head of the Venus wearing a diadem and facing right. Behind her head and to the lower left is the god Cupid. The reverse has in legend CAESAR in the exergue. Above is a trophy with an oval shield and carnyx (a type of wind instrument used by the Iron Age Celts) in each ...
Grandfather Mountain Highland Games & Gathering of Scottish Clans Medal
Posted on Tuesday April 11, 2017  Here is an interesting medal that commemorates the annual Grandfather Mountain Highland Games & Gathering of Scottish Clans, a summer event now in its 61st year. The reverse of the 38mm medal, struck in .999 silver, honors Agnes MacRae Morton who co-founded the Highland Games and also donated the land on which the Games are held. Supposedly only 1,000 of the medals were produced but I have yet to find ...
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