Restoring Your Finds
07-23-2014, 09:12 AM
Some of my past finds in France :
My first Roman coin ever : a maiorina from Magnentius with the Chi-Ro (Symbol for the first Christians). Flavius Magnus Magnentius (303 – August 11, 353) was a usurper of the Roman Empire from 350 to 353.
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A "12 deniers" Louis XVI coin from 1792. Louis XVI (23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) was King of France and Navarre from 1774 until 1791, after which he was subsequently King of the French from 1791 to 1792, before his deposition and execution during the French Revolution.
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My next Roman coins : 2 Gallienus Antonianus and one silver coin from Postumus. (Love this one !!)
Gallienus (/ˌɡæliˈiːnəs/; Latin: Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus Augustus;[1] c. 218 – 268) was Roman Emperor with his father Valerian from 253 to 260 and alone from 260 to 268. He ruled during the Crisis of the Third Century that nearly caused the collapse of the empire. While he won a number of military victories, he was unable to prevent the secession of important provinces.
Marcus Cassianius Latinius Postumus[3] was a western Roman emperor of provincial origin. He usurped power from Gallienus around the year 260[note 1] and assumed the title and powers of emperor in the western provinces of Gaul, Germania, Britannia and Hispania, thereby founding what scholars have dubbed the Gallic Empire. He ruled for the better part of ten years[note 2] before he was murdered by his own troops.
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My first Roman (And only so far !) Roman brooch, possibly 3rd/4th century AD. It has a turtle or snake head on one edge.
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A 16th/17th century Spanish coin with marks that changed its value.
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From top left to bottom right :
3 "deniers tournois" from King Francois Ier (beginning of the 16th century, made from billon which is 30% silver/70% copper)A French Revolution era coin (end of 18th century)
A "bouton a la grenade" and a "bouton du genie", both buttons date back to the end of the 19th century to the very beginning of the 20 th century
Old buckle, possibly 18th century
Cape buttons
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Some buttons
The ones marked "8" and "90" are from the second half of the 19th century and stand for infantry regiments. (8th and 90th)
A flat one
The one with the nice design is probably a regional button from the 18th century.
And one you may easily recognize, even though it is not well cleaned up. An American button !
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Finally, a 15th century seal, probably for a city or abbey, and its design once printed :
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My first Roman coin ever : a maiorina from Magnentius with the Chi-Ro (Symbol for the first Christians). Flavius Magnus Magnentius (303 – August 11, 353) was a usurper of the Roman Empire from 350 to 353.
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A "12 deniers" Louis XVI coin from 1792. Louis XVI (23 August 1754 – 21 January 1793) was King of France and Navarre from 1774 until 1791, after which he was subsequently King of the French from 1791 to 1792, before his deposition and execution during the French Revolution.
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My next Roman coins : 2 Gallienus Antonianus and one silver coin from Postumus. (Love this one !!)
Gallienus (/ˌɡæliˈiːnəs/; Latin: Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus Augustus;[1] c. 218 – 268) was Roman Emperor with his father Valerian from 253 to 260 and alone from 260 to 268. He ruled during the Crisis of the Third Century that nearly caused the collapse of the empire. While he won a number of military victories, he was unable to prevent the secession of important provinces.
Marcus Cassianius Latinius Postumus[3] was a western Roman emperor of provincial origin. He usurped power from Gallienus around the year 260[note 1] and assumed the title and powers of emperor in the western provinces of Gaul, Germania, Britannia and Hispania, thereby founding what scholars have dubbed the Gallic Empire. He ruled for the better part of ten years[note 2] before he was murdered by his own troops.
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My first Roman (And only so far !) Roman brooch, possibly 3rd/4th century AD. It has a turtle or snake head on one edge.
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A 16th/17th century Spanish coin with marks that changed its value.
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From top left to bottom right :
3 "deniers tournois" from King Francois Ier (beginning of the 16th century, made from billon which is 30% silver/70% copper)A French Revolution era coin (end of 18th century)
A "bouton a la grenade" and a "bouton du genie", both buttons date back to the end of the 19th century to the very beginning of the 20 th century
Old buckle, possibly 18th century
Cape buttons
40899
Some buttons
The ones marked "8" and "90" are from the second half of the 19th century and stand for infantry regiments. (8th and 90th)
A flat one
The one with the nice design is probably a regional button from the 18th century.
And one you may easily recognize, even though it is not well cleaned up. An American button !
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Finally, a 15th century seal, probably for a city or abbey, and its design once printed :
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