I've seen a lot of these and many weren't really very well done, or believable. These? Terrific!
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Cool History Stuff
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Nice.
Amazing how pretty the women get.
And King Charles II as the hard rocker. Perfect.
Amazing how pretty the women get.
And King Charles II as the hard rocker. Perfect.
Lunch break on the set of the film Conan the Destroyer (1984)
Map shows where Roman coins where found that had been in use in the Roman Empire between 30 BC and AD 400 .
Looks like the coins were used well outside the borders of the empire.
Looks like the coins were used well outside the borders of the empire.
Wow, they were big coins!
@Rico Thanks! I'm actually a bit of a coin collector, though mostly USA coins. The ancient coins are fascinating, however.
I think the oldest coin I have is a Spanish 8 Real from the 1700s, a shipwreck coin, also known as a "piece of eight" which you may have heard of from Hollywood pirate movies.
I think the oldest coin I have is a Spanish 8 Real from the 1700s, a shipwreck coin, also known as a "piece of eight" which you may have heard of from Hollywood pirate movies.
That's interesting. Any chance of a photo?@Rico Thanks! I'm actually a bit of a coin collector, though mostly USA coins. The ancient coins are fascinating, however.
I think the oldest coin I have is a Spanish 8 Real from the 1700s, a shipwreck coin, also known as a "piece of eight" which you may have heard of from Hollywood pirate movies.
Sure, why not? I enjoy show & tell. Hardly anything groundbreaking here.
Gentlemen, the 8 Real silver coin, aka "piece of eight". This was accepted far and wide throughout the known world when the United States of America was but a young nation and had not yet started minting it's own coins.
That is King Charles on the obverse. I believe these were also known as "pillar coins" due to the reverse.
Cool. Thank you
You're welcome.
Since this is a history thread, more on the El Cazador:
El Cazador (ship) - Wikipedia
Oh, I heard about this. I'll read up on it later. was there some legal dispute about that shipwreck?
Thanks. I'll check it out. The piece of 8 is cool. Weird from our point of view that they thought 8 was a good number but I like it.
Thanks. I'll check it out. The piece of 8 is cool. Weird from our point of view that they thought 8 was a good number but I like it.
I don't know about the legal dispute thing. From what I understand, which, admittedly isn't much, salvage rights would apply.
As for the 8 Real, or "piece of eight" this might shed some light:
Spanish dollar - Wikipedia
BTW, how should we pronounce "Real" in Spanish, regarding this?
"Re-ah-lea" or just "real", or something else?
"Re-ah-lea" or just "real", or something else?
That is pretty neat... there is an antique book dealer in the wee village of Ballater near the Royal family's haunt of Balmoral. I had ordered a 1st Edition of Normandy to the Baltic by Field Marshal Montgomery that still had its 46 maps and 3 Diagram sheets in pristine order. Not bad considering it was printed in 1946. Anyway.. while picking it up I got my hands on a book that was printed in 1625 that they let me have a flick through... it was amazingly made although it was all a bit too fire and brimstone for my liking... oh and it cost the guts of £600.
That is pretty neat... there is an antique book dealer in the wee village of Ballater near the Royal family's haunt of Balmoral. I had ordered a 1st Edition of Normandy to the Baltic by Field Marshal Montgomery that still had its 46 maps and 3 Diagram sheets in pristine order. Not bad considering it was printed in 1946. Anyway.. while picking it up I got my hands on a book that was printed in 1625 that they let me have a flick through... it was amazingly made although it was all a bit too fire and brimstone for my liking... oh and it cost the guts of £600.
I have a copy of that Montgomery book as well -- also with all the map sheets intact (not sure if it was a first edition) -- found it at a flea market about 25 years ago
I haven't read it in many years -- what I remember it was pretty dry and mostly an understated version of "I am a military genius and everything went perfectly according to plan"... oh, and there were American allies too.
But those maps were very cool.
I think maps in history books have actually gone backwards in terms of readability and quality.
I dunno... he opens it with some serious praise for Ike but then backs it up with pretty much saying there was no overall commander for the land forces so I went to England and did it. LOL