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Offline Lee S

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Marty Fieldman coin of the day!!
« on: June 21, 2015, 04:16:21 am »
Hi Guys.... I won this wonderful hemidrachm last night, and just had to share...

   It's absolutely charming, and one of the few coins that have ever made me laugh out loud!! Who knew Marty Fieldman was a time traveller and modelled for the Rhodian die engraverers ?  ;D ;D ;D

  Best wishes,

Lee.

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Re: Marty Fieldman coin of the day!!
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2015, 07:03:56 am »
Great coin and post Lee. The reverse is a beautiful image of the wild rose which I believe is now extinct, making the coin a record of the biological as well as the historical past. Marty Fieldman might not be a familiar figure outside the anglo-sphere, so that other board members can see what you and I find a bit absurd and funny about the obverse, I have taken the liberty of taking an image of your coin and putting it next to Marty's face.

Best regards,
Steve

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Re: Marty Fieldman coin of the day!!
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2015, 07:36:52 am »
 +++  "What hump?"  Marty Feldman as Igor in Young Frankenstien - one of the funniest lines (and films) ever.

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Re: Marty Fieldman coin of the day!!
« Reply #3 on: July 04, 2015, 01:27:29 am »
Quote from: gallienus1 on July 03, 2015, 07:03:56 am
Great coin and post Lee. The reverse is a beautiful image of the wild rose which I believe is now extinct, making the coin a record of the biological as well as the historical past. Marty Fieldman might not be a familiar figure outside the anglo-sphere, so that other board members can see what you and I find a bit absurd and funny about the obverse, I have taken the liberty of taking an image of your coin and putting it next to Marty's face.

Best regards,
Steve

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Re: Marty Fieldman coin of the day!!
« Reply #4 on: July 05, 2015, 07:28:53 am »
Quote from: gallienus1 on July 03, 2015, 07:03:56 am
Great coin and post Lee. The reverse is a beautiful image of the wild rose which I believe is now extinct, making the coin a record of the biological as well as the historical past. Marty Fieldman might not be a familiar figure outside the anglo-sphere, so that other board members can see what you and I find a bit absurd and funny about the obverse, I have taken the liberty of taking an image of your coin and putting it next to Marty's face.

Best regards,
Steve

Thanks for that Steve!!!
   It's good to know others share my humour!! +++ ;D +++

Lee.

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Re: Marty Fieldman coin of the day!!
« Reply #5 on: July 06, 2015, 09:14:15 pm »
Would that qualify as an Abbey Normal obverse?

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Re: Marty Fieldman coin of the day!!
« Reply #6 on: July 06, 2015, 10:40:29 pm »
Quote from: Carausius on July 03, 2015, 07:36:52 am
+++  "What hump?"  Marty Feldman as Igor in Young Frankenstien - one of the funniest lines (and films) ever.

damn, beat me to it!
i'll have to settle for...

Frankenstein; "Damn your eyes!"
Igor; "Too late" (and that's EYE-gor)

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Re: Marty Fieldman coin of the day!!
« Reply #7 on: July 06, 2015, 11:04:35 pm »
Let's not forget "Walk this way..."

 

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