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Which coins would you stop?
Optimus:
All byzantine "cup" coins get my vote. Plain ugly and schematic - at least for me (yes yes I know - they are beautiful for theri collectors ;) )
5t century small bronzes are also a pain to look at sometimes.
Couldn't we just stop our time machine somewher in the Hellenistic world? Syracuse, for example?? 8)
LordBest:
Personally I would go to the French Medal Mint c1900 and hit the director with a 2 by 4 with a nail in it until he agreed to maintain artistic standards and not allow 'modern' styles to completely overtake the mint, which in turn spread to the rest of the world. The Paris mint was until quite recently the numismatic centre of the universe, where they went all followed, andin the case of the embrace of modern srtistic styles, numismatic art accross the globe followed Paris right into the Abyss. >:( We might have nice looking coins/medals today if it hadn't occured.
LordBest. 8)
mwilson603:
Great answers, keep them coming people ;D
gavignano:
The campgates!!!! :o
I collect those! ;)
Actually, they are kind of a dull design. I just like them due to the exceptional variety of exergue MM with dots, field marks, the occasional weirdo doors, etc.
And, no one has ever REALLY agreed they are signal towers...So they have a slight aura of mystery. Joe
ROMA:
I wish i could go back and stop the byzantines from so drasticaly chaging their coinage. Imagine if they would've continued using the late Roman conventions until the 15th century?
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