My name is Eel. I use all pronouns and prefer if you mix it up and get fun with them. My main is @anguilliforme, where i mainly reblog stuff & post about my life, feel free to drop by and say hi.
I love talking about my collection and hearing about other peoples collections. I also like chatting about money in general; if you have a question about collecting, security features, or want to hear my opinion on something, you won't be bothering me by sending an ask.
My ask box (with anon) is open!
Blog tags & fun facts about me below this read more
#my coins - coins from my collections
#my banknotes - banknotes from my collection
(all of my coins & banknotes are also tagged with their countries of origin)
#eel coins - join me in my journey to collect every coin with an eel on it
#hyperinflation - i love hyperinflation banknotes, so here's a tag for 'em
#fucked up coins - a tag specifically for errors/waffles
#answered - any asks or submissions from fellow numisheads
#not my coins - i'm lucky enough for people to send me photos of their own collections (or just coins they think are cool)
#memes - numis-related posts that made me laugh
Fun facts for the discerning blogger:
My first job was in a bank, which is where I picked up my love of banknotes & banknote security features
The bulk of my European coins are inherited from my grand- and great-grandparents
I have a honours degree in linguistics, and I currently work as a high school teacher
I am also a lifelong pin collector. Mainly pins related to my travels, but I have recently inherited some olympic pins from my father who worked in sports media, so i guess i also collect those too now
A beautiful blue 10 Pf note, again, from the city of Greiffenberg, modern day Gryfów Śląski, Poland!
The reverse shows a knight who has just slain a griffin, which sits below the image of Gryf Castle. Accompanying the images on the reverse is the inscription that translates to: "One of God's sheep has defeated the Griffin"
In order to celebrate one year of Notgeld of the week, I've put together a recent haul with some very interesting and colourful notes!
First are these three 1 and 2 Mark notes from the town of Ennigerloh. The text on these are very hard to read, but what is clear is the large devil figure appearing on the first note. This series is also notable for being the last appearance of Ennigerloh's old coat of arms.
This 25 Pf. note from Krefeld carries the humorous inscription "so much paper for so little money!"
A nice vertical notgeld from the city of Celle
Several notes from the Altenburg from the Prinzenraub or "princeknapping" series, based off Kunz von Kauffungen's kidnapping of two princes of Saxony, which happened this very day back in 1455!
Several notes from Arnstadt
And finally, 2 Marks of "Jubiläumsgeld" or Jubilee money celebrating the 675th anniversary on the city of Dorsten. The reverse shows the medieval townspeople pouring honey and throwing bees onto the intruders below.
The big bronzes are Sestertii of Trajan and Faustina II, and were damaged/defaced in antiquity. Roma is on reverse of the Trajan sestertius and exhibits the same graffiti.
Left to right (not including the big bronzes)
Denarius - A. Terentius Varro. Struck 206-200 BCE
Obverse - Roma, X mark of value to the left.
Reverse - Dioscuri on horseback, VAR below
Denarius - Anonymous. Struck 206-195 BCE
Obverse - Roma, X mark of value to the left.
Reverse - Dioscuri on horseback, star below
Denarius - C. Servilius M.f. Struck 136 BCE
Obverse - Roma again, with a wreath to the left. ROMA below
Reverse - Dioscuri on horseback, C SERVEILI M F below
Denarius - Q. Thermus M.f. Struck 103 BCE
Obverse - Portrait of Mars
Reverse - two warriors fighting, the one on the left is protecting his friend who fell down aw (its kind of hard to tell because its so worn)
Quinarius - C. Egnatuleius C.f. Struck 97 BCE
Obverse - Portrait of Apollo
Reverse - victory inscribing a shield on a trophy
Denarius - M. Volteius M.f. Struck 75 BCE
Obverse - a laureate portrait of Jupiter with some bankers marks
Reverse - temple of Jupiter Capitolinus
Denarius - C. Hosidius C.f. Geta. Struck 68 BCE
Obverse - Diana with a bow and quiver over her shoulder
Reverse - boar that's been wounded by a spear and being attacked by a hound.
Denarius - Octavian. Struck 32 - 29 BCE
Obverse - Portrait of Octavian
Reverse - Pax holding an olive branch and cornucopia
Denarius - Trajan. Struck 103 - 111 CE
Obverse - portrait of Trajan
Reverse - Dacian in mourning, sitting on a shield.
Denarius - Hadrian. Struck 126 CE
Obverse - portrait of Hadrian
Reverse - Pudicitia
Fourrée Denarius (Contemporary plated counterfeit) of Caracalla
Obverse - Caracalla
Reverse - Mars advancing left
Bronze of Aelia Eudoxia, Struck 401 - 403 CE
Obverse - portrait of Aelia Eudoxia
Reverse - Victory inscribing shield with Chi-Rho
Pontic bronze from the time of Mithridates VI
The obverse depicts a Bashlyk with a bow to the left.
Theres a star on the reverse too, but the Bashlyk is the cool part.
And a little byzantine bronze of who I assume is Justin II and Sophia, but I don't know the first thing about byzantine or any medieval stuff in general, so it'll be an identification project for later.
In the center of the reverse is St. George above the coat of arms of, from left to right, Münden, Prussia(?), and Osterode, two neighboring cities to Göttingen.
the 2014 plastic transnistrian coins! technically the first circulating plastic coins ever issued by a government, though that depends on your opinion of transnistria.
these have gotten quite popular in non-collector circles as an interest piece and you can definitely see why. it’s weird to hold coins that aren’t metallic and know they hold value!
there’s been a bit of tit-for-tat over whether there’s any luminescence under UV lighting, i turned on my pocket torch and saw some banknote-style flecks. would be interested if any other collector had different results.
