The Tribute Penny | New Page Title | History/Background | Backyard & Garden | Instructions Page | Tips and Troubleshooting | Related Links | Contact Me | New Page Title
Hobby and How -To- with coin collecting and other interests. Photography and Gardening

Welcome to my hobby site!

Everyone knows how to do something. Whether it's playing a piano, gardening, carpentry, knitting, painting with watercolors, caring for a pet..we've all acquired certain skills in our lives, and it's only right that we should want to share the results of our hobby and also share what we've learned about how to do it well.

Another one of my sites that will have different coin pictures and articles; just click on anytime

On this site, I'm going to talk about my own skill or hobby. I'll give a bit of history on the subject itself, as well as some background on how I got involved in it. I might also include some instructions on how to perform my hobby, as well as any tips or tricks I've acquired through the years. And, of course, I'll include lots of pictures of the results of my hobby or of me enjoying myself doing it.

Please sign my guestbook and let me know what you think of this site. Also feel free to contribute to this site with your own tips.

Click to receive email
when this page is updated
Powered by NetMind

AS Graeve- Like our English word pound, this Latin word was
originally the name of an actual weight; the name became transferred to an equivalent weight of metal and later to the coin which was intended to represent the value of that weight of metal AS as a unit of weight represented twelve unciae (whence our word for ounce) These coins were cast and
not struck and first issued as early as 300B.C. The mark 1
on the reverse near the prow of the ship represents 1 to equal 12 unciae.
the unc

coinorig.jpg

It is most difficult to obtain a real nice image from such
an old old bronze coin as this. This coin obviously saw much use. This is the ancient's double headed Janus, One who looks forward as well as backwards represented on the Obverse of the coin. On the reverse, we see a favorite symbol coming into use with the Romans, that of the Prow of
a ship. On the right side of this reverse, you may see the
I (mark) which represented 1/12 of the pound or 1 uniciae.

Cat in needlepoint; Actual size=180 pixels wide

Here I might put a picture of something I made or of me enjoying my hobby.