Art Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 Steve D'Ippolito's 1810 Bisti, Georgia This coin was issued for use in Georgia, after the Russian empire absorbed it. Note the lettering entirely in the distinctive Georgian alphabet. Even the date is done with Georgian lettering, in a scheme similar to ancient Greek and Hebrew usage where the first letter of the alphabet was 1, the second 2, the tenth 10, the eleventh 20, the nineteenth 100, and so on. The Georgian alphabet had enough letters to get one through 9,999 with this system, though some of the letters are no longer in use today. ikaros' 1889 UK penny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted September 14, 2011 Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Georgia for the unusual factor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted September 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2011 Georgia --- it's just a great looking coin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted September 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2011 Moving on to Round 2. Steve D'Ippolito's 1810 Bisti, Georgia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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