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>>56965538
>among the most impressive object i've seen from your collection, it wouldn't feel out of place in the British museum collection.

Thanks bro, it's definitely one of the finest pieces of any type that I own. I have no idea what the market would determine its value to be as it's fundamentally unique but I'm sure it's worth several times its weight in gold.

>I'm curious about your investigatory work to determine the period it was from. What put you on the trail of the middle bronze age era

That style of riveted blade is pretty widely distributed, the technical advancement of peoples in different parts of the world at any given time varied widely but IIRC that style in the Netherlands would probably place it around 1,200-1,600 BC. I'm not 100% confident so should research and study more to try narrowing that range.

>>56965538
>ps 2 : the promised pics from the billon's double sol

Amazing pics, I'm almost certain that is a manufacturing flaw and not damage. From what I gather those coins were cranked out in large quantities so quality-control wasn't a big concern. They weren't "beautiful" high purity silver issues so few people would have cared to preserve them in good condition, really nice ones like yours seem to be quite rare now. It's a real winner fren, I hope you keep that one.

>>56706895
>Gold and silver, taken from the ground of the earth, evoking the two most prominent heavenly bodies, sun and moon, is incredibly poetic, almost uncomfortable to contemplate.

My nigga, sounds like you might enjoy the relatively scarce ancient Roman coins depicting the goddess Aeternitas, the personification of Eternity. The 2 I have in pic are denarii of Hadrian, there are several other Roman issues and different denominations depicting Aeternitas but on coins she is a rare deity. The goddess is shown holding the head of the golden Sun god Sol in one hand and the silver Moon goddess Luna in the other. I always thought the symbolism of Gold and Silver transcending time in the arms of Eternity was sublime, and having that ancient understanding of the everlasting nature of these 2 celestial metals struck on a silver coin from 1,900 years ago further reinforces the point! 10/10 I'd highly recommend finding one of your own anon.

>>56182379
I've only seen the silverplated Christofle articles IRL, but even as an uncultured burgerlard I know it's a very popular brand so if you learn that your spoons are uncommonly old or of a rare pattern then I'm sure autistic Christofle collectors will be particularly interested, definitely a good purchase man. Regarding my plated leftovers, yes it's just crap that I tossed in a box (and then other boxes after the first got full) from mixed lots of good sterling and plated items. I hate messing with tangled and tedious jewelry but actually sat down and finished sorting it all today and found yet more sterling plus a few nuggets of 14k gold. And regarding your question about not all items of the same set having hallmarks I also have encountered this. For some reason only one of 2 earrings in several pairs of karat gold earrings I've found have been hallmarked, and on older pre-1868 American sterling silverware sometimes just a few of a matching batch of spoons or forks will actually be appropriately hallmarked "STERLING" or have the relevant non-standard hallmarks used by that company or in their region. And with stuff like older ~.900 Coin silverware a complete lack of any marks indicating purity or quality of silver was the norm. The lack of purity hallmarks combined with look-alike plated items makes it extra confusing for normoids but a great angle for the more experienced to scoop up deals. We may be doing well but there is always more for us to learn, let's keep sharpening our skills and hoarding those cheapies my fren.

>>56095343
>Their metal is literally the color of piss lmao.

While it's true that the alchemists of old thought the resemblance was sufficient reason to try boiling countless gallons urine down into the coveted Philosopher's Stone, their misguided search for an unlimited gold hack led to the accidental discovery of Phosphorus which is a pretty cool outcome.

Anyway there is nothing wrong with having a personal favorite, but the fact that both metals are eternal and literally go hand in hand has been known and revered for millennia. On some of their coins the Romans depicted the goddess Aeternitas, the personification of eternity, holding in each hand the head of Sol the god of the Sun and gold and Luna the goddess of the Moon and silver. To be in harmony with humanity's ancient wisdom and with Eternity itself one must hold both.