Shire Post Mint Game of Thrones: Copper Star of Nymeros Martell

This Copper "star" piece is from the land of Dorne in the southern part of the mythical realm of Westeros, undated, but it was minted circa 200, about two hundred years after Aegon I Targaryen tried to conquer all the kingdoms of Westeros under one ruler, with Dorne his only true defeat. The house motto, UNBOWED, UNBENT, UNBROKEN, signifies their immense pride in being the only one of the kingdoms to join the alliance by diplomacy and marriage, rather than conquest. Westeros is the scene of events taking place in the series of novels by author George R.R. Martin now also an HBO miniseries winning critical acclaim. This piece has been struck on an unrimmed planchet of 9 grammes of .999 pure copper, about 25 mm in diameter. The hardened steel dies for this piece were designed and engraved by Arion the Wanderer. If you have not had a chance to catch any of George's novels, they are widely available in bookstores and libraries. The series is called A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE and currently there are six sequential novels out of a planned series of seven. The first novel of the series is A GAME OF THRONES, which is also the title of the current hot HBO series based on the novels. This fantasy coinage is officially licensed through George R.R. Martin and brought to you by Shire Post, specializing in crafting strange and unusual artifacts from all over the omniverse for the purpose of making the fantasy come alive.