Coinage Postfest: Reigar Vanity

    Dangit, I just keep coming up with more.  I would have thought I'd have
run out of steam by now :)

Adam


Reigar Vanity Coin



Origin of the Mint: As surprising as it may be, individual Reigar sometimes
commission their own owns be crafted.  They devised it as a novel means of
spreading their fame across the spheres.  As they do not like repetitive
artwork, most Reigar simply hire a third-party to mint the coins after they
have crafted a suitable mold.  At least a dozen Reigar have commissioned
their own set of coins in the past.  The latest Reigar to venture into
minting a set of Vanities is Lumennci von Thuuven, the Mad Composer.  Coins
with his likeness are starting to appear all over the Known Spheres, a sure
sign of another of his insane schemes to increase his already considerable
fame.



Description of the Coins: Each Reigar creates his own particular mold of
coins.  With few exceptions, these coins will be of gold or platinum mints
of the highest quality.  A typical example of this coin has a profile-relief
of a particular Reigar on one side, and on the other a list of titles or
accomplishments.  Often there is a bit of magic added to the coins, be it a
magic mouth that boastfully proclaims the deeds of the Reigar who
commissioned the coin to other, more subtle magic.



Thuuven's personal Vanities are large ovals about three times the size of a
standard gold piece.  The face has a profile-relief with his name at the
bottom in Common text.  On the back is a sonant from one of Thuuven's
symphonies.  When Thuuven's name is spoken while the coin is held, the
holder hears the sonant being played, although no one else can hear the
music.  The coin is worth 500 gp due to the magic involved.



Frequency of Occurrence in Space: Reigar Vanities are very rare across the
Known Spheres, due mostly to their low numbers.  It is rare to find more
than one at a time.  Even the wealthiest Reigar can only commission a few
thousand of these coins, and when spread across the Spheres, they become
very rare indeed.  Sometimes they are individually numbered as a means to
make each one unique.



Notes: The value of an individual Reigar Vanity can be anywhere from 10 gp
to 1,000 gp or more.  If the Reigar artist is dead, the value is generally
at least double what it would be for a living Reigar, for like all artists,
they are only truly appreciated after they are dead.  Not surprisingly, some
Reigar fake their own deaths as a means of increasing the value of their
art, including their Vanities.



Customers need to be wary of counterfeit Vanities as well.  Some less
scrupulous individuals will create cheap knock-offs and pass them off as the
real thing to unsuspecting customers.  Reigar are oddly silent on the
matter.  While such counterfeits can cause the value of their own coins to
be diminished slightly, the counterfeits do increase the Reigar's own
personal fame, which is the true intention of the Vanities.






Look for my coming on the seventh month of the fifth year.  At dawn look to
the world were the Trio (plus one) that is Untouchable reigns supreme