2022 was a very special year for me coin wise. I had four accomplishments that I'll share. I still can't believe my good fortune. 1. I was able to bring to light a coin discovery not listed in Bob Levinson's book "The Early Dated Coins of Europe 1234-1500" 2nd Edition or in any other publication. It is a 1499 1/2 stuiver of Zwolle. For now I gave it a reference # III-276a. Bob will update later. I purchased this discovery through a friend here on the forum. Here is the obverse. 2. I reached out to Sean Breazeal about sharing some of my coins on his web site "Medieval Coinage. com. This site is a supplement to the Frey and Levinson books. This site deals mainly with Early Dated pre 1501 A.D. coins. For the most part, European coinage. I started sending him the images and he places them accordingly. For now 1440-1479 are posted. This really means a lot to me to have my col- lection recognized this way. medievalcoinage.com 3. John Baumgart (messydesk) asked me if he could use one of my coins in his 2023 calendar. I said sure. This is quite the honor for me. The gold piece is a Brabant 1488 half noble d'or. It is pictured for March. 4. This year I bid on over 100 coins. A mix of new coins for my collection and 10 upgrades. While pleased with the results, the new coins I bid on and lost may not come back around in my life time. I know, be happy with your winnings. Tell that to the OCD part of me. That is it for this year. A most excellent year coin wise. I hope the Christmas Holidays are good for everyone and that 2023 will be a good one for us all. Recently acquired upgrade.
Not in my collecting sphere, but what beautiful coins. Must be a special kind of feeling to see coins you own featured and/or referenced in this way. Congratulations and thanks for sharing
I only tread lightly in the medieval era, mostly English. But I surely can appreciate your accomplishments this year. You did well, very well.
Before 2001 my only experience with medieval coins was with Hungarian denars dated 1503-1628. I built several sets and sold/traded them for other coins. I bought Frey's book on the Early Dated coins and never looked back.
