Post your medieval hammered silver (or gold) coins!

Discussion in 'World Coins' started by lordmarcovan, Dec 3, 2025 at 5:46 AM.

  1. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic numismatist Moderator

    Let's see your medieval hammered stuff!

    German States (Augsburg): ca. 1184-1202 silver bracteate of Bishop Udalschalk von Eschenlohe
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    German States (Brunswick-Lüneburg): ca. 1195-1213 silver bracteate of William Longsword
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    England: ca. 1213-1215 silver penny of King John, from the Gisors hoard found in Normandy
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    Scotland: ca. 1280-1286 silver penny of Alexander III, second coinage
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    Crusader States (Cyprus): ca. 1324-1359 silver gros of Hugo IV
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    France: ca. 1380-1422 gold Ecu d'or of Charles VI, from the Lucerne Abbey Treasure (100 Years' War)
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    England: ca. 1431-1432 silver groat of Henry VI, from the Reigate Hoard found in Surrey
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    German States (Frankfurt): 1495 goldgulden of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor
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    Lithuania: 1550 silver half-grosz of Sigismund II Augustus of Poland, Vilnius mint
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    England: 1575 silver sixpence of Elizabeth I, Tower mint, eglantine mintmark
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  3. tibor

    tibor Supporter! Supporter

    1204-toledo-obol.jpg 1374-i3a-2.jpg Christ Rising From Tomb  Biaggi 2822.jpg
    The 1204 Toledo coin celebrates the expulsion of the Arabs
    from the region.
    The 1374 Aachen coin is considered the first collectable early
    dated coin.
    Christ rising from the tomb while not dated is an important coin
    to me.
     
  4. Randy Abercrombie

    Randy Abercrombie Supporter! Supporter

  5. Denis Richard

    Denis Richard Well-Known Member

    I picked this up earlier this year. A Republic of Venice Italian State Silver 1 Grosso issued by Reniero Zeno, the 45th Doge of Venice, reigning from 1 January 1253 until his death in 1268. This one is going in my book.


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  6. Pickin and Grinin

    Pickin and Grinin Well-Known Member

    My one and only
    Scotland Robert lll 1390 -1403
    Silver groat first issue heavy coinage
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  7. gmarguli

    gmarguli Slightly Evil™

    Though not a big fan of gold, I've kept these around as they are really nice condition.

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    1346-84 Belgium Flanders Chaise d'Or Fr-163 PCGS MS65


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    1346-64 Italy Achaia Zecchino Fr-38a PCGS MS66
     
  8. expat

    expat Remember you are unique, just like everyone else

    One from Spain
    Currency Libra
    Composition Billon
    Weight 0.26 g
    Shape Round (irregular)
    Technique Hammered
    Orientation Variable alignment ↺
    Demonetized Yes
    Number N#
    123656
    References Cru# 319
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  9. scottishmoney

    scottishmoney Buh bye

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    Queen Mary of Scotland ca. 1544 billon penny, with an image of the Queen as a toddler. My avatar coin! It is a diminutive coin and seemingly insignificant if you are viewing my collection of Scots coins as a whole as I own other bronze, billon, silver and gold from this reign but this penny is by far and away the scarcest coin of her reign that I own.
     
  10. scottishmoney

    scottishmoney Buh bye

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    This is an AR groat from Queen Elizabeth of England, with the mintmark of the martlet - a wee bird denoting that it was minted in London from 1560-1561.
     
  11. scottishmoney

    scottishmoney Buh bye

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    England Henry III(1216-1272) a double struck reverse long cross reverse penny from Ion of Lincol - I surmise the planchet stuck to the obverse die and the minter struck the coin again, albeit at a different angle. Effectively it is my earliest double struck Lincoln penny!
     
  12. scottishmoney

    scottishmoney Buh bye

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    George Godfrey in Salisbury Wiltshire had a common profession at the time - that being a rat catcher! - but uncommonly for the profession he had his own halfpenny token minted in 1652 the only known token issued by a rat catcher.
     
  13. Tall Paul

    Tall Paul Supporter! Supporter

    Aethelred II Penny, 997-1003. AU-Details
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  14. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic numismatist Moderator

    That toning is gorgeous
     
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  15. Chris B

    Chris B Supporter! Supporter

    I have a few. Arm119811.jpg
    Cilician Armenia. Royal. Levon I.

    1198-1219. AR Tram

    Obverse: Levon seated facing on throne ornamented with lions, holding cross and lis
    Reverse: Two lions rampant back-to-back, each with head reversed; between, long patriarchal cross with pellet at base of staff.

    Diameter: 23 mm
    Weight: 3.06 g
    Sis mint
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    Hungary
    Béla III
    1172-1196
    Æ Rézpénz

    Diameter 23mm
    Weight 1.60 g

    Pseudo-Arabic legend on both sides.

    Frynas H.15.25; Huszár 73; Réthy 102.
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    ITALY, Milano (duchy). Gian Galeazzo Visconti. 1395-1402. AR Pegione – Grosso da 1.5 soldi

    Diameter: 24mm
    Weight: 2.41 g

    New coinage. Milano mint. Struck 1395-1398.

    Obverse: Visconti arms (coiled serpent left, consuming man) flanked by G 3; all within quadrilobe with leaves in spandrels Reverse: Nimbate St. Ambrose enthroned facing, wearing episcopal regalia, holding scourge and crozier

    MIR 121/1; Crippa 4/A; cf. MEC 12, 635-8 (for type).
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    Augsburg. Hartmann von Dillingen Bracteate ND (1250-1286) MS63 NGC, Steinhilber-77. 0.71gm.
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    Germany. Bavaria, Louis IV. 1317-1374. AR Pfennig

    Composition: Silver
    Diameter: 15mm
    Weight: 1.37 g

    Dortmund. Berghaus 22. Toned, weak in part. Good VF.

    From the Ken Bressett Collection. Ex Spink 1971 @ $50.
     
  16. Joshua Lemons

    Joshua Lemons Well-Known Member Supporter

    If we end the middle ages at 1600, I have few.

    Austria, Batzen, 1518, AU55
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    Belgium, Flanders, 2 Stivers, (1467-74), XF45
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    Cologne, Tournose Groschen, 1332-49, XF45
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    Henneberg,1545, 3 Heller, MS62
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    Passau, 1519 Batzen, MS63
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  17. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic numismatist Moderator

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  18. PaddyB

    PaddyB Eccentric enthusiast

    I have quite a few English ones.
    This is my oldest - Ecgberht king of Wessex 802 to 839:
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    This is only a little later, Athelwulf 839 to 858:
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    This one is Harold II - he that supposedly got it in the eye at the battle of Hastings, 1066:
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  19. johnmilton

    johnmilton Well-Known Member

    Edward III introduced the widespread use of gold coins to England. Here is a half noble.

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    Elizabeth I coins sometimes come with weak portraits. This six pence is an exception.

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  20. scottishmoney

    scottishmoney Buh bye

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    This is a large silver dollar sized Ryal or 30/- from James VI(1567-1625) of Scotland. It is counterstamped with a crowned thistle in 1578 that revalued/devalued the coin to 36/-. A coin this size surely involved multiple hammer strikes which likely contributed to the splitting of the planchet.
     
  21. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    Late to the thread! Exceptional coins:)
    I have a ton of these.....here are some combined5788788.jpg combined75503 (4).jpg 21150.2.18_1 (2).jpg bdc1f24c1eb6d2b8b4ec3cff96ae0906 (1).jpg ae4eb4aabf061f047e8821345b96ae25 (1).jpg combined79092 (1).jpg 00bfdb9c101313c12221e08d4d40534d.jpg 4f448c3300d29637d7e757d919eacbe1.jpg 0bb3927b7d682e67c1f6f6daa9795eed.jpg 01bf959092893207371efe55235f0ea2.jpg
     
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