World Coins: Your Newest Acquisition!

I'll post this one because, although it is in rag order, it is rare to find any of these.
James II Halfpenny, date probably 1687, struck in Tin with a copper core to reduce degradation.
Tin coins were struck for a short while in England from 1684 to 1693 because Tin was more readily available than copper. The problem of its rapid deterioration brought the experiment to an early halt.
This one was listed at a local coin auction with an estimate of £6 - 10. I spoke to their coin man, who had got no further than looking at the condition and did not realise the scarcity. Sadly others had also spotted it, so I spent a lot more than that to get it!

 

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My 1929 date of the coin. Still need the 1931 at which point the 3-year collection is complete! Plenty of examples available on eBay for 50% more than they are worth, so I will wait.

 

Does it count as recently acquired if it's recently discovered? Admittedly I haven't delved into my coin collection in years, so in properly going through it I "acquired" these ones:
Canadian Silver Dollars, all in various states of wear. Earliest in the collection is from 1949
Canadian Provincial Dollars, all in various states of wear. Earliest is from 1958 Most of the pieces I have are minted for British Columbia.

 

Here's part of my world coin junk box haul from the March Baltimore Whitman show. France, 10 centimes, 1854 W (Lille mint):

Napoleon III was the nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte. He was elected President of the Second Republic in 1848, and in 1852 declared himself Emperor. His reign was generally a time of prosperity and increasing international power for France, but in 1870 he was captured alive by Prussia during the Franco-Prussian War, and the French government stripped him from power and declared the Third Republic. He went into exile and died in 1873.

 

Another coin from the March junk box: Bhutan, deb rupee (half rupee), no date, struck c. 1835-1910. This is a rather crude coin for the 19th century, hand-struck and rather thick. The overall shape and many parallel lines in the design make this feel almost like a tiny metal waffle in hand .

 

A few new pieces in.

My 5th thaler.




A beautiful medieval swiss pfennig.


Most recent addition to my small Latin American silvers side set.

 

Be careful. Those Thalers are habit forming. I have quite of bad case of chasing them.

 

A new one for me. It's a type I have been admiring for a while. This one came a long and I grabbed it.



Byzantine Empire

Constans II Pogonatus with Constantine IV (AD 654-668).

AV solidus

NGC MS 3/5 - 4/5, die shift, clipped.

Obverse: The inscription reads d N CONStANI, though it is fragmented and only partially preserved. The design shows facing busts of the emperor Constans II on the left and his son Constantine IV on the right, emphasizing their joint imperial authority. Constans II is shown with a long beard, wearing a chlamys and a plumed helmet with an integral crown, features that identify him as the senior ruler. Constantine IV appears beardless, wearing a chlamys and a crown surmounted by a cross, marking him as a junior co-emperor. A cross appears in the field above the two busts, reinforcing the Christian character of the Byzantine imperial image.

Reverse: The reverse legend reads VICTORIA-A-VϚЧ S. At the center is a cross potent set on three steps, a common Byzantine symbol of Christian victory and imperial legitimacy. The cross is flanked by Heraclius on the left and Tiberius on the right, both standing facing and shown beardless. Each wears a chlamys and a crown surmounted by a cross, and each holds a globus cruciger in the right hand, symbolizing Christian rule over the world. The inscription CONOB appears in the exergue, indicating Constantinople and the standard gold coinage formula associated with the mint.

Sear 964

Diameter: 22mm
Weight: 4.40 gm