Featured My Wildman Addiction

I was inspired by @Deacon Ray from one of his posts. Such as this one:
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/my-newest-printed-judaean-poster.351963/

He showed a poster that he had created from some of his ancient coins.

I just got this back from being printed. It measures 10"x30" and the coins came out close to life-size. My plan is to get it reprinted on something a little heavier. Now, what am I going to do with it? Right now, I don't know, but I'm really happy with how it turned out.

 

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I feel like it has been forever since I added anything to my Wildman collection. While perusing my favorite sellers stock on MA-Shops I found this little guy.

While not what I consider rare, it is scarce. It was a reasonably priced addition to my collection.


Catalog: Welter 596.
Silver Groschen to 1/24 Taler 1573, Goslar. Wild man. Welter 596.

 

Two helmeted wildmen

Germany POMERANIA under SWEDEN Karl X Gustav Taler 1655

 

I'm not certain I've ever seen them helmeted. Very cool!

 

What a great collection of stunning wildmen

Here is.a notgeld featuring a wildman.

THALE - HARZ 3 MARKS 1921

 

That's a new one for me. They kind of look like they are getting ready to perform in a circus. I will be on the lookout for one of those now.

 

My latest addition. Today, Stacks & Bowers had a world coin sale that happened to have 3 Wildman thalers. I already had examples of the other 2 but this one will be finding its way home to join my others.

1637 Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel



Obverse: Titles in German, AUGUS: HERTZOB--ZU. BR: UND: L.
Reverse: Wildman with a tree in right hand

Composition: Silver
Ruler: August II

Note: Dav. #6337
Goslar Mint.
Mint Master: Henning Schluter

 

Nice one!

 

I had my eye on that one, but am saving my funds for one really nice ancient. Beautiful coin!

 

Well, I'm glad I didn't outbid you.

 

Haha! Me too! It's not a main type I collect, but I just want 1 really nice one for my collection. Too cool not to have one.

 

I didn't realize that the Wildman was also on the Danish royal coat of arms (well, two wildmen). I guess he's on some Danish coins, too, though I don't have any. I guess his range extended well outside the Harz Mountains and into Scandinavia!

 

Here's one for you

DENMARK Frederik V Speciedaler 1747 Struck for his coronation

 

Oh great, now I want one. I had heard that there a number of European countries that use the Wildman symbolism. I have a modern Danish commemorative coin with one. Unfortunately, I don't have it imaged yet.

 

2 more helmeted wild men

Germany BRUNSWICK-WOLFENBUTTEL August II the Younger Taler 1666
This coin is known as the "Schöner (beautiful)" Taler. I don't know why but it is beautiful. The angel is placing a wreath on August's head. Maybe he knew something as August died later that year.

 

I love the divine rule connection on the obverse. Awesome coin

 

A rather civilized wild man with what may be a hat

Germany BRUNSWICK-LUNEBURG-CALENBERG Erich the Younger Taler of 24 Groschen 1577

 

Nice, you are always posting ones that I haven't come across yet.

 

I meant to post this the other day. June 13th marked 2 years since I started this thread. It was my first "Featured" thread on Coin Talk. It amazes me that there are over 12,000 views.

You all have helped. There have been some absolutely amazing coins posted and in some cases, they alerted me to pieces that I was missing.

Adding Wildman coins is still my main collecting goal, although it is getting harder and harder to find ones that I don't have that are affordable. I am mostly concentrating on full Thalers at the moment so the below piece kind of kills that trend. Sometimes you just have to buy a piece when you see it.

The below piece is relatively common as far as Wildman coins go but it is in pretty good condition for being 260 years old. I recently was able to pick it up as part of a lot of 7 coins sold in a recent Pegasi auction. It was the main reason I bid on the lot and ended up being only one of my favorites once I was able to examine the rest more carefully.



BRUNSWICK-LÜNEBURG-CALENBERG-HANNOVER

Obverse: Crowned quartered arms on ornate shield, value below
Reverse: Wildman with tree in right hand

Ruler: George II August

Composition: Silver

 

Some guys collect a lot of cheap stuff (like me), and others go more for quality over quantity. I can see good points about both ways of collecting. Look at panzerman's collection, now there is a man going for the quality. Long as you are enjoying it, then it is all good. I got a load of 100 UNC world bank notes a couple days ago for about 42 cents apiece. Having great fun scanning and sorting them.