Ancients => Lorraine => Yup, another fricken sweet Lorraine!!

I'm a collector of ancient coins, but these sweet medieval examples are callin' me!!

=> these sweet babies from Lorraine have my number!! (I'm totally addicted to these winners!!)

So yah, here is another addition to my neat side-collection ... I hope that you dudes find it kinda cool as well

Duke of Lorriane, Charles II, AR Petit Gros
Nancy Mint
1390-1431 AD
Diameter: 25 mm
Weight: 2.54 grams
Obverse: Crowned duke standing facing, holding sword
Reverse: MONETA DE NANCEI, cross pattée
Reference: De Saulcy pl. IX, 18/19; Boudeau 1480 Flon p 433, 33
Other: fricken cool

 

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... good memories (it's just a flesh-wound)

 

As you coiners probably know ... I have a few more Lorraine examples to flaunt ...








Five total winners!

 

Great coin little brother. Is that a picture of you on the obverse? I could swear it is.

 

It's an ancestor ... stevex600ago

 

Thanks big bro ... hey, Happy Thanksgiving Turkey Day!!

Ummm, since it's my thread and I love ya, how 'bout you post any coins with turkey-cutting utensils?

yup => post you sword coins and/or weapon coins!!

 

M SERGIUS SILUS ROMAN REPUBLIC
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: EX S C ROMA *, head of Roma right
REVERSE: horseman galloping left with sword & severed head held aloft, Q below horses leg, M SERGI below, SILVS in ex.
Struck at Rome 116 BC
3.66g, 18mm
Syd 534, Cr286/1, Sergia 1

TI VETURIUS ROMAN REPUBLIC; GENS VETURIA
AR Denarius
OBVERSE: Helmeted bust of Mars right
REVERSE: Youth kneeling l., between two warriors who touch with their swords a pig which he holds., ROMA above
Struck at Rome 137 BC
3.7g, 18mm
Cr.234/1; RSC Veturia 1

 

another great medieval coin stevex!

here's a 16th century russian wire coin of ivan the terrible, rider is wielding a sword...

 

Nice ... great sword additions, my awesome coin friends (thanks for posting)

Ummm, here are a few more coin-weapon-ideas ...




... I'm just sayin' ...

I think that some of you dudes/chicks have slightly more coin-game, no?

=> please show your weapons!!

 

Really? ... okay, here are a couple more ...

You guys ain't stupid, are ya?




... do these clubs seem the same size?

=> you can do better!!

 

IT'S BLACK FRIDAY

=> post your black coins

A SWEET OL' NEWFIE QUARTER


GALBA AE As

 

Another winner @stevex6 !!

Super posts everyone!

Since I noticed an example of this bronze of the Mamertini being offered by JAZ, I'll post it for the reverse with weapons....

 

Great addition steve, I like them all.

 

I was just about to ask you to show them off : not so often you conscent to show off your coins. You must be a shy guy !

It's always a pleasure to see your fricken' cool great OP winnas !!
Q

 

Very nice OP and Medieval's Steve! And nice reference to The Holy Grail also.

Here's my Gros coin.

Lithuanian Half Gros. 1547 A.D.

 

Black Friday coins are cool. Those Lorraine coins are awesome!

Herennius Etruscus

 

The only hammered silver I have pictures of.

 

Steve? Yeah, shy. BTW, I have a bridge in Brooklyn I'll sell ya.

 

Nice!! => wow, thanks gang ... those are all awesome!!

=> please keep 'em comin'

 

this little provincial of elagabalus is BLACK as a coin can be.





Elagabalus, 218 - 222 AD, Nikopolis ad Istrum, Moesia Inferior, AE assarion

O: AVT K M ANTΩNINOC, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right R: ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ ΠΡΟC ΙCΤΡΟΝ, Nike standing left, and Elagabalus standing right holding spear, they erect a trophy of captured arms with two bound captives at the base Varbanov 3859 17.5 mm 3.7 g