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Whoa! What happened to 1698? Here are a few to fill the gap:

 

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Just a little 2 Mariengroschen for 1698

 

What happened? I will tell you, I had a "brain fart". I thought we had been on 1698. So I offer my deepest apology for my mistake. I will wait to post further 1697s until we are thru with 1698

 

On second thought my good Croatian friend, my lust got the better of me. While taking my Rottie for his 10K walk, I made up my mind to get that beautifull 1699 Dukat. Now I do have a 1699 Late Christmas present!

 

Here's one more coin for 1699. I thought it would be nice to add every now and then an artwork of the period, perhaps some music, in this case Baroque. These additions give the coin a degree of historical context. I'll try to do this on a consistent basis, but there may be times when, for whatever reason, I don't.

Netherlands, silver ducat, Overijssel Province, 1699.
Davenport 4900
27.77 grams






David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl
Family of Charles XI with relatives from the duchy Holstein-Gottorp
1691
oil on canvas
Royal Armoury, Stockholm

 

1698 Osnabruck taler (date is a chronogram)

 

I think chronogram dates are a German thing!

 

Time for 1697
Hohenlohen Neuenstein/ Grafschaft
Wolfgang Julius von Hohenlohen-Neuenstein
AV Dukat 1697
Nürnberg Mint sorry my fotos are crap/ here are better

 

Nice!

Here's a coin from that year.

Viceroy of Peru, Potosi, 8 reales, Charles II, 1697 CH. Sellshopp plate coin.
KM 26
27.6 grams



Rameau - 'Danse des sauvages' from 'Les Indes galantes'

 

Forgive me a little indulgence. 1697 was one of the years of a great recoinage under Isaac Newton in GB. As a result a large proportion of older coinage was brought into the mint and melted down. (One dreads to think how many beautiful and rare coins were destroyed!) Because so many new coins had to be issued quickly, subsidiary mints were re-opened across the country.
I have sixpences for 1697 for most of these mints:
No mintmark for London,
B for Bristol,
C for Chester
E for Exeter
y for York:

 

Nice history! PaddyB

 

robinjojo: I still have zero coins from Carlos II. I hope to get at least one ex. in 2025

 

Last 97
Papal States
AV Scudo d'oro 1697
Roma Mint
Pope Innocenzo XII

 

A 1697 dated Baptismal Thaler

 

Coincidentally @PaddyB another William III but a shilling 1696 to follow the date.


1 Shilling 1696 C. SilVER. KM 485.3. Spink 3499.

This is my better William III Shilling.

 

sorry for a late reply for 97. i love the animals on this piece

 

Beautifull! I also like animals on coins!

 

1696 Papal States piastra. DAV-4106
Scudo of 80 Bolognini depicting the College of Cardinals. Obverse features Pope Innocent XII; reverse features the Pope on throne facing the Consistory.

 

Brazil, 640 reis, Peter II, 1696 Rio Mint.
KM 84
18.93 grams




Brazilian allegorical print, late 17th century.

 

A few Brunswick dutchy minors for 1696

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