[Game] World Coins Time Machine… Counting Backward by Year! (Plus Prize Coin)

Bayern/ Kurfürstentum
AV 5 Dukaten 1640
München Mint
Maximilian I 1598-1653

 

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Love that wildman!

 

Netherlands, United Provinces, Deventer, lion daalder, 1640.
KM 52; Davenport A4873
26.89 grams
Note: First year for this civic mint.

 

I agree

 

Here's a coin for 1639:

Viceroyalty of Peru, Potosi, 8 reales, 1639 TR.
KM 19a
27.5 grams


And a painting by an important 17'th century Italian artist:


Artemisia Gentileschi self portrait, 1638-1639

 

Art/ like the coinage was beautifull in Baroque Era/ both are crappy in 2025

 

Netherlands 1638-39 Lion Daalder

 

Bamberg/ Bistum
AV Dukat 1638
Wurzburg Mint
Franz von Hatzfeld 1633-42

 

1638 Metz taler
Interesting historical note - both city and bishopric lost minting rights in Peace of Westphalia at conclusion of Thirty Year War in 1648. Final coinage issued in 1660.

 

I'm going to move us on to 1637

A nicely toned Wildman thaler.



and from Scotland, a 30 shilling



Obverse: Sword wielding King Charles I on horseback. 'B' and flower at the end of the legend (indicating that the die was brought from London by Briot).
Obverse Legend: CAROLVS · D : G · MAGN · BRITAN · FRAN · ET · HIB · REX ·
Translation: Charles, by the grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland
Engraver: Nicholas Briot

Reverse: Crowned royal arms. 'B' and thistle at the start of the legend (indicating that the die was produced in Scotland).
Reverse Legend: QVÆ · DEVS : CONIVNXIT · NEMO SEPARET
Translation: What God hath joined together, let not man put asunder
Engraver: Nicholas Briot

King: Charles I (1625-1649)
Years: 1637-1642
Composition: Silver
Diameter: 36 mm
References: Sp# 5553

 

For 1636 I have 3.

Netherlands-Brabant Patagon



Italy Florence Teston of Ferdinand II de Medici



and another Wildman Thaler

 

Beautifull trio

 

Regensburg
AV Doppel Dukat 1636
HRE Fredinand III

This coin was struck to commerate "Election of Fredinand III as new Holy Roman Emperor" suceeding his Father Fredinand II in 1637. This coin is a rare variant in legends/ unique/ only one known.

 

mine is ugly, spent a lot of time buried in the ground

 

The date is a little weak on this cob, but I think it is 1636. There's a suggestion of a 6 (last numeral of date) just past 11 o'clock on the reverse. The style of the lions and castles puts the coin in the mid to late 1630s.

This coin came out the CNG eAuction 576, lot 795.

Viceroyalty of Peru, Philip IV, Potosi, 8 reales, 1636 T.
KM 19a
26.24 grams

 

1.5 schautaler issued by Hamburg featuring birth of Christ and baptism of Christ on the reverse. It is not dated, but is attributed to 1635-68.

 

I have a similar one with a different obverse.



and this Thaler from Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel that there has been some disagreement over when it was minted. It is in my inventory as 1635 so I am posting here.

 

Holy Roman Empire - 3 Kreuzer - 1635 - Emperor Ferdinand II.

Kingdom of France - Jeton - 1635 - Cardinal Richelieu

 

Enter the "Queen". It's about as close to royalty that my peasant-based family will ever get!

Spain, Philip IV, 50 reales, Segovia, 1635, Assayer R.
KM 81.5


And a work by Velazquez:

The Surrender of Breda, by Diego Velázquez, 1634-1635