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

another 1612 from Nürnberg
My only "Irish Auction" win

 

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ITALY, 1610 Toscana (Grand Duchy). Cosimo II de Medici. 1609-1621. AR Piastro d’argento

Diamteter: 41mm
Weight: 31.60 g

Firenze mint.

Obverse: Armored bust right, wearing ruff

Reverse: St. John standing left, holding long cross and baptizing Jesus standing right in the River Jordan, both wearing nimbus crowns; above, dove flying right, head lowered left. MIR 259/2; Davenport 4190 = KM 4190.

 

and for 1610 another Wildman thaler

 

I guess we can move on to 1609.

The first is one I honestly forgot that I had.

GERMANY, Hanau-Lichtenerg (County). Johann Reinhard. 1599-1625. AR Viertel Taler – Teston. Wörth an der Sauer mint. Dated 1609.

Obverse: Draped and armored bust right

Reverse: Coat-of-arms.

Composition: Silver
Diameter: 29
Weight: 7.7g

Suchier 292; KM 6. Toned, minor doubling. EF.




and another Wildman Thaler (I still have a few to go)

 

Here is one undated minted 1630-41

 

1610
Liegnitz-Brieg
AV Dukat 1610
Brieg Mint
Johann Christain & Georg Rudolf 1602-21

 

I have one for 1608

1608-09 Mexico 8 Reales

 

1607:

 

Back to 1608
Spain
AV Escudo 1608
Segovia Mint
Felipe III 1598-1621

 

1606 Mansfeld Thaler

 

Oops!

I forgot this....
Saschen-Alt-Weimar
AV Goldgulden 1616-WA
Saalfeld Mint
Johann Ernst and his seven Brothers
Unlike Ottoman Empire/ Germans did not kill their siblings to claim throne/ they shared it equally

 

New Spain, Philip III, Mexico, 8 reales, 1607 over Gratia, assayer F.
KM 44.3
27.3 grams

 

Time for 1605 but I don't have one.

 

Here's an undated coin that has a date range that includes 1605. This dubious coin was minted by the equally dubious Counts of Mazzetti of Frinco, Asti, Italy. They had a reputation of producing underweight plated coins, such as the one below.

The Mazzetti family, specifically Counts Ercole and Claudio Mazzetti, received minting rights for the Lordship of Frinco in the Asti region of Piedmont. Their coinage was produced from approximately 1581 until they were stripped of their rights in 1611 due to extensive forgeries taking place at their mint.

The Mazzettis gained notoriety for producing not only their own legitimate currency but also large quantities of counterfeits of other regions' coins, such as Milanese trillinas and Dutch thalers. This practice ultimately led to the loss of their minting privileges.

Italy, Frinco, Asti, Piedmont region, Counts of Mazzetti, plated half lion daalder, no date.
11.5 grams