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

Man, you got a lot of Braunschweig coins!

 

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A few .

 

1590 and what a God awfull coin. Worst coin in my coll.

France
AV Ecu d'or 1590
Paris Mint
Charles X Cardinale de Bourbon 1590-1

Not wanting a Hugeneot (Protestant) King (Henri IV of Navarre)
The Catholic League coronated Cardinale de Bourbon as King.

 

Here are two for 1590:

Spain, Philip II, 4 reales, Seville, Assayer D (both obverse and reverse), circa 1590.
12.91 grams


Spain, Philip II, 8 reales, Segovia, 1590.
Calico 220
27.0 grams


The mint mark on this coin is especially interesting:

 

1589 Magdeburg taler (DAV-9444)

 

I had a couple year gap but will be back in for 1588

 

Here are a few for 1589. After this year it is very spotty for me.

Viceroyalty of Peru, Philip II, Potosi, 8 reales assayer RL, No Date (1589-90). From a hoard coming out of Sana'a, Yemen for the past several years.
KM 5.1
27.13 grams
Rotated lion, facing upwards at 45 degrees, on the obverse's shield, upper right quadrant.



Netherlands, United Provinces, Zeeland, lion daalder, 1589. Very rare.
Davenport 8869
27.13 grams


Netherlands, United Provinces, Holland, Lion Daalder, 1589.
Davenport 8838
This coin came from a hoard of high grade lion daalders found in Flanders in the late 1970s.


German states, Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, thaler, Goslar, "Brillentaler", 1589.
Davenport 9067
29 grams
My favorite wildman thaler!

 

Napoli/ Spanish Rulers
AV Doppia 1588
Napoli Mint Felipe II 1556-98

 

I have the 1588 version of your coin.

 

German states, Saxe-old-Weimar, Friedrich Wilhelm I and Johann III, thaler,1588. Davenport 9774
28.72 grams

 

1587:

 

Another Brunswick Thaler. This one is in pretty great condition.



Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel
Goslar Mint
MB-190, DAV-9064, Welter 578

Lichttaler - Light Thaler

Obverse: 6-fold shield of arms, 3 helmets above, titles of Julius
Reverse: Wildman facing holding lit candle in right hand, tree trunk in left divides date

Ruler: Julius

Composition: Silver

 

Viceroyalty of Peru, Lima, 8 reales, Undated (1577-1587), Diego de la Torre.
S-L4; KM-14; Cal-655.
27.38 grams


Netherlands, United Provinces, Earl of Leicester, rijksdaalder, 1587.
Davenport 8843; Delmont 900.
28.79 grams
Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester was an English statesman and the favorite of Elizabeth I from her accession until his death on September 4, 1588. He was a suitor for the queen's hand for many years.

 

Awesome coins!

 

Another Brunswick Thaler for 1586

 

I have one that is quite similar.

German States, Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, Goslar, Julius, thaler ("Lichttaler"), 1586. Davenport 9064
28.68 grams


Netherlands, United Provinces, Holland, lion daalder, 1586. A very scarce date. From Roma E-Sale 77, lot 1992.
Davenport 8838
27.57 grams

 

Duci di Ferrara
AV Scudo d'oro del Sole ND (struck 1585)
Ferrara Mint
Alphonse II d'Este 1559-97

 

Italian States, Venetian Republic, AR 10 Gazzetta, circa 1585-1600.
7.17 grams

These coins were struck following the Venetian victory over the Ottoman Navy at the Battle of Lepanto (1571), with St. Justina becoming a key figure in Venetian coinage, as her feast day coincided with the victory.

 

NETHERLANDS (Gorinchem)
Rose Noble
ND (1583-91)

Certification: NGC #3234492-001 Grade: MS 62
Coin Information:
Design: OBVERSE: King on ship holding sword and shield of arms, banner with E. Legend – “ED∴∴WARD∴DI∴GRA∴REX∴ANGL∴Z∴FRAN∴DNS∴IB∴” ~ REVERSE: Ornate cross with rose and sun at centre, crowned leopards in angles, within a polylobe. Legend - “IHD∴AVT∴TRANSIENS∴PER∴MEDIVM∴ILLORV∴IBAT”

Mint: Gorinchem
Mintage: Unknown

References: Fr.80 / Delmonte #825bis (Rarity Scale = R.4 – Of the highest rarity, only 2 or 3 specimens known)

Specifications:
Diameter – 33.0 mm
Weight – 7.56 g. @ 0.9860 Gold = .2397 oz AGW

Acquired: Goldberg World and Ancient Coin Auction – Oct. 2009

Notes:

• Perhaps the finest specimen of this type known in the world.
• Imitation of the Ryal or Rose Noble of Edward IV of England.

 

Two more German thalers.

Another Brunswick Wildman Thaler


And a Thaler from Saxony