A coin that is part of my ancestry

Wow, great!

 

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That is pretty cool.

 

@ValiantKnight Great coin, and really cool write up... The only coin I have from your heritage is:


Spain - Ferdinand and Isabella AE Blanca - Granada mint 1469-1504 CE

 

Very nicely detailed!

When I first learned about it, I was surprised that the Netherlands was under Spanish control. Southern Italy I understand a little more, due to more similarities in culture, language, etc..
This can be for everyone here that might know, but just curious, how much lasting influence has Spanish rule had on the Netherlands?

 

Great OP coin and history lesson. I for one enjoy seeing some of the non ancient but not modern coins.

 

Very nice!

 

chrsmat => thanks for the cool write-up and congrats on adding that new winner

 

Thanks Alde and Randy!

 

i come back as a cat/ next life hehe

 

Don't quit your day job, buddy...

 

Sorry Jango => I meant "ValiantKnight" rather than chrsmat (my man-crush on chrsmat showed there for a sec, eh?)

 

Cool coin and great writeup!

Here are a couple Spanish-themed coins for you.

AR dirhem of 'Abd al-Rahman III (912-961), al-Andalus AH 335 (946-7).
The Umayyad rulers established in al-Andalus after the Abbasids overthrew the Umayyad Caliphs in Syria styled themselves as "Emir", indicating that they were at least nominally subject to a higher earthly authority. 'Abd al-Rahman III, however, felt he was sufficiently powerful and secure that he declared himself Caliph, with the Caliphate based in his capital city of Córdoba. His patronage also made Córdoba the intellectual capital of western Europe.


Billon obolo of Alfonso X of Castile, el Sabio (the Wise) (1252-1284). obv. Castle, rev. Lion.
Alfonso fostered the arts and sciences at his court (he was himself an accomplished poet, musician, and astronomer). Many works in Latin and Arabic were translated into vernacular Castilian under his patronage, which was important in transmitting the learning and intellectual heritage of the Arabs to western Europe, ultimately fueling the Italian Renaissance.