Well dang. There's something you don't see every day. Could you tell us about more about your favorite pieces? Where are they from? When are they from? What are the symbols or designs?
Very, very impressive!! Looks like a top shelf museum display. I believe the one at 11 o'clock is a gold gulden from Nurenberg with the date 1507 A.D.
I believe I've identified a few of these pieces. please correct if I am wrong. At 1:00 From Trier (1414 17) Noss 406, Felke 887 At 3:00 From Brandenburg (1470-86) Friberg 304 At 4:00 From Frankfurt (1491-93) Fri. 940 At 9:00 Same as the coin at 3:00 The others I'm having difficulty with. Various Saints such as Peter and John the Baptist are shown on the obverse of the coins. On the reverse, coats of arms for the various issuing city/county, mint or ruler. Corrections are welcome.
Thank you, all, for your comments. Thanks @tibor for the attributions. Here are the attributions as I have therm, starting at the top and working clockwise. (sorry, some is in german). 1. France, Charles VII (1422-1461) Ecu d'or à la couronne (need to determine Type and Mint) 2. Werner von Falkenstein (1388-1418) Goldgulden o.J. (1410/14) -Oberwesel-. Kreuz zwischen den Füßen Johannes des Täufers und auf dem Revers in den oberen Winkeln die Wappen von Minzenberg und Mainz. Noss 355, Felke 867, Fr. 3424. 3. Brandenburg-Franken (Markgrafschaft). Albrecht Achilles. 1464-1486. AV Goldgulden. Schwabach mint; mm: dog’s head. Struck 1470-1486. St. John standing facing, head lowered right, holding Gospel book surmounted by agnus Dei standing left / Cross fleurée in saltire, with coat-of-arms in each angle and at center. Friedberg 304. 4. Friedrich III. Frankfurt. Goldgulden OJ. (1460-1492) 5. Rudolph von Diepholz, 1423-1455. Goldgulden, Utrecht. 6. Hermann IV. Landgraf von Hessen, Köln, Erzbistum, 1480-1508. Goldgulden o. J. Bonn(?) mit Titel Electus. St. Petrus hinter Wappen / Wappen auf Langkreuz. F. 802; Felke 1488; Noss 467. 7. Johann II. von Nassau, Mainz Erzbistum, 1397-1419. Goldgulden o. J. (1414-1417), Bingen. Fb. 1616. 8. Same as #3. 9. Nürnberg, Stadt. Goldgulden 1507. St. Laurentius. 3.22 g. Kellner 6. Fr. 1801. Coin in the Middle: 10. Gorinchem, Rose Noble N.D (1583-91). Imitative Coin in the name of the english king Edward IV, struck in Gorinchem, Netherlands. Delmonte 825bis, R4. Very rare coin, probably less than 7-8 known.
By my last count it's up to 8 now, the most recent identified by another forum member (and confirmed by me) just a couple months ago. And if I remember right there's a bit more to your story about that particular coin and how you acquired it isn't there Eduard ? Or am I thinking of a different coin ?
Breathtaking! It's things like this that remind me of my place as an insignificant spec in the collecting universe!
Thank you for taking the time to do this; I love knowing as much as possible about a coin when I'm looking at it
Good to see my estimate of known examples agrees well with yours. You have a good memory. Yes, that is the one.
