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Here's my Elizabeth I crown, Tower Mint, struck 1601-1602 (late Renaissance).

 

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@robinjojo That crown is amazing!! Thanks for sharing

 

Thank you.

This coin came by way of Charles Wyatt, who was a world coin dealer in the 1980's to early 90's or so. He was partners with Rick Ponterio when they held auctions as Ponterio and Wyatt.

The story is that Charlie was on vacation in Vienna. That is where this coin was purchased and subsequently listed in one of his booklets. I still have a few of them and I wish I kept them all.

I noticed that the focus of this thread is Italian coins. I do not have too many of those. High grade Italian coins are quite hard to acquire.

However, I did encounter this coin online, and I was following it for a few months. Finally, I took the bait last month.

This is an example of a ducatone from Milan, struck under Philip IV of Spain and dated 1622, the first year of his reign.

These coins tend to be quite crude both in terms of strike and flan.

Italy, 1622
Ducatone
Philip IV
Milan
KM 43, Davenport 4001
Obverse: Philip IV, facing right, wearing a crown and armor, legend: PHILIPPVS IIII REX HISPA
Reverse: Arms of Milan, crown above, legend: DVX ET C MEDIOLANI
31.7 grams

 

I believe that Henry VII introduced Renaissance style coins to Great Britain. Here he is on a groat or four pence coin.



It as certainly an improvement over this coin.

 

A somewhat similar style to his contemporary François I

FRANCE François I Teston n.d. (1515-40) Rouen mint

 

King James I Sixpence 1624
3rd Coinage - 6th Bust



Obverse: IACOB : D : G : MAG : BRI : FRAN : ET HI : REX



Reverse: QVÆ DEVS CONIVNXIT NEMO SEPARET
Lis Mintmark
Spink 2670

 

Italy MANTUA Federico II Gonzaga Mezzo Testone n.d. (1519-30)

Quite a classical head

 

I am waiting for rain to stop!Here are some more
France/ AV Ecu d'or au soliel ND/ Lyon Mint Francois I 1515-47
Ferrara/ AV Scudo d'oro ND Ferrara Mint/ Alfonso II D'Este 1559-97
Genoa/ AV Doppia ND/ Biennial Doges struck 1500/1600
Low Countries/ AV Florin ND De Hague Mint/Willem V "the Insane" Comte de Hollande 1351-95

 

Kingdom of Bohemia, Frederick V of the Palatinate, also known as “Der Winterkönig”, because he was King of Bohemia for only one winter.

Kipper 48 Kreuzer were struck at Kuttenberg, Prague and Joachimsthal for Frederick V and the Habsburg Ferdinand II.
This issue was minted after the "defenestration of Prague" and the election of Friedrich Palatine Count of the Rhine as the new King of Bohemia, crowned with the crown of Saint Wenceslas in St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague on November 4, 1619.

AR, Kipper 48 Kreuzer
36 mm, 14.56 g
Kuttenberg, 1620, Mintmark (*) star, mint master Sebastian Hölzl
Ref.: KM 256; Herinek 20, Dietiker 597; Halačka 662;

Ob.: FRIDERICVS D G (48) BOHE REX CO PA RH (Fridericus Deo Gratia Rex Bohemia comes palatinus rheni = Fridericus by the Grace of God, King of Bohemia count of the Rhenanian Palatinate) Laureate portrait right; value 48

Rev.: DVX BA MAR MO D[V]X (*) SIL MAR LVSA 1620 (Dux Bavaria Marchiocomes Moravia Dux Silesiae Marchiocomes Lusatiae), Coat-of-arms of the Bohemian Crownlands Bohemia, Palatinate, Moravia, Silesia, Upper and Lower Lusatia. On top crown of Saint Wenceslas

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Here is a Pfalz Taler of the Winter King struck in Heidelberg in 1621. Although Friedrich's brief reign had ended with his defeat by Imperial forces at the Battle of White Mountain on 8 November 1620 and he had had to flee Bohemia, this coin still has the title REX BOHEMIAE and the Bohemian lion coat of arms.
The Imperial forces then invaded Frederick's Palatine lands and he had to flee to his uncle Prince Maurice, Stadtholder of the Dutch Republic in 1622. An Imperial edict formally deprived him of the Palatinate in 1623. He lived the rest of his life in exile with his wife and family, mostly at The Hague, and died in Mainz in 1632.

Germany PFALZ Friedrich V Reichstaler 1621

 

@talerman That is really one of a kind Reichstaler; it is a beauty, no scratches, no flaws, haven't seen one in this condition, impressive! Congrats for having such a coin

 

Ah the renaissance, at least the Scots in the British Isles were attuned to the new style of money - took the Anglish several more years.



This piece, a groat of James V(1513-1542) was one of the first new renaissance portrait coins released in the British Isles. Down south in Angland you had to gaze upon Henry VIII's ever expanding countenance facing forward.

 

Thank you

 

Germany MECKLENBURG Albrecht VII The Handsome (although he does not look so handsome here) Taler 1543

 

Elizabeth I 1575 threepence. mm. Eglantine

 

Once again, very nice condition !

 

Thanks. Had to push the boat out on that one. Remarkably, it came off ebay.

Now back to earth with a Philip & Mary portrait penny. Good provenance though.


ex-
J D Cuff 1041, Sotheby 8/6/1854
E Wigan, collection bought Rollin & Feuardent 1872
H Webb 309, Sotheby 9/7/1894
H Clark 155, Sotheby 23/5/1898
A A Banes 57, Sotheby 30/10/1922
E H Wheeler 342, Sotheby 12/3/1930
C Corbally Browne 409, Sotheby 25/3/1935
W L Raynes 473, Glendining 15/2/1950
Spink sale 6, lot 589, 10/10/1979
R D Shuttlewood 301, Spink 15/3/2001
C Comber

Unfortunately, Cuff didn't buy in his own name, so that's as far back as it's likely to go.

 

Italy NAPLES Emperor Charles V Three coins with different portraits as he aged

Carlino n.d.



Tari n.d.

2 Carlini n.d.