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  1. ominus1

    ominus1 Well-Known Member

    ..huh....i thought these were coins of Kashmir Queen Didda Ranl 979-1003...maybe mine is and your is of the king..they do have different lettering..:) ancient coins of India 003.JPG ancient coins of India 004.JPG
     
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  3. AuldFartte

    AuldFartte Well-Known Member

    Wow! Those are beautiful examples, especially the London.
     
  4. Spaniard

    Spaniard Well-Known Member

    @ominus1.....Your coin is of Kalasa 1076-1089 AD (1st Lohara dynasty) and a very nice example!
     
  5. FitzNigel

    FitzNigel Medievalist

    very nice! I have one of the cruder ones which was supposedly found in the Holy Land. I was told it was an imitation made by the crusaders, but I need to do more research to verify (it was a cheap impulse purchase...)

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    Crusader Imitation - Lucca
    Henry III-V, r. 1035-1125
    Crude AR Denier, 15.27mm x 1.1 grams
    Obv.: H center, IMPERATOR around
    Rev.: LVCA forming cross, ENRICVS around
    Ref.: De Witt, 3691, (Metcalf 16-18)
    Note: Found in Holy Land
     
  6. Dafydd

    Dafydd Supporter! Supporter

    This is my first contribution to Medieval Monday and was a very generous Secret Santa gift from @johnanthony.
    This coin gave me some new horizons to consider and I ended up buying a Henry 111 Long Cross penny ex the 1908 Brussels hoard as a consequence.... This hobby can lead you anywhere!
    The coin John Anthony sent me was a Maximillian 11 AR Denar as below 0.5g 17mm 6h.
    Obv MAX 11 D.G.E.RO.I..S.AV G HV B Fourfold curved coat of arms . Hungarian Arpa stripes, Hungarian double cross.
    Dalmation leopard heads, Bohemian lion. In chest shield Austrian bonds. 1560 above.
    Reverse , PATRONA,, VNGARIE . Crowned and glorified Madonna with Christ child in her left arm, scepter in the right hand on a crescent . K-B in fields.
    Reference Husczar 992,994. Provenance Jaz Numismatics ( JA)

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  7. OutsiderSubtype

    OutsiderSubtype Well-Known Member

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    Abbasid Caliphate. Time of Harun al-Rashid. Dated 188 AH (803-804 CE). Silver dirham. 23mm, 2.78g. Al-Rafiqa mint. Pellet below reverse area legend. Album 219.2.
     
  8. ominus1

    ominus1 Well-Known Member

    ...thanks for the correction...learn something new everyday :)
     
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  9. talerman

    talerman Well-Known Member


    Raymond got into serious trouble in 1368 and lost his principality. However, his wife successfully pleaded on his behalf and he got it back in 1370.

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    Source:
    Histoire de la principauté d'Orange ; suivie de lettres inédites des princes d'Orange, des rois de France, du Cte de Grignan, etc., etc. / Cte A. de Pontbriant

    available on Gallica, web site of the Bibliothèque nationale de France
     
  10. svessien

    svessien Senior Member

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  11. TuckHard

    TuckHard Well-Known Member

    Really lovely looks on this coin, I like the darker patina on some of it.
     
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  12. FitzNigel

    FitzNigel Medievalist

    nice looking coin @Dafydd! You’ll need to rotate the obverse 180 degrees, but welcome to the bastard step-child of Numismatics!
     
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  13. +VGO.DVCKS

    +VGO.DVCKS Well-Known Member

    Bouncing off of @Orielensis' magnificent example of Lucca and, only more to the point, his citation of Raymond of Aguilers, here's mine of Chartres (with apologies for the pics).
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    COINS, FRANCE, CHARTRES, BLESO, REV..JPG
     
  14. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    Kingdom of Hungary
    Maria I of Anjou 1382-85
    AV Goldgulden ND Kremnitz Mint b0e8eeb6cb73bc7ffb502e7835f7da12.jpg
     
  15. Dafydd

    Dafydd Supporter! Supporter

    Thanks @FitzNigel , I guess I should also wear my glasses when posting too! I hadn't noticed that.
     

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  16. FitzNigel

    FitzNigel Medievalist

    I am behind on photographing my purchases, let alone doing write-ups (which I always blame on the school year), so I have used CNG’s photo for this one:

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    Bohemia
    Bretislaus I, r. 1034-1055 (1034-1050)
    Prague Mint, AR Dinar, 19.62 mm x 1.03 grams
    Obv.: BRACIZLAVS DVX, bust left holding standard
    Rev.: SCS WENCEZLAVS, seated facing figure holding cross, cross to the right
    Ref.: Frynas B.8.12, cf. Lanz Graz XIII, 104-111
     
  17. Nap

    Nap Well-Known Member

    Some coins of Aethelstan, first king of a unified England 924-939.

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    Penny of Æthelstan, king of Wessex, 924-939
    Moneyer: Torhtelm
    Mint: Canterbury (?)
    Portrait type
    S. 1094
    N. 673
    O: +ÆÐELSTAN REX
    R: +TORHTELM MO


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    Penny of Æthelstan, king of Wessex, 924-939
    Moneyer: Abba
    Mint: Chester
    “Rex tot Brit” type
    S. 1093
    O: ÆÐELSTAN RE TO BR LE
    R: +ABBA MOIN LEGECF


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    Penny of Æthelstan, king of Wessex, 924-939
    Moneyer: Godfred
    Mint: Unknown
    North East mint
    Two line type
    S. 1089
    O: +ÆÐELZTAN REX
    R: GODF +++ RED Mo
     
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  18. +VGO.DVCKS

    +VGO.DVCKS Well-Known Member

    Believe it or not, this is an upgrade, for everything but the flan.
    Robert II, 996-1031. Coissue with Adalberon, Bishop of Laon, 977-1030.
    Adalberon facing /Robert facing. (Duplessy, Royales 8.) COINS, FRANCE, ROBERT II, LAON, DENIER 2.jpg
     
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  19. TheRed

    TheRed Well-Known Member

    That is a great looking Bohemia dinar @FitzNigel you have really built a nice collection of Eastern European coins from what you have posted.

    @Nap as always you have some wonderful coins. I prefer the third coin of Æthelstan that you posted for it's simplicity of design and the nice tone. That said, any one off them would be amazing to own.

    And @+VGO.DVCKS what a great denier, I have never seen one before. Robert always struck me as a cross between English kings Henry II and Henry VIII insofar as he was at war with his sons and constantly switching wives. Congrats on a great addition.

    I'll add a class F groat of Edward III. These groats are my first numismatic love, and I always like adding a new one to my collection. What stood out to me was the level of detail still present on the initial marks of both the obverse and reverse. It's an overall upgrade to my other class F groats.
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  20. FitzNigel

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  21. OutsiderSubtype

    OutsiderSubtype Well-Known Member

    Everyone on this thread knows I love dirhams of Harun al-Rashid but this is my first diamond head.

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    Abbasid Caliphate. Time of Harun al-Rashid. Dated post-Yazdgird era 136 (171 AH, 787-788 CE). Silver hemidrachm (tabari dirham). 23mm, 1.79g. Tabaristan mint. Cites Sulayman ibn Musa, the governor of Tabaristan.

    Obverse: Crowned and draped word 'bakh' ('good' in Arabic, written in Kufic script) within a diamond that replaces the head in a Sasanian-style royal bust. To left of head, AFZUT GDH ('may his kingship increase' in Pahlavi). To right of head, SLYMN ('Sulayman' in Arabic Kufic script). In outer margin, APD NWKW ('excellent' and 'good' in Pahlavi).

    Reverse: Sasanian-style fire altar set on three steps, flanked by two attendants standing facing. To left, date. To right, mint TAPWRSTAN ('Tabaristan' in Pahlavi).

    Album 65.
     
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