Medieval Monday!

Very rare follis from medieval Armenian city of Dvin circa 1049 - 1053 A.D.

 

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Wow, @VD76. This has to be reminding me of some of the earliest 'Crusader' folles, for instance, from the eventual Baldwin I, but as count of Edessa.

 

PAXS Lifwine Horn/Rochester very rare

 

In the 1960s there was a dealer in British coins located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana named Dave Hess. He once made a trip to London to see the major dealers there. The only one that would even show him coins was Spink. He made as many purchases as he could afford. After he returned he called me to see if I would like to see what he had. On going through the Anglo-Saxon I asked him if he had gotten an English Harthcnut to which he said "no". I came across an interesting penny and after carefully reading the legends. I looked up and said, "I thought you said you didn't get a Harthcnut". Dave was affronted as he was an extremely honest person. I handed him the coin and after a brief glance and without a word opened North. After intense study he informed me that yes it was an arm and scepter Harthcnut, his name was in full and the mint and moneyer combination was previously known only by a single cut half penny.

He was willing to sell it to me but since the Spink numismatist was not an expert in Anglo-Saxon he would have to ask if there would be an increase over the price he paid. The coin was in an old sea chest in Spink's basement and sold to Dave as an Edward the Confessor. Well Spink raised the price and Dave had to quote to me at $700. In those days that was a significant sum and too much for my wallet.

If you had the money, "those were the days".

 

Even with the sad story, @Darius590, that's a stunning PAXS type.
All I have for William is a cut halfpenny. First profile, though; the smoke hadn't even cleared.

 

In the sixties, you could get a chocolate bar/ can of coke for 10 cents/ a fully loaded 67 Corvette 427/ 435HP was 6K/ a house $15K. Now you pay $120K for a base Corvette/ 1.3 M for that house. Inflation has caused prices to increase/ erode your moneys buying power. That $700 coin in the sixties/ like paying 30K today. I have a AV Fiorini di camera Roma Mint/ Pope Alessandro VI. I got it from Sincona Auction for 5100 Sfrcs. There where 3 prev. auction tags with coin. In 1995 it sold for 1300 Sfrcs/ in 1970 it sold for 175US/ in 1936 Berlin Auction for 25RM ($6US)!!!!!

 

In reference to @Darius590 and @panzerman, I'm looking at a convergence of surreally rising prices, and (thanks to a year and more of Federal largess) more of that green sh-t than I've ever seen in my life. For now, I'm kind of running with it. ...All is relative, you could say.

 

Henry VIII's Belgian Mint (Tournai) IM:Crowned T, CNG118 lot 1366

 

That is a great coin/ really nice strike/ quality. Here is a Ecu d'or Neuf a la Couronne ND Tournai/ Seignory (Burgundy)
Charles VII "the Victorious" 1422-61
Struck at the Tournai Mint. This coin I won from New York Sale in Jan. 2020 for $1250 (good deal)
ex: Terner/ private treaty NGC MS-63

 

Seems to me like it was Monday all week.

 

Really nice.

Largely my fault. Do I need to apologize?

 

Do whatever makes you happy. The spirit of the thread was to have posts on Monday, but it’s not like the mods are going to stop anyone from posting other days of the week

 

Not on my account either. But I'd been bummed out if instead of Saturday it'd still be Monday right now.

 

I don't like to make waves. If it makes things more orderly I can wait until Monday to post medievals. My interests run wide and deep. I like the coins struck during the Mexican Revolution, for example.

 

Incredible Tournai stuff. I posted a thread about Henry VIII's brief (!) occupationm buts all I had was a jeton and a contemporary groat (much cruddier) from York.

 

King Louis VII as Duke of Aquitaine, 1.07 g, type 1, BnF (Paris)

 

Nice!! I’ve been wanting to get one of those

 

King Louis VII as Duke of Aquitaine, 1.16 g, type 2, BnF (Paris)

 

Kingdom of Hungary
Maria I of Anjou 1382-95
AV Goldgulden ND struck 1388 slabbed as NGC MS-63