Featured Baroque Era (1600-1750) the apex of coinage

1661 3 kreuzer Ferdinand Charles

 

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1678 3 kreuzer Salzburg

 

And finally a 1711 1/10 ecu of Louis XIV. I really do like the art style of coins of this era.

 

another one of mine....or two

 

Germany NUREMBERG Emperor Franz I Taler 1765

Late Baroque figure of Peace

 

Picked this up a few weeks ago. Charles VI Taler from the city of Graz

 

Thanks. These old Talers are addictive.

 

Switzerland LUCERNE Taler 1698

 

Germany BRUNSWICK-LUNEBURG-CALENBERG Johann Friedrich Broad Reichstaler 1676 51 mm 28.70 g

 

Here's an Italian medal of Johann Friedrich, featuring the same impresa of a palm tree growing on rocks:

 

AV Quarter Dukat 1720 HCH Braunschweig Mint
Ludwig Rudolf 1714-31 Furst zu Braunschweig-Blankenburg
This Furstentum only existed as a sovereign nation from 1714-31/ when it was absorbed into Braunschweig-Wolfenbuttel.

 

Italy PAPAL STATES Innocent XII 1/2 Piastre 1693/Year 2

The obverse has the Pope's family arms (3 jugs) while the reverse shows a pelican feeding 2 of its young with its own blood (symbol of the Holy Eucharist)

 

I completely agree with you. I just discovered in the past year and a have what an important musical cultural center Prague. So many of the most talented composers around Europe came from there. One of the most outstanding was Jan Dismas Zelenka, 1679-1745. He spent most of his creative life in Dresden. He was a contemporary of Bach, Vivaldi, Telemann, and Handel. Here is what I think is his best Mass. Hope you enjoy it.

 

Yes, Jethro Tull. Saw him once in concert. Still have lots of him on vinyl. Here's my current favorite flutist. A Czech performer, Jana Semeradova, performing music by a baroque Czech composer on the baroque flute. Enjoy.