Germany BRUNSWICK-GRUBENHAGEN Ernst V, Johann, Wolfgang & Philipp II Taler 1555 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
João III 1/2 Tostão (50 Reais) n.d. (1521-57) [ATTACH] [ATTACH] João III Tostão (100 Reais) n.d. (1521-57) If anyone can give me the...
Austria Archbishopric of SALZBURG Max Gandolph Graf von Kuenburg Reichstaler 1670 with countermark (1681) on rev. In 1681 it was decreed that...
Beautiful coin from a state best known for producing below standard imitations of coins of other states. Château-Renault only struck coins from...
I have the Spahr book. It covers Sicilian coinage from 1282-1836 in a pretty detailed way with many varieties and information on mint masters. I...
Germany LIPPE-DETMOLD Hermann Adolf Taler 1658 (actually struck in 1659) [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
PORTUGAL Vintem (20 Réis) n.d. - mule with Sebastiao I (1557-78) obv. and Filipe I (1580-98) 40 Réis rev.; this is an error - although marked...
Germany REUSS-GREIZ Joint Issue of Heinrich IV of Obergreiz & Heinrich V of Untergreiz Reichstaler 1624 Heinrich IV and V were brothers due to...
25 Celsius is only 77 F. 97 F is 36 Celsius. But Humidity is only 7 %, which makes heat in Southern California quite tolerable. To get back to...
High here was 96 yesterday, 97 today, so it all balances out with a gentle upward trend
Germany REUSS-GERA Heinrich XXX Konventionstaler 1763 40.5 mm 28.88 g In the 12th century the Reuss family started the odd and confusing...
Italy PAPAL STATES Innocent XII Piastre 1693/Year 3 Rev.: NOVIT IVSTVS CAVSAM PAVPERVM (the righteous considereth the cause of the poor,...
BOUILLON & SEDAN CONTINUED In 1642 Frederic-Maurice de la Tour, imprisoned for his role in the Cinq Mars plot, ceded all his Ardennes territories...
SOME MORE COINS OF SEDAN BOUILLON ET SEDAN Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne (1591-1623) Ecu de 30 sols 1613 19.96 g The princes of Sedan called...
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...
ST. HILARY/ ILARIUS ( A lousy portrait, I am afraid, especially after St. Vultus of Lucca) Italy PARMA Ranuccio I Farnese Giulio...
Really beautiful coin, with very sophisticated portrait for 14th century. The Renaissance obviously arrived early in Lucca. Always good to have...
Germany REUSS-BURGK Heinrich II Taler 1624 44mm 28.65 g [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Germany NUREMBERG Emperor Maximilian II 1/2 Reichsguldiner (30 Kreuzer) 1571 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I would say it is more an issue of the Archbishop than the city, particularly since it was struck to commemorate the consecration of the...
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