Germany Abbey of CORVEY Florenz von dem Velde Taler 1706 I like the centre helmet with a mitre on the obverse. An old style fighting bishop !...
Spanish Netherlands FLANDERS Charles II Double Ducaton 1670 Bruges mint 45 mm 65.11 g This has the same design as...
Netherlands ZIERIKZEE Besieged by Spanish army (28 Sept.1575 - 2 July 1576) Silver Daalderklippe (48 stuiver) 1576 (July) In 1576 the Dutch...
Netherlands ZIERIKZEE Besieged by Spanish army (28 Sept.1575 - 2 July 1576) Uniface Tin Siege Daalderklippe (32 stuiver) 1575 (November)...
Spanish Netherlands BRABANT Charles II Ducaton 1673 Antwerp mint 42.5 mm 32.52 g [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Another new saint on a not beautiful coin ST. LUCIA Italy MANTUA Carlo I Gonzaga Lira 1633 According to the 5th cent. Acts of the Martyrs, a...
Germany NUREMBERG 1/9 Taler 1623 (9 on shield on breast of double eagle on reverse) [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I am afraid this is not a beautiful coin but it depicts a new saint ST. JULIAN Italy PAPAL STATES - MACERATA Pope Gregory XIII Quattrino...
PAPAL STATES Innocent XII Piastre 1692 The reverse shows Archangel Michael throwing lightning down on Satan on the ground lying right, sinking...
Germany BRUNSWICK-LUNEBURG-CALENBERG Ernst August Taler 1692 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I was there in 2017. The museum was then housed in some old buildings inside Mobutu's old palace complex and you had to pay a small bribe to the...
Austria ORTENBURG Cardinal Christoph von Widmann Reichstaler 1656 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Belgium is divided between French-speaking Walloons (31 %) and Flemish (basically Dutch) speaking Flemings (58 %), plus a small contingent of...
Italy PAPAL STATES Sede Vacante Piastre 1676 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Imagine you a rich 18th century nobleman. When you wake up, you don't switch on the radio, you call for your string quartet to come and entertain...
Interesting you say that. The auction house graded it AU/XF+. Given the strike weakness or wear on the legend on the obv. and on the crossed...
Poland (at the time) RIGA Stefan Batory Groschen (grosz) 1582 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
HENRY VIII Half Groat n.d.(1526-44) Canterbury mint 18.5 mm 1.35 g Obv.:cross fourchee mm (Catherine wheel) HENRIC+VIII+D.G+R+AGL+Z+FR...
I just posted this coin on the Saints thread but it then struck me it qualified for this thread as well. I hope no one objects to the double...
ST. MATTHEW Italy PAPAL STATES Innocent XI Piastre Year 1/ 1676-7 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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