Richard Plant just died. A remarkable scholar with a popular touch and apparently an exceptionally nice man. He was a Methodist minister. I...
St. John the Baptist getting beheaded Italy TUSCANY Cosimo III Lira 1677 According to the Synoptic Gospels, Herod, tetrarch, or sub-king, of...
Austria-Hungary ESTERHAZY Nikolaus Josef Konventionstaler 1770 Paul Esterházy , soldier and statesman, was made a prince of the Holy Roman...
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Baltic States LIVONIA & ESTONIA Tsarina Elizabeth I of Russia Livonaise of 96 Kopecks 1757 The Russian Empire conquered Swedish Livonia during...
A worn ST. SEBASTIAN shot through with arrows Saint Sebastian (c. AD 256 – 288) was an early Christian saint and martyr. According to traditional...
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Italy (Venice): silver grosso of Antonio Venier, ca. 1382-1400 [IMG] (One of those figures on the obverse is the Doge Antonio Venier himself, I...
ST. MAURICE Germany Archbishopric of MAGDEBURG Cathedral Chapter Reichstaler 1606 Born in AD 250 in Thebes in Egypt, Maurice became a soldier...
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Austria Archbishop of SALZBURG Paris von Lodron Reichstaler 1623 (with die number 2 & 1681 c/m) The die number 2 is just to the right of the...
According to Bellesia (Ricerche su Zecche Emiliane - Guastalla), the reason was "to rationalize the use and to maintain the same coupling of the...
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY Leopold I 1/4 Taler n.d. (1669-90) Hall (Tyrol) mint [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Germany Bishopric of BRESLAU Franz Ludwig von Pfalz-Neuburg Reichstaler 1694 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
City of MUHLHAUSEN in Thuringia Reichstaler 1767 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
2 more distinguished coins from MUHLHAUSEN Germany City of MUHLHAUSEN in Thuringia 2/3 Taler (Gulden) 1767 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Siege of LEIDEN during the Dutch 80 Years' War against their Spanish overlords After taking Harlem on 13 July 1573 but failing to take Alkmaar,...
Italy MILAN Ludovico Maria Sforza, il Moro, Regent for nephew Giovanni Galeazzo Maria Testone n.d. (1481-94) with both busts A typical Italian...
Prince-Bishopric of LIEGE Sede Vacante Ecu au ST.LAMBERT 1763 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Italy GUASTALLA Ferrante II Gonzaga Tallero 1620 An unusual feature on this coin is the die number - a small 1 - at the neck on the obv. and at...
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