Germany BENTHEIM-TECKLENBURG-RHEDA Johann Adolph Cu 1 1/2 Pfennig for Tecklenburg 1685 The _ above the 1 on the reverse is a sign for 1/2...
It would be great if there was something similar for medieval and early modern coins (say, up to 1800). After 1800 I believe there are torrents of...
I had started drafting this post when I replied to PaulTudor's post on fakes and my reply came out mixed up with this post. Apologies if I...
Netherlands/Germany Province of HOLLAND countermark on City of COLOGNE Taler 1572 In 1573 the Holland rebels countermarked silver coins to...
Another siege coin from the Dutch War of Independence against Spain. There were a lot of sieges in that war ! MAASTRICHT Copper Siege Stuiver...
Fortunately for me, he only seems to offer copies of 19th century issues (and maybe 1 20th century), not my period. If he offered such nice copies...
A coin from the start of the Thirty Years' War which devastated Germany ESTATES OF BOHEMIA & MORAVIA Kipper 12 Kreuzer 1620 struck in Olmutz,...
Here are two other slightly marginal city coins , two Brunswick issues with a portrait of the local duke. In the 13th century Brunswick was a...
Here's one for you DENMARK Frederik V Speciedaler 1747 Struck for his coronation [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Germany HESSE-DARMSTADT Ludwig V The Faithful Reichstaler 1626 In the Thirty Years' War Ludwig, although a Lutheran, sided with the Catholic...
Sorry. No argument here. Love these Strasbourg coins with the big fleur de lis.
Very attractive coin in beautiful condition. Although this coin is local Scheidemünze, it was issued by the Kingdom of Hannover rather than the...
Germany City of COLOGNE 1/2 Reichstaler 1627 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here's my one Bishopric of Metz Robert de Lenoncourt Bugne (or tiercelle) n.d. (1552-53) 18.25 mm 1.32 g Vic-sur-Seille mint Anonymous...
POMERANIA under Sweden Kristina 1/2 Taler 1641 Kristina succeeded her father Gustavus Adolphus at the age of 6 and became ruler at the age of 18...
I apologise. I just realised TheRed already posted this coin. Let me instead move on to Philip and Mary. IRELAND Philip & Mary Shilling 1555...
Some of the worst debased coinage was issued in Ireland. IRELAND Henry VIII - Posthumous Issue Sixpenny Groat n.d.(1547-50) After Henry's...
Germany HESSE-CASSEL Moritz the Learned Reichstaler 1593 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Going back down market again, here is another little coin linked to misbehavior by Renaissance popes and their families: Italy PESARO Giovanni...
Only 8 of the population ? Does not sound like a Great Famine !
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