Best is probably one of the auction result databases such as Pro Coin Archives but you may have to pay a subscription fee. If you save a few...
1588 STRASBOURG, City Medallic Taler to commemorate alliance with Zurich and Berne (I hope this is not too medallic for this thread) [ATTACH]...
I did a little research on this. As WCG explained when he posted his 1599 Wasp Taler, Duke Heinrich Julius struck four emblematic or satirical...
1589 Germany City of REGENSBURG Half Batzen (2 Pfennig) with title of Emperor Rudolf II on reverse [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
If I am allowed to go back to 1594 for a moment, here is a Riksdaler of Sigismund as King of Sweden (and Poland) struck in Stockholm: [ATTACH]...
Filling in your memory, Sigismund was the son of King Johan III of Sweden and his first wife, Catherine Jagellonica of Poland. He was elected to...
If you started with World War II, you have come a long way ! Thank you for your very interesting write-up and the links to the references which...
A lot of action - and many interesting coins - on this thread while I was away. Here are 2 contributions for 1590. Italy SAVOY Carlo Emanuele I...
Crude strike ? You gold guys have very high standards ! Compared to Scottish silver or billon of the period, it is an absolute beauty.
I never knew the exact symbolism of the wasps. Thank you !
I am going on holiday so this is my last contribution for a while 1605 Germany Joint Issue of Counts of Schwarzburg Reichstaler with St....
If we are trying to speed things up 1606 Germany OSNABRUCK, Cathedral Chapter 9 Pfennig [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
To calm DEA down, here is a 1608 coin Germany Bishopric of HILDESHEIM Ernst of Bavaria Reichstaler There is some interesting history behind this...
Great book ( I think the author is actually Cicely Veronica Wedgwood). The Thirty Years' War was (like many wars) a senseless tragedy which...
1609 AUSTRIA-HUNGARY [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Matthias 1/2 Taler Vienna Struck after Matthias had become King of Hungary, Austria and Croatia and had...
And here is mine 1610 SWEDEN Karl IX 3 Riksdaler (To commemorate the founding of Gothenburg ) [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Here is a very similar 1611 Thick 2 Taler (58.26 g) struck by Christian II, Johann Georg I & August [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
1612 Much more modest coin but unusual denomination Germany Archbishopric of MAGDEBURG Christian Wilhelm von Brandenburg 1/14 Taler [ATTACH]...
Probably should have written AU (V is the old Latin U). AUREUM (or AVREUM) = Gold ARGENTUM (or ARGENTVM) = Silver I probably went to elementary...
1613 France BOUILLON & SEDAN Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne Ecu de 30 sols [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
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