Thanks Steve, I guess we cannot blame Phillipe, since he had an alliance with England. It was really, the English who were starting to loose...
Here is one of my favorites> AV 2 Dukaten 1578 Salzburg Archbishop Johann Jakob Khuen Von Belasi with Rudolf II Holy Roman Emperor still top boss!...
This coin is pretty common, Naples was important, and they struck lots of gold/silver coinages. MS-64 examples of course are quite scarce in...
Passau never issued large mintages for any coin they struck.... I read that there are less then ten of these known, so not super rare, but rare...
Salzburg made some REALLY nice coins. Unfortunately, I can't afford them. I will post my best coin from there. John
Yes, Medieval coins are really nice. They were all hammered, so that took lots of skill. Back then they were a lot smarter, instead of...
The history is fascinating, gets complicated towards 12th Century, with the Crusades. The coin quality really went downhill from that time on. John
My AV Cavalier d'or ND Brussels Mint Philippe Le Bon 1419-67AD Duke of Brabant, Comte of Flanders/ Comte de Hollande/Comte of Namur/ Comte of...
Thanks, sorry the photo does not do the coin justice....looks almost like prooflike. thankfully the Byzantine minted a ton of gold coins, so they...
My AV Tremissis circa 578AD Constantinople Mint FDC from CNG auction [ATTACH] [ATTACH] John
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Well, in my case. Instead of working like most 40 hrs a week, I work on average double that, so I have r those extra $ for coins.
Thanks, I almost won a 1727-M 20,000 Reis Joao V last Numisma auction. These big guys are affordable, most coins that weight/size are not....
My Brazil AV 6400 Reis 1753-B Bahia Mint Jose I GEM UNC John[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Thanks, I agree! The Imperial Cities in Germany were part of the Holy Roman Empire. So, Leopold I of Habsburg ruled a vast swath of territory....
My AV 1/2 Dukat 1700 from Imperial City of Nurnberg under Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I[ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Oops! Hari Hari II
From Vijayanagar AV 1/2 Pagoda King Hari Hari I Islamic invaders from what is now Afghanistan/Pakistan/Iran swept into Northern Hindu India circa...
I got mine from Stacks auction in 1990. Recently, the same coin in MS-64 sold in a Heritage Auction for $14,000!
Oh, one thing I am curious about. I have a few Proof sets. One is the 1969 Uganda Set comm. Pope Paul VI's visit to Kampala. This set has 4 AV...
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