My oldest dated coin was 1484 so I am also out of it unless I discover an old Islamic coin online. However, I am enjoying being educated about...
Crappy by your standards but for 1435/6 looks pretty good to me !
Italy GUASTALLA Ferrante III Gonzaga Scudo of 7 lire 1664 This is not in great condition but it is rare. Although at 42.5 mm it qualifies for...
Too handsome ? Forgeries are not normally a problem for common Talers like this - it's not worth the trouble. But I can see why @PaulTudor...
I like countermarks. In March 1693, during the so called "second Kipperzeit', when Cologne was being flooded with debased coinage, the city...
Bishopric of Bamburg Georg III Schenk von Limpurg Pfennig 1512 Unimpressive uniface coin in only VF but not easy to find anything issued by...
Transylvania’s first regular issue machine-struck Taler was issued by Sigismund Bathori in 1590. I think that by 1662 all the coins were machine...
TRANSYLVANIA Michael Apafi 4 Taler 1662 42 mm (c. 5 mm thick) 116.53 g [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Gentlemen, for some reason they stopped notifying me of additions to this thread about 6 weeks ago and I assumed we had got stuck on a year and...
But it is consistent with the legend being in Latin
LowCountries GRONINGEN Ommelanden (Territory) Daalder of 30 Stuiver n.d. (1584) Imitation of Aachen Reichstaler [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Groningen...
Your Passau Batzen appears to have an unusual error in the reverse legend: DVX.BAAR instead of BAVA (ria). This variant is not listed in...
Interesting coin. You are right, there are 2 varieties of this Half Taler, one with the arms divided by the date and yours with the date above the...
Spanish Netherlands GELDERLAND Philip II Burgundian Rijksdaalder 1568 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
I understand this coin commemorates the United Provinces recognizing the United States in 1782, one of the first European states to do
This appears to be for 300th anniversary of William of Orange and Mary becoming King & Queen of England after forcing out James II. Does anyone...
Germany FRIEDBERG (Burg Friedberg in der Wetterau) Philipp Adolph von Rau zu Holzhausen, Burgrave Reichstaler 1690 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
It is easy to get confused as the Bavarian ruling family, the Wittelsbachs, were able to get their hands on an amazing number of territories....
Thank you for the introduction to the Maria Theresia website, which I had not seen before. It is a terrific comprehensive resource.
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