Yes definitely 1743 Speyer sede vacante medal. Designed by P.P.Werner (Peter Paul Warner). Features St Stephan standing on the reverse....
Great piece! If I'm not mistaken, that is classified as zepernick 251: 1743 Speyer (German states) sede vacante issue. Should be a bit over...
1753 IBH German States - Harz Harz-Zellerfeld Katsouros-23; 50 mm Obv: John the Baptist kneeling to the left, baptizing Jesus Christ standing...
1678 Italy - Papal States Piastra (Scudo of 80 Bolognini) DAV-4089 Obv: Pope Innocent XI Rev: Christ in boat calming the storm [ATTACH]
:) A face only a mother could love.... Great reverse design.
Thanks @longshot! The obverse depicts two popular symbols associated with the Duchy of Brunswick: horses and mining. The symbolism of the horse...
New addition this week; I'm very excited - have been eyeing one of these for many years. 1664 Brunswick-Lüneburg 2 taler Dav LS189; KM 252.5; 63...
Stunning group - very impressive set of metal you have there!
Apologies if this was already posted elsewhere on CoinTalk. I picked up this 1746 Bamberg medal this fall from a dealer in Austria and recently...
@PaulTudor - The Worms taler is perhaps my favorite design of all the pieces I have seen you post here. Tough to find pieces from this German state.
Your photography is in a league of its own. Very crisp! The 1916 iron piece in particular is worth a good long look.
Outstanding quality across the board. Truly museum quality material you post here on this forum. Fascinating to follow!
Nice additions @Seattlite86! The Trier piece in particular speaks to me. I recall seeing that one on eBay and thought about it myself. A...
Sharp addition! Great piece.
@talerman: Amazing! Many thanks for taking the time to elaborate. I am going to have to read and re-read these threads to soak it all up. I...
@Seattlite86: You are spot on regarding the Zepernick 220 attribution! I managed to find a 1999 reprint of the original Zepernick 1822 for about...
Two more quick thoughts. First, in order to be a taler, it must meet rather strict weight and fineness criteria. Many of the medallic "taler...
@PaulTudor - I also noticed that piece and was also tracking it out of curiosity. I think there are some areas of ambiguity in the classification...
Italy - Papal States 1667 Piastra (DAV-4072) [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
@PaulTudor: The Pfalz piece has much better eye appeal than I would have expected to see after reading the intro. I think you have a nice...
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