Denmark, Frederick II, speciedaler, 1572. Davenport 8229 28.2 grams [ATTACH]
I don't know if this silver medal was created in 1574 or in a subsequent year, but it is observing the 1574 siege of Leiden in October of that...
Netherlands, Holland, lion daalder, 1576. This is the much scarcer variety with the knight's head facing left. Davenport 8837 [ATTACH]
1578 seems to be a year for siege (necessity) coinage. Netherlands, Amsterdam, AR siege klippe of 40 stuivers, 1578. 27.2 grams [ATTACH] And...
I have plenty of blank years coming up. Here's a coin for 1579: Netherlands, United Provinces, Maastricht, AE 40 stuivers, 1579. Issued by the...
Here's an undated Potosi 8 reales cob issued between 1581and 1586, based on Paoletti's reference: Viceroyalty of Peru, Philip II, Potosi, 8...
Italian States, Venetian Republic, AR 10 Gazzetta, circa 1585-1600. 7.17 grams These coins were struck following the Venetian victory over the...
I have one that is quite similar. German States, Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel, Goslar, Julius, thaler ("Lichttaler"), 1586. Davenport 9064 28.68 grams...
Thanks! Yes, some coins salvaged from some areas of the ocean are just more corroded than others. It must have to do with the salinity of the...
Here's a pillar dollar that I purchased in 2009 from Dan Sedwick. It is from the Auguste, which sank in 1761 off the coast of Nova Scotia. Coins...
Viceroyalty of Peru, Lima, 8 reales, Undated (1577-1587), Diego de la Torre. S-L4; KM-14; Cal-655. 27.38 grams [ATTACH] Netherlands, United...
German states, Saxe-old-Weimar, Friedrich Wilhelm I and Johann III, thaler,1588. Davenport 9774 28.72 grams [ATTACH]
Here are a few for 1589. After this year it is very spotty for me. Viceroyalty of Peru, Philip II, Potosi, 8 reales assayer RL, No Date...
Here are two for 1590: Spain, Philip II, 4 reales, Seville, Assayer D (both obverse and reverse), circa 1590. 12.91 grams [ATTACH] Spain, Philip...
One coin for 1591: Netherlands, United Provinces, Friesland, lion daalder, 1591. A rare date. Davenport 8815 27.11 grams [ATTACH]
Here's a coin for 1592: Netherlands, United Provinces, Holland, rijksdaalder, William the Silent, 1592. Davenport 8841 28.63 grams [ATTACH]...
Here are a couple of coins for 1593: Spain, Philip II, Seville, 8 reales, 1593/2 B. Cal 737 27.52 grams [ATTACH] Spain, Philip II, Toledo, 4...
Actually that follis I posted is a Bellinger/Grierson type 32.
Does anyone use Bellinger and Grierson for typing the ornaments on the obverse and reverse of class A2 and A3 anonymous folles? Here's a link to...
No date on this cob, but it is from Philip II's reign (1556-1598) which includes 1596. New Spain, Mexico, 8 reales, Philip II, No Date, oM O,...
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