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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Chris B, post: 4811739, member: 87179&quot;]I don’t consider myself to be a religious person, more “spiritual”. I know kind of hippie sounding but it’s as good a description as any. I grew up in a semi-religious family and had my share of exposure to stories from the bible.</p><p><br /></p><p>Many coins from around the world have religious themes but my focus is on the coins of the German States. Coins minted before the German unification in 1871. A common image on these coins is the baptism of Christ by John the Baptist in Jordan. I honestly don’t know what drew me to these particular pieces aside from most of them being beautifully engraved. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1167228[/ATTACH]</p><p style="text-align: center">SAXE-GOTHA-ALTENBURG 1692 Thaler</p> <p style="text-align: center">Gotha mint, Goppel-1135, Schnee-502</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">Diameter: 40mm</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">Obverse: John the Baptist baptizing Christ in Jordan</p> <p style="text-align: center">Obverse Legend: DIS IST MEIN LEIBER …</p> <p style="text-align: center">Reverse: 9-line inscription, large ornament above, crossed palm branches below divide date</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">Subject: Baptismal Thaler</p> <p style="text-align: center">Ruler: Friedrich II</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1167229[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">Harz 1697 Thaler</p> <p style="text-align: center">Zellerfeld mint; Rudolf Bornemann, mintmaster, Fassbender 2792</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">Diameter: 51.5mm</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">Obverse: St. John the Baptist kneeling right, baptizing Jesus Christ standing facing in River Jordan, hands crossed over breast; dove of the Holy Spirit and radiate name of God above</p> <p style="text-align: center">Reverse: Biblical passages in ten lines</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1167226[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">Hamburg ca.1635 2 Thaler</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">Diameter: 59mm</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">Obverse: The Annunciation</p> <p style="text-align: center">Obverse Legend: AVE MARIA GRATIA. PLENA. DOMINVS</p> <p style="text-align: center">Reverse: The Baptism of Christ</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">Note: Ref. G#1586. Prev. KM#F85.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Baptismal Thalers in general are a common theme but there are no issues that are individually better than scarce. Since they are such a popular theme a lot of collectors will find the price point to be unattainable. The last coin pictured is a restrike from the 1970’s that you may find have a more attractive price. You are going to pick them up for anywhere close to spot price but it has a much more attractive price.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1167224[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center">1674 Emden Löser 2 Taler – 1976 Restrike</p> <p style="text-align: center">Welter 1677</p> <p style="text-align: center">Mintage:&nbsp; 50</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>The baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist is a major event in the life of Jesus which is described in three of the gospels: Matthew, Mark and Luke. It is considered to have taken place at Al-Maghtas, located in Jordan.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1167223[/ATTACH]</p><p style="text-align: center">Gerard David – <i>The Baptism of Christ</i>, c. 1505</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Most modern theologians view the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist as a historical event to which a high degree of certainty can be assigned. Along with the crucifixion of Jesus, most biblical scholars view it as one of the two historically certain facts about him and often use it as the starting point for the study of the historical Jesus.</p><p><br /></p><p>The baptism is one of the events in the narrative of the life of Jesus in the canonical Gospels; others include the Transfiguration, Crucifixion, Resurrection, and Ascension. Most Christian denominations view the baptism of Jesus as an important event and a basis for the Christian rite of baptism. In Eastern Christianity, Jesus&#039; baptism is commemorated on January 6th. In the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion, the Lutheran Churches, and some other Western denominations, it is recalled on a day within the following week, the feast of the baptism of the Lord. In Roman Catholicism, the baptism of Jesus is one of the Luminous Mysteries sometimes added to the Rosary.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is the extent of my collection of Baptismal Thalers but I am sure there will be additions made in the future. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you enjoy these take a look at a previous thread that I wrote for a similar piece:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/doppelter-hochzeitstaler-%E2%80%93-double-wedding-thaler.362713/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/doppelter-hochzeitstaler-%E2%80%93-double-wedding-thaler.362713/">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/doppelter-hochzeitstaler-–-double-wedding-thaler.362713/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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