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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Mat, post: 2931413, member: 21445&quot;]I decided I will post my favorite buys for 2017 by time periods.</p><p><br /></p><p>2017 was a pretty good year for me for Medievals &amp; Early Moderns. I got many coins I have wanted since childhood but just put off. And some were new areas like French Ecus.</p><p><br /></p><p>I know some will wonder why I picked these, but I really don&#039;t feel like typing a reason for each. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>No particular order.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fs14.postimg.org%2F5m0rajxgx%2Fcharles.jpg&amp;hash=ada8971f22ca762d37105605b70c3d17" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Charles I (1625 - 1649 A.D.)</p><p>AR Shilling</p><p>O: CAROLVS D G MAG BRI FRA ET HIB REX (Charles, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland), crowned bust left, XII (value mark) behind.</p><p>R: CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO (I reign under the auspices of Christ), cross moline over square-topped shield coat-of-arms. Triangle-in-circle mintmark.</p><p>Tower Mint</p><p>6.16g</p><p>30mm</p><p>SCBC 2799, North 2231</p><p><br /></p><p>Possibly holed in history as a &quot;Touch Piece&quot;, AKA a Good Luck Charm</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fs13.postimg.org%2Fory5ao3dz%2Fcharles_X.jpg&amp;hash=8fe2e6c8c14d266b2f5b3aad085d8c42" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Charles de Bourbon “Charles X” (1589 - 1590 A.D.)</p><p>FRANCE, Paris Catholic League Coinage</p><p>AR Quart d&#039;ecu</p><p>O: CAROLVS. X. D: G. FRANCO. REX, Short cross with fleurs at the ends. Date around, with an initial mark of a cross.</p><p>R: . SIT. NOMEN. DOMINI. BENEDICTVM., Crowned arms flanked by II on both sides, with an initial mark of a rose.</p><p>30 mm</p><p>9.53g</p><p>Reference: DuP 1177</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fs28.postimg.org%2Fb8rt1pl2l%2Fedwardii.jpg&amp;hash=c1d75d9fe804b2add32e1eb40bb006b1" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Edward II (1307-1327 A.D.)</p><p>AR Penny</p><p>Class 15b</p><p>O: EDWAR R ANGL DNS HYB, Crowned facing bust.</p><p>R:VILL SCI EDMVNDI, Voided long cross pattée; three pellets in quarters</p><p>17.8mm</p><p>1.03g</p><p>Bury St Edmunds (1320 - c.1333)</p><p>Spink # 1462. North 1067.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fs1.postimg.org%2F4jsap6lj3z%2Flouisxiv.jpg&amp;hash=53dcb55bce05cbf167491adfc4a6fc67" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Louis XIV (1638 - 1715 A.D.)</p><p>AR Ecu</p><p>O: LVD•XIIII•D•G (soleil) FR•ET•NAV•REX, Bust with square neckline.</p><p>R: Lettering: SIT•NOMEN•DOMINI• E BENEDICTVM 1693 M Crowned round arms of France within sprays.</p><p>Toulouse - flan réformé</p><p>38mm</p><p>27.45g</p><p>Dy# 1520</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fs17.postimg.org%2Fo07a74u8f%2Frichard1.jpg&amp;hash=4e82825a986d35116306e75e3d60a303" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Anglo-Gallic, Aquitaine, Richard I Cœur de Lion (&quot;the Lionhearted&quot;), Count of Poitou and Duke of Aquitaine 1172-1185 A.D., King of England 1189-1199 A.D.</p><p>AR denier</p><p>O: + / RICA / RDVS / ω.</p><p>R: +AQVITANIE. Cross pattée.</p><p>Bordeaux mint.</p><p>19mm</p><p>.83g</p><p>Elias 4; Poey D&#039;Avant 2768.</p><p><br /></p><p>The coins issued in Richard&#039;s French possessions are the only coins to bear his name. In addition to Aquitaine, coins were also struck in his name for Poitou. Richard&#039;s English coinage was entirely in the name of his father, Henry II.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=https%3A%2F%2Fs1.postimg.org%2F231361js7z%2Fhenry_vii_k.jpg&amp;hash=81a85672610c5ac71d8e3269f3e3d9d4" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Henry VII (1485 - 1509 A.D.)</p><p>AR Groat</p><p>O: hENRIC DI GRA REX AGL Z FRA, Crowned facing bust in tressure of arches; crown of two arches, outer jeweled (crown 4).</p><p>R<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie7" alt=":p" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />OSVI DEV ADIVTOR MEV CIVITAS LONDON, Long cross; trefoils in quarters, cross end 8, saltire stops, ‘coded’ stops 20/10.</p><p>London mint; mm:anchor (upright). Struck 1499-1502.</p><p>Class IIIc</p><p>25mm</p><p>3.03g</p><p>Cf. SCBI 23 (Ashmolean), 363; North 1705c; SCBC 2199.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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