Fresh Items

well, not fresh, they're very old..but my newest items from todays show.



First one..is not a coin, but is half a bronze shot mold with a lead bullet, from the balkans (18-19 Cent)










Next, is not a coin either, but a lead wool-bale seal with makers mark, from Sicily (17 cent)










and the (AHEM) MOJO! This piece is so cool (and is kind of a coin, lol)

Jerusalem, XII-XIII AD
Cut Gold Fragment (0.20 grams)
Met 264-333

NOw, the story on these: Firstly, these are very scarce. These originally had Islamic writing on them, but the Crusaders copied them and minted their own, and (the Crusader Officials) cut them up into pieces such as these. (or at least that's how I think it goes, if I am wrong someone please correct me, as I want to get the story correct for attribution purposes).











Hope y'all enjoyed the newps.


stainless

 

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Those are pretty cool!

 

I'll share my "not a coin" too its not ancient either lol

but I got the narly antique lamp

 

Love the gold fragments, did you get those from feebay?

Oh, I got it now, you got em from today's show. Nice pick-up[s guys!

 

the MSNS show here. I went today, so I got all the good stuff


stainless

 

You might find interest here:
http://www.britishmuseum.org/explor...ects/cm/f/fatimid_dinar_and_a_crusader_b.aspx

I have plenty of trouble attributing Islamic coins when they are whole so I can't comment on the Jerusalem, XII-XIII AD attribution but this does appear to be a small piece of a large gold coin with Arabic writing between concentric circles so your attribution seems very believable to me. There are thousands of types over several hundred years. In the history of coinage most issues seem to have been made in denominations but some just certified the metal purity and would have been weighed out at the time of a transaction. These gold coins would have been a lot of money so I can see the need for small change like this piece. Neat item!

 

How much did u pay for the gold fragment.

 

$125. Which seems fair compared to the very few I've seen online, and mine is better than any of the examples (I have seen) that are of the same type.


stainless

 

Some great old pieces you have there What is that mold for??

 

Seems fairly clear:

Very nice pieces Anthony! I quite like the gold fragments. Hope you'll add your attribution when you finish that aspect of the acquisition

 

Some really nice history you obtained. :thumb:

 

Thanks All!

Update: My attribution on the gold is correct. - bu I edited it to be more in depth.

Also, to elaborate on the bronze mold shot, there would be another half to it, they would close and one would pour the material inside the hole on top, and you would get the musket bullet that is in the picture. Sucks that I don't have both sides, but I got it at a decent price.

stainless

 

Okay all, I found some more info on the gold piece:

" The extroardanary and puzzling fact about these cut gold pieces is that no complete coin has ever been found. Furthermore, it is not clear what their function may have been. Metcalf has conjectured that they may have been used as offering pieces by pilgrims."

Jaroslav Folda, Crusader Art in the Holy Land, From the Third Crusade to the Fall of the Acre, 1187-1291. PP 84

stainless

 

This is referring to the ones with Latin legends, yours has Arabic legends.