Got this back in 2013.... AV Franc a pied ND struck April 20/ 1365 Paris Mint Charles V House of Valois 1364-80 He was also known as "the Wise". \he restored French honour by winning back the territory lost in the initial phase of the Hundred Year's War. He was able to bring back prosperity/ replenish the treasury with gold. In 1380, he died, and was succeeded by his son Charles VI "the Fool", whose 42 year reign turned out to be the lowest point in French history.
My Hand-Heller from Germany's Schwäbisch Hall minted around 1350s, around when the black-death was at its peak!
@panzerman, that's an astonishing example! As you're (um, may we say, Very) likely to know, Charles V gets eloquent reportage in the contemporaneous 'chronicle' of Froissart. @JayAg47, that's the kind of example I might've kept. Instead of the dumbly cleaned one that I didn't. Liking how the German for the denomination is "Handelsheller." Evoking the composer G. F. Handel, whose origins were in this part of the world.
Amazing coin @panzerman Congrats on having such a great one in your collection. The coin looks so minty fresh if you told me you traveled back in time to get it I might believe you based on the numismatic evidence.
Amazing coin.. all I can do is throw another one of these to the party... GERMANY, Schwäbisch Hall: AR Handheller, issued 1300-1356. 0.49g, 17mm.
My jaw just hit the ground. Such an amazing design and being gold even better. Mr. Gold your collection blows my mind. Keep doing it.
Wow ! John, that's a masterpiece of Gothic art & it looks FDC too . I hope you're keeping that coin safely contained, we don't need another pandemic like the "Black Death" going around .
Very nice, @panzerman ! This is a type I’d really like to have, and it’s high on my want list. Right now I’m impatiently waiting for this coin from his grandson Charles VII: Charles VII 1422-1461 Blanc a la Couronne 1ere emission 28 Janiver 1436
Thanks! With me you are all safe, I have never removed the coin from its flip/ like James Bond, "For your eyes only"....
Seriously, John? You never remove the coin from the flip? Given the quality you collect, I can understand it though. I had a mint state coin from the late 18th century in my hand yesterday, and when feeling slightly clumsy when placing it back in the holder, I came to think of Ed Snible breaking his coin, and thought «ok, these borderline cameo fields have been perfect for 250 years, and now you’re going to put a finger mark right on them».
To be honest/ I feel better just to admire them in their flip/ TPG slab. I know you can buy special coin handling gloves. I find the SAFLIPS offer a nice safe way to handle/ view coin. Problem with gold, its a very soft metal.....esp. with coins that are almost 24 carat pure.
Now I understand your «photo policy» better. I would still love to study an online album with good pics of your collection, though. But that’s my own selfish desire
I will offer my two cents/ you will not regret it, Medieval coins are beautifull, esp. the ones from the Burgundian States/ Germany/ France/ Spain/ Austria