[Game] World Coins Time Machine… Counting Backward by Year! (Plus Prize Coin)

Speaking of Matthias II/ I can also post a 1614 example (I was busy cutting grass)
AV Dukat 1614 K-B Kremnitz Mint
Kingdom of Hungary
Matthias II

 

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Thank you, gentlemen! I appreciate the full explanation!

 

1612 Much more modest coin but unusual denomination

Germany Archbishopric of MAGDEBURG Christian Wilhelm von Brandenburg
1/14 Taler

 

Modest? Maybe but it is a cool coin.

 

I agree!

 

Here is my 1612

From Transylvania...
AV Dukat 1612 Nagybanya Mint
Prince Gabriel Bathory 1608-13

John

 

Wonder if old Gabe had anyone "done in" for that head shot, or if he said "gee, what a great likeness"? Probably the latter!

 

Finally! We get to a year I can do something with. Not a lot of 'something' but something nonetheless! For your viewing enjoyment, a 1611 Saxony Albertine line one thaler; KM# 44. If I remember correctly, John George (obverse) and his brother were co-rulers.

 

In hand, this isn't quite as dark as the picture shows although it is heavily toned. KM# 24. Saxony Thaler similar to the one posted by D E A above.

Obverse: Bust right with sword and helmet divide date
Reverse: Busts facing one another

Ruler: Christian II, Johann Georg I and August
Note: Dav. 7566.

Composition: Silver

 

That is a real beauty, especially for being so old. I see it appears to be slabbed, may I ask the grade? I will guess MS60

 

Actually, NGC tagged it with an XF Details (tooled) grade. The good part of that is that it made this an affordable coin for me. I'm not sure what they dinged it for, there is nothing obvious to my amateur eyes. I have a lot of details coins from this era so it doesn't bother me as long as it is still attractive.

 

I agree! That is a real beauty! I am radiating greens, yellows and blues with envy. Thank you so much for sharing!

 

Here is a very similar 1611 Thick 2 Taler (58.26 g) struck by Christian II, Johann Georg I & August

 

Here are (much less dramatic and spectacular than the above) two Dombes liards : 1611 for Marie de Montpensier and 1610 for Henri II de Montpensier (deceased 1608 but there are some posthumous strikes)




Q

 

Here is my 1610
AV Dukat 1610 Brieg Mint
Silesia- Liegnitz-Brieg
Johann Christian with Georg Rudolf co-rulers 1602-21

 

And here is mine
1610 SWEDEN Karl IX 3 Riksdaler (To commemorate the founding of Gothenburg )

 

1609

Obverse: Helmeted 11-fold arms with a central shield of Halberstadt's arms
Reverse: Wildman, tree trunk in right hand, date in legend

Subject: Heinrich Julius
Ruler: Heinrich Julius
Note: Dav.#6285.

Composition: Silver

 

1609 AUSTRIA-HUNGARY Matthias 1/2 Taler Vienna Struck after Matthias had become King of Hungary, Austria and Croatia and had been appointed but not yet crowned King of Bohemia. He was only elected Emperor after his brother Rudolf died in 1611 so issue with no Imperial title.

 

Great coin, talerman! I'm interrupting the flow to only remark that I am reading a bit about soon-to-be Emperor Matthias. One of our prior posts (maybe this one?) made me aware of my too large ignorance of the Thirty Years War. So I obtained a history of it by Cecily Victoria Wedgwood, which she wrote in the early 20th century. Good read!

Back to the game!
David

 

Great book ( I think the author is actually Cicely Veronica Wedgwood). The Thirty Years' War was (like many wars) a senseless tragedy which devastated Germany but it did leave us many interesting coins.