German States (Mecklenburg-Wismar): silver witten, struck after the Wendish Coinage Union of 1379

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I love medieval hammered coins, especially ones with mad cows. I gave it a 9.

I can't quite make out the Latin on the obverse. "Civitas..."

There also appear to be some that have bull's heads on both sides.

 

Congrats on another awesome coin @lordmarcovan The bull on the obverse is so whimsical, I'll certainly have to add the type to my want list.

 

I love this coin type. It's been in my want list forever. It's one of the coin designs I want to make. Love the reverse as well.

 

I bought it, it was in very good shape and I seldom see them in good condition. Thanks.

 

I can't tell you how rare it is for me to make an impulse buy like that but it often takes me years to find the example I want before I pull the trigger but this one was a nice example so there you go . This forum is a bad influence.

These are the other ones I have been looking for just the right example.

 

1. Moldova (Moldavia) Stefan the Great

2. Cilician Armenia Levon I

3. Cilician Armenian Levon I


I think both of the Armenian coins are Levon

 

Hello, just to add my knowledge of German history: Wismar was also Part of the Hanseatic League as the other members of Wendish Coinage Union

 

I want the first one too! I've noticed that Solidus tend to auction moldavian/vallachian medieval coins quite often! The bull head on the coin is related to a legend saying that, Dragos the Founder adventured with his party, around 300 men, over the Carpathians, from Maramures to scout a new land. Apparently a bison/ auroch crossed path with them, so a hunt began, which resulted in the bison being arrowed whilst trying to cross a river. In this process, Dragos's dog, Molda, jumped in the water following the bison, but was carried away by the fast stream and died. As a result the river was named Moldavia and the region too, with the bull's head being used as a coat of arms since then. Stephan the Great was an interesting figure in Europe at that time and many of his coins were later melted, due to their high silver content , as far as i know.
I used to spend my summer holidays as a kid, swimming and fishing in that river! Also lived very close to the place where Stephan defeated Mathias Corvin and his Black Army(at least some of it),Baia and always tried to imagine how that winter battle looked like!

 

Coin came in...feel like I owe you a finder's fee but I will just say thanks

 

I'm afraid I rated it a bit lower than other, but mainly because it isn't quite in my taste wheelhouse. Still a cool coin and great addition.