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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4564196, member: 10461"]<font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b><b><b>German States (Mecklenburg-Wismar): silver witten, struck after the Wendish Coinage Union of 1379</b></b></b> [ATTACH=full]1262107[/ATTACH]</font></font></p><p><b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Obverse: </b></font></font></b><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Crowned bull's head facing, with protruding tongue.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reverse: </b><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilienkreuz" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilienkreuz" rel="nofollow">Lily cross</a> or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_fleury" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_fleury" rel="nofollow">cross fleurée</a>, star in center.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Issuer: </b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wismar" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wismar" rel="nofollow">Wismar</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanseatic_League" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanseatic_League" rel="nofollow">Hanseatic</a> city in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecklenburg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecklenburg" rel="nofollow">Mecklenburg</a>, Germany.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Specifications: </b>Silver <a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witte_(M%C3%BCnze)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witte_(M%C3%BCnze)" rel="nofollow">witten</a>, 17 mm approx., 1.36 g. Slightly double-struck on obverse.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Grade: </b><a href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/39640148" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.pcgs.com/cert/39640148" rel="nofollow">PCGS XF40</a>; cert. #39640148. Purchased raw.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reference: </b><a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces108456.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces108456.html" rel="nofollow">Numista-108456</a>, Jesse 365, Oertzen 257-264, Kunzel 2 A/i.<a href="https://www.ma-shops.com/siee/item.php?id=190531012" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ma-shops.com/siee/item.php?id=190531012" rel="nofollow">*</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Provenance: </b>ex-Holger Siee, Germany, via MA-Shops, 11 June 2020.<a href="https://www.ma-shops.com/siee/item.php?id=190531012" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ma-shops.com/siee/item.php?id=190531012" rel="nofollow">*</a></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Notes: </b>Struck after the recess of 1379, under the <a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendischer_M%C3%BCnzverein" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendischer_M%C3%BCnzverein" rel="nofollow">Wendischer Münzverein</a> (Wendish Coinage Union). The same bull motif on this coin remains on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecklenburg#/media/File%3AMecklenburg_Arms.svg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecklenburg#/media/File%3AMecklenburg_Arms.svg" rel="nofollow">coat of arms</a> of Mecklenburg to this day.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Comments: </b>The whimsical, cartoonish bull with his tongue sticking out proved irresistible to me. He reminds me a bit of the <a href="http://snible.org/coins/parion.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://snible.org/coins/parion.html" rel="nofollow">gorgons</a> on some ancient Greek coins. I affectionately call this my MCMC ("Mad Cow Medieval Coin").</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1262107[/ATTACH] </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"> </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1262104[/ATTACH] </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1262100[/ATTACH] </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1262102[/ATTACH] </font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">[ATTACH=full]1262105[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262103[/ATTACH] </font></font></p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="1"><span style="color: #000000">014849S</span></font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 4564196, member: 10461"][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B][B][B]German States (Mecklenburg-Wismar): silver witten, struck after the Wendish Coinage Union of 1379[/B][/B][/B] [ATTACH=full]1262107[/ATTACH][/SIZE][/FONT] [B][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B]Obverse: [/B][/SIZE][/FONT][/B][FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5]Crowned bull's head facing, with protruding tongue. [B]Reverse: [/B][URL='https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilienkreuz']Lily cross[/URL] or [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross_fleury']cross fleurée[/URL], star in center. [B]Issuer: [/B][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wismar']Wismar[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanseatic_League']Hanseatic[/URL] city in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecklenburg']Mecklenburg[/URL], Germany. [B]Specifications: [/B]Silver [URL='https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witte_(M%C3%BCnze)']witten[/URL], 17 mm approx., 1.36 g. Slightly double-struck on obverse. [B]Grade: [/B][URL='https://www.pcgs.com/cert/39640148']PCGS XF40[/URL]; cert. #39640148. Purchased raw. [B]Reference: [/B][URL='https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces108456.html']Numista-108456[/URL], Jesse 365, Oertzen 257-264, Kunzel 2 A/i.[URL='https://www.ma-shops.com/siee/item.php?id=190531012']*[/URL] [B]Provenance: [/B]ex-Holger Siee, Germany, via MA-Shops, 11 June 2020.[URL='https://www.ma-shops.com/siee/item.php?id=190531012']*[/URL] [B]Notes: [/B]Struck after the recess of 1379, under the [URL='https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wendischer_M%C3%BCnzverein']Wendischer Münzverein[/URL] (Wendish Coinage Union). The same bull motif on this coin remains on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mecklenburg#/media/File%3AMecklenburg_Arms.svg']coat of arms[/URL] of Mecklenburg to this day. [B]Comments: [/B]The whimsical, cartoonish bull with his tongue sticking out proved irresistible to me. He reminds me a bit of the [URL='http://snible.org/coins/parion.html']gorgons[/URL] on some ancient Greek coins. I affectionately call this my MCMC ("Mad Cow Medieval Coin"). [ATTACH=full]1262107[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262104[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262100[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262102[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262105[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1262103[/ATTACH] [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=1][COLOR=#000000]014849S[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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