LOWLANDS Liege Louis of Bourbon 1456-1482 Patard 1478

For some reason I have developed an interest in earlier dated coins. This is only my second coin dated into the 1400's. Early 1500's dated coins seem to be much more common. Let's see some of those dated medieval coins. I know you guys have some.

AR Patard 2.45g. 28mm. 1478 Hasselt Mint.
Seated Lion left, supporting arms of Bourbon.
MO'EPI'LEODIEN'FACTA'HASSELT
Ornate triple-straneded short cross flouree.
BNDIC'HEREDITATI'TVE'LXXVIII
Levinson II-37
Ex Robert A. Levinson collection.

 

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This is as far back as I can go.

German States - Saxony 1535 Thaler

Obverse: Bare-headed bust right in circle, holding sword over right shoulder, titles of Johann Friedrich I divided by 4 small shields of arms and begin IOHAN - FRI
Reverse: Bare-headed bearded bust of Georg left in circle, titles and date divided by 4 small shields of arms

Ruler: Johann Friedrich I and Georg
Note: Dav. #9721. Varieties exist.

Composition: Silver

 

Of dated coins, I primarily have 16th Century coins as well. I’ll just post this one (as I haven’t posted it in a while):

Hungary
Ferdinand I, r. 1526-1564 (1554)
Kremnitz Mint, AR Denier, 15.82mm x 0.3 grams
Obv.: FERDINAND· D·G·R· VNG· 1554·, Coat of arms
Rev.: PATRONA· * ·VNGARIE, Madonna and Child, mintmark K B on either side

Now, are we including Islamic dated coins? Because I’ve got some older dated coins using the Hijri calendar:

Norman Italy - Sicily
Roger II, r. 1130-1154 (1151-1152)
Palermo mint, AV Taris, 12.66 mm x 1.1 grams
Obv.: Outer Cufic legend denoting date and mint, inner Cufic legend al-malik Rujar al-mu’tazz bi-llah, pellet in center of dotted circle
Rev.: Outer cufic legend denoting date and mint, in center, cross potent on shaft with pellet between IC XC NI KA
Ref.: NCKS 232, [MEC 14.202]; De Wit 3796

The date is off-flan, but should read as the year 546 AH, which equates to 1151-52 AD

 

Great coins everyone. Coins of this era are very diverse and interesting.

 

@alde That is a very nice coin. I've been
collecting them for 17 years. Do you have
Bob's book on these coins? It is OoP, but
you can still find them for $100 or less.

 

Thank you. Yes, I got the book about a year ago from a shop in Seattle in new condition.

 

I collect coins from Liege (modern Belgium) and I have a friend that has almost completed his 15th century copper set. My friend Donald Dool is searching for a 1494 Patard, in copper. He recently wrote an article that includes a description of the Liege 1494 Patard he is looking for: https://www.numismaticnews.net/article/tiny-coins-desirable-even-damaged

 

@alde Have you added more to your collection? I'll post
a few of my favorites.


The first Anno Domini dated coin that is collectible.

 

The first Anno Domini dated gold coin.

 

This one I just like.

 

@John KENT Hello John, I collect Early Dated coins as well.
I'll post a couple of my copper pieces.


This is the earliest piece. All of the ones that I have
are from the Lowlands.

 

I have a better one but Todd has not worked his magic yet.

 

These copper pieces are definitely not beauty
contest winners.

 

I have two others that I will post later. I had a thread a few
weeks ago where I showed some of my collection. Maybe
one of the followers of that thread could post a link here.

 

Those are EXACTLY the type of coins I am looking for! I was a Rotary Exchange student to Charleroi Belgium in 1982 and I travel back frequently, so it's fun to explore the old cities and discover their history. Having numismatic momentos makes it that much easier to share the history with others back in the US.

 

Here is that link.
https://www.cointalk.com/threads/pr...utm_campaign=Feed:+cointalk+(CoinTalk+Update)

 

Here is that link.

https://www.cointalk.com/threads/pr...utm_campaign=Feed:+cointalk+(CoinTalk+Update)