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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orielensis, post: 5143506, member: 96898&quot;]It&#039;s Monday again (at least where I live)!</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a late medieval Saxon <i>groschen</i> – you might notice that part of the design is borrowed from the Bohemian <i>Prague groschen</i>, which was the dominant trade coin of the region during this period:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1207392[/ATTACH] </p><p><font size="3">Electorate of Saxony, under Friedrich II “the Gentle”, AR “Schwertgroschen”, 1462–1464 AD; Leipzig mint. Obv: *GROSSVS ° MARCh * MISnEnSIS; rampant lion with shield of House Wettin l. Rev: *F ° DI ° GRACIA ° TVRINGE ° LAN; cross fleury in quatrefoil; Saxon swords above. 28mm, 2.07g. Ref: Krug 947/6 var. (star on reverse has seven rays, not six).</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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