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<p>[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 2928046, member: 10461"]Oh! I totally <i>love</i> your newp! <i>Perfect</i> toning! That contrasting look is terrific.</p><p><br /></p><p>As to December, I might not be done for the year yet, either, though any purchases I make in the remainder of the month are likely to be pretty modest unless I manage to sell enough stuff for a bigger purchase.</p><p><br /></p><p>I too have a 16th century Brabant piece, but it's a little bit later. Funny how much more "medieval" yours looks. I suppose it's the Lombardic lettering on yours, whereas mine has a bit more modern looking Romanized font.</p><p><br /></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Belgium (Brabant): gold florin (Carolus d’or) of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, ca. 1521-1545</b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/7cC1mo3uTQuI176R77w5_Brabant-florin-1500s-045242-coin.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></b></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Obverse: </b>KAROLVS.D.G.ROM.IMP.E.HISP.REX, crowned half-bust, sword in right hand, globus cruciger in left.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Reverse: </b>DA.M[ICHI].VIRTVT[EM].CONTRA.HOSTES.TVOS, arms of Austria and Castile-León with double-headed eagle above.</font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><b>Translation of reverse legend:</b> <i>“Give me strength against thine enemies”.</i></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5"><br /></font></font></p><p><font face="Georgia"><font size="5">Delmonte-101, gold, 23 mm. Ex-Numiscorner (Comptoir des Monnaies, France), through VCoins store, 11/18/2016.</font></font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="lordmarcovan, post: 2928046, member: 10461"]Oh! I totally [I]love[/I] your newp! [I]Perfect[/I] toning! That contrasting look is terrific. As to December, I might not be done for the year yet, either, though any purchases I make in the remainder of the month are likely to be pretty modest unless I manage to sell enough stuff for a bigger purchase. I too have a 16th century Brabant piece, but it's a little bit later. Funny how much more "medieval" yours looks. I suppose it's the Lombardic lettering on yours, whereas mine has a bit more modern looking Romanized font. [FONT=Georgia][SIZE=5][B]Belgium (Brabant): gold florin (Carolus d’or) of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V, ca. 1521-1545[/B] [B][IMG]https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/7cC1mo3uTQuI176R77w5_Brabant-florin-1500s-045242-coin.jpg[/IMG][/B] [B]Obverse: [/B]KAROLVS.D.G.ROM.IMP.E.HISP.REX, crowned half-bust, sword in right hand, globus cruciger in left. [B]Reverse: [/B]DA.M[ICHI].VIRTVT[EM].CONTRA.HOSTES.TVOS, arms of Austria and Castile-León with double-headed eagle above. [B]Translation of reverse legend:[/B] [I]“Give me strength against thine enemies”.[/I] Delmonte-101, gold, 23 mm. Ex-Numiscorner (Comptoir des Monnaies, France), through VCoins store, 11/18/2016.[/SIZE][/FONT][/QUOTE]
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