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Syria undated WWII coinage

 

Another emergency siege coin from long Dutch War of Independence against Spain:

MIDDELBURG Uniface Daalder Siege Klippe (36 stuivers) 1572

When Philip II, King of Spain, discovered that William the Silent, to whom he had given the governorship of several provinces, was leading a conspiracy against him, he stripped him of his holdings. In response William raised an army, and with the Watergeuzen (Sea Beggars) attacked coastal towns held by the Spanish, an opening phase of the 80 Years' War . His forces laid siege to Middelburg in the province of Zeeland in 1572. The city eventually surrendered in 1574.

 

Another siege coin from the Dutch War of Independence against Spain. There were a lot of sieges in that war !

MAASTRICHT Copper Siege Stuiver April 1579
After the reorganization of the Spanish army and the pacification of Wallonia, Spanish troops under Alessandro Farnese laid siege to Maastricht on 8 March 1579. The city surrendered on 29 June 1579. During the siege Maastricht struck 3 issues of siege coins, on 28 April ( 2, 1 & 1/2 stuiver), on 14 May and in June.

Obv.: Sword over city arms (star) dividing PRO_*IVS/ TAE*_ CAV/ SAE*_ DEFE/ NSI_ ON (for the defence of the just cause)/ 15*_ 79
Rev.: */TRAIEC/ TO*AB* HIS/ PANIS* OB/ SESSO* (Maastricht besieged by the Spaniards) ; in exergue 1

 

In the last few years of Aethelred's reign the Danish invaders ravaged the south of England. A consequence of that was the temporary closure and relocation of a number of mints to more secure locations. One such mint was that at the old Roman settlement of Ilchester on the River Ivel in Somerset which moved 5 miles east to Cadbury with its old iron age hill fort giving it commanding views over the surrounding countryside. Although the coins struck were of the regular issue, the relocation to the chosen site was very much an emergency measure. This is an Aethelred Last Small Cross penny struck at Cadbury. The moneyer/mint reading is GOD ON CADANBYRIM. Ex-Lockett 3645. Bent with a few peck marks, but perfectly acceptable.

 

The same situation applied 120 miles east of Cadbury where a mint was opened at Cissbury. Again it is the last small cross issue. Somewhat more common than Cadbury there are 39 known coins of Cissbury, 38 of this type and a single Cnut Quatrefoil issue penny in the BM. After the accession of Cnut, the mint moved to Steyning. The moneyer/mint reading is CIOLNOD ON SIDESTEB. This coin ex Conte collection.

 

James II Irish 'Gunmoney' halfcrown. These coins have both month and year on them as it was the intention to exchange them for proper coin in chronological order once James II was restored to the crown - which of course never happened.

 

Other denominations were struck - the crown, shilling and sixpence. This is the crown.

 

Gunmoney sixpence.

 

In 1808 Carlos IV of Spain died. Ferdinand VII now became King of Spain. Napoleon invaded Spain/ Portugal and set up his brother Joseph as the new ruler of French occupied Spain. This led to the Peninsular War.
AV 80 Reales De Vellon type 1810 Madrid Mint
Jose Napoleon 1808-13
ex: Rudman Collection

 

Here is a gunmoney shilling not included in @robp's posts. Unfortunately it is in poor condition compared to his beautiful coins.

IRELAND James II Gunmoney Shilling Limerick mint December 1689

While the Dublin coins have the month in letters, the Limerick coins have a number, in this case 10 on the rev. under the crown. Since Ireland was still on the old Julian calendar, under which the New Year started on March 25, the 10th month is December.

 

Nothing wrong with that, I like it. Digit months are considerably scarcer than named ones.

I don't have one.

 

Oxford 1643 shilling. Similar to Morrieson D-2, but not exactly the same reverse die.
Shillings are less common than halfcrowns as a denomination because a majority of Royalist troops were cavalry and 2s6d was the daily rate for a cavalier compared to a foot soldier's pay of around one shilling per day. These figures were notional as pay was not always forthcoming, being dependent on how much was raised from levies on the local population, donations, or money sequestered from supporters of Parliament.

 

And another 1643 Oxford coin. This is nothing special to look at, but appears to be the only halfcrown reverse die where the legend starts at 12 o'clock (Morrieson reverse 1643/23. This reverse die was taken to Chester where rubbed down and re-engraved with the Chester 1644 Declaration reverse.

 

An Exeter or Truro crown with barrel garniture. These are currently assigned to Exeter having spent most of the 20th century assigned to Truro. I am not convinced one way or the other at the moment. The contraction stops in the legends are a stop and comma, but the comma has a distinctly T shaped form. The Truro A1 crown (S3055) has a different style horseman to the B to D obverse crowns, so is presumably by a different engraver. But the contraction stops on obverses A & B are both stop and 'T' which could refer to Truro. The 3/4 facing king seen on crown obverses B-D is also seen on halfcrowns that are confidently variously assigned to Truro and Exeter. Obverse C has the comma overcut with a second stop but occurs on 1644 dated coins (C8 to C15) which are definitely Exeter as well as the undated C3 to C7a, so is this a change in engraver or mint? It's a mess, but I can see a case for the B2 being Truro.

Whatever, ex Banes 152, Morrieson 441, Paget 108, Crutchley (? no details) and the Cornwall Collection (Noble 2009).

 

W/SA area halfcrown (Allen dies I-40) with Boar's Head mark on the reverse. Rare with 2 known. ex Walters, Lockett, Asherson and Dawson.

 

This 20 million Mark note was issued by the Minister of Transportation when the Reichsmark became worthless. It would be recognised as a method of payment and could be cashed in against a purchase at localised points and was valid for only 3 months. They were printed on one side only

 

I don't find such a halfcrown with a boar's head mm in my Spink catalogue, which admittedly is 2009. I suppose it is in the current catalogue. Real rarity ! Hs anyone any plausible theories on the mm ?

 

ENGLAND Charles I Halfcrown n.d. (1643-4) struck at Worcester (small W between horse's legs on obv.)