Saintly Sunday . . . .

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by ZoidMeister, May 26, 2024.

  1. ZoidMeister

    ZoidMeister Hamlet Squire of Tomfoolery . . . . .

    Beat you to this one @SensibleSal66 . . . .

    Saintly Sunday! Let's see all your coins, tokens and medals. It can be a Saint, Priest, Minister, Missionary, Friar or Monk. It's time to reveal your hallowed holdings. @lordmarcovan , your holey coins definitely qualify.

    I'll start with this one.


    Z


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  3. ZoidMeister

    ZoidMeister Hamlet Squire of Tomfoolery . . . . .

    St. Eligius, the official patron sait of numismatics.

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  4. expat

    expat Remember you are unique, just like everyone else Supporter

    Gold sovereign. Saint George slaying a dragon
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  5. fretboard

    fretboard Defender of Old Coinage!

    Here's a 1924 Saint Gaudens I bought a couple of years ago when I had the moola, those days are long gone! :D

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  6. ZoidMeister

    ZoidMeister Hamlet Squire of Tomfoolery . . . . .

    Padre Junipero Serra medals. Struck by the Philadelphia Mint. Designed by Frank Gasparro.

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  7. SensibleSal66

    SensibleSal66 U.S Casual Collector / Error Collector

    How about this one?
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  8. fretboard

    fretboard Defender of Old Coinage!

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  9. Jersey magic man

    Jersey magic man Supporter! Supporter

    Wow, I don't believe how long it took me to figure that out!!
     
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  11. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    Bishop Udalschalck von Eschenlohe
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    Saint John the Baptist
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    Saint George
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    Saint-Gaudens
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    Lord Buddha
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  12. alurid

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  13. ZoidMeister

    ZoidMeister Hamlet Squire of Tomfoolery . . . . .

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    ZoidMeister Hamlet Squire of Tomfoolery . . . . .

  15. Cheech9712

    Cheech9712 Every thing is a guess

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  16. Cheech9712

    Cheech9712 Every thing is a guess

    I would love to have a Pope coin collection. Anyone have that type of collection?
     
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  17. Cheech9712

    Cheech9712 Every thing is a guess

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  18. fretboard

    fretboard Defender of Old Coinage!

    Okay here's a couple more, I'm surprised so many have the 1883 Knights Templar Token! :)

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  19. Hiddendragon

    Hiddendragon World coin collector

    So pretty much any Vatican coin would qualify because most of them have the pope on them, along with other religious things. I have a lot of coins that I don't have photographed (I know I have some with John Paul II from both Vatican and Poland), but here's some I could throw together on short notice.

    Hungary 20 krajczar with Mary and Jesus.

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    Hungary 10 krajczar with the crown of St. Stephen
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    Eisenach, Germany notgeld featuring Martin Luther
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    Vatican 5 lire with St. Peter and Pope Pius XI
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    Vatican 10 centesimi with St. Peter.
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    Malta 1 scudo with the head of John the Baptist.
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    Portugal 200 escudos with the missionary Jose de Anchieta.
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    Portuguese 200 escudos with St. Francis Xavier.
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  20. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan Eclectic & Eccentric Moderator

    More, from the “used to be mine” archives:

    Medieval Croatia (Ragusa): silver grosso portraying St. Blasius and Christ, ca. 1372-1438 (Saint Blasius looks like a hippie Tommy Chong type, flashing the Peace sign, LOL)
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    France (Metz, Free Imperial City): silver gros, civic issue, ca. 1406-1588; featuring Saint Stephen (note the spidery Hand of God blessing him over his face)
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    Netherlands (Gelderland): "St. John" goldgulden (florin) of Arnold van Egmond, ca. 1423-1472; featuring St. John the Baptist
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    Switzerland (Basel): gold guilder (goldgulden) of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor, ca. 1452-1478; featuring the Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus
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    Papal States: silver testone of Pope Paul IV, ca. 1555-1559; featuring Saint Peter
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    Austria (Salzburg) silver 3-kreuzer, 1681; Saint Rupert in bishop's miter with crozier
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    Obviously, the 15th through 17th centuries in Europe were something of a heyday for saints on coins. I’ll bet @tibor has a number of interesting earlier-dated examples.
     
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  21. alurid

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