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<p>[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 4956322, member: 96898"]Thanks for the kind words, everyone! Hopefully, all those of you still waiting for delayed coins will receive them soon. Yet, I hope none of them will have to experience a journey as "adventurous" as that of [USER=77226]@Orange Julius[/USER] ' LRB.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, as [USER=12789]@scottishmoney[/USER] and [USER=10461]@lordmarcovan[/USER] liked the 2 maravedis that much, here is a better picture of that coin. As usual, it is missing most if not all of the legends, but the castle and lion are in nice shape:</p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1191416[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Spanish Monarchy, under Philip II, AE 4 maravedis, 1584–1585 AD, Burgos mint, moneyer: Juan De Morales. Obv: [+DON·PHELIPPE·II· ]; castle; in fields, B–M and circle Rev: [+REI·DE·LAS·HESPAÑAS]; crowned lion l. 21mm, 4.07g. Ref: Calíco 2008, 781. </font></p><p><br /></p><p>[USER=90248]@Spaniard[/USER] , I have just posted two of the Aragonese coins in the Medieval Monday <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/medieval-monday.366691/page-7#post-4956304" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/medieval-monday.366691/page-7#post-4956304">thread</a>, and here are the other two. I like all of them – so it will be a hard decision which pair to keep, and which one to sell, swap, or give away for Secret Saturnalia should I ever draw a fellow medieval collector:</p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1191417[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Kingdom of Aragon, under James I “the Conqueror”, BI dinero, 1213-1276 AD, Jaca mint. Obv: ARA-GON; crowned bust of James I l. Rev: :IACOBVS REX; patriarchal cross. 18mm, 0.85g. Ref: Crusafont i Sabater 1992, 318. </font></p><p><font size="3"><br /></font></p><p><font size="3">[ATTACH=full]1191419[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Kingdom of Aragon, under James II “the Just”, BI dinero, 1291–1327 AD (struck ca. 1308 AD), Sariñena mint. Obv: ARA-GON; crowned bust of James II l. Rev: : IACOBVS : REX; patriarchal cross. 17mm, 1.02g. Ref: Crusafont i Sabater 1992, 364.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Orielensis, post: 4956322, member: 96898"]Thanks for the kind words, everyone! Hopefully, all those of you still waiting for delayed coins will receive them soon. Yet, I hope none of them will have to experience a journey as "adventurous" as that of [USER=77226]@Orange Julius[/USER] ' LRB. Also, as [USER=12789]@scottishmoney[/USER] and [USER=10461]@lordmarcovan[/USER] liked the 2 maravedis that much, here is a better picture of that coin. As usual, it is missing most if not all of the legends, but the castle and lion are in nice shape: [SIZE=3] [ATTACH=full]1191416[/ATTACH] Spanish Monarchy, under Philip II, AE 4 maravedis, 1584–1585 AD, Burgos mint, moneyer: Juan De Morales. Obv: [+DON·PHELIPPE·II· ]; castle; in fields, B–M and circle Rev: [+REI·DE·LAS·HESPAÑAS]; crowned lion l. 21mm, 4.07g. Ref: Calíco 2008, 781. [/SIZE] [USER=90248]@Spaniard[/USER] , I have just posted two of the Aragonese coins in the Medieval Monday [URL='https://www.cointalk.com/threads/medieval-monday.366691/page-7#post-4956304']thread[/URL], and here are the other two. I like all of them – so it will be a hard decision which pair to keep, and which one to sell, swap, or give away for Secret Saturnalia should I ever draw a fellow medieval collector: [SIZE=3] [ATTACH=full]1191417[/ATTACH] Kingdom of Aragon, under James I “the Conqueror”, BI dinero, 1213-1276 AD, Jaca mint. Obv: ARA-GON; crowned bust of James I l. Rev: :IACOBVS REX; patriarchal cross. 18mm, 0.85g. Ref: Crusafont i Sabater 1992, 318. [ATTACH=full]1191419[/ATTACH] Kingdom of Aragon, under James II “the Just”, BI dinero, 1291–1327 AD (struck ca. 1308 AD), Sariñena mint. Obv: ARA-GON; crowned bust of James II l. Rev: : IACOBVS : REX; patriarchal cross. 17mm, 1.02g. Ref: Crusafont i Sabater 1992, 364.[/SIZE][/QUOTE]
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