The Gold Tray

Not all of them the top left is about 50:50 gold and silver. I will been getting data for you.

 

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gold is for show-offs ...

 

No roman gold here, but a few from royal and feudal France.


France : Charles VII (1422-1461) - Ecu d'or 3° emission de 1424, atelier de Toulouse (annelet sous la cinquieme lettre)
Croisette sur etoile initiale, KAROLVS : DEI : GRATIA : FRANCORVM : REX, Ecu de France couronné
+ XPC : VINCIT : XPC : REGNAT : XPC : IMPERAT, croix arquée, evidée et fleudelisée, cantonnée de quatre coronelles
3.76 gr, 28 mm
Ref : Ciani # 617



Dombes : Louis II de Montpensier (1560-1582), Demi-pistole - 1578 Atelier de Trevoux
+ LVDO . P . DOMBARVM . D . MONTISP Ecu de Bourbon couronné
+ DNS . ADIVT . ET . REDEM . MEVS . 1578 : Croix feuillue
3.24 gr
Ref : Divo Dombes # 28v, Collection Couchard # 63 (même coin d'avers)



Dombes : Gaston d'Orléans (1627-1650), Ecu d'or - 1641 Atelier de Trevoux
+•GASTO•FR VN•REG•VSVFR•PRIN•DOMB•G•
+OMINVS•ADIVTOR•ET•REDEM•ME•1641:
3.31g -
Ref : Divo Dombes # 177 var, Friedberg # 129

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Ooops, of course there's no "grin" in the reverse legend on the third coin, just a D following a :

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My Leo I solidus - Constantinople / Victory

I love the 3/4 portraits on Roman gold coins of the 4th and 5th century. TBH i find most other 4th/5th century Roman issues to be quite dull. I'm slowly going to replace my AEs and siliquae of that era with solidi.

My other gold coin is the Alexander III i posted the other day.

 

I will add that I have my eye on an AV noble of Edward III, and an AV Unite of Charles I. I'm working on a side-project of one-per-ruler big coins of English monarchs, and those two are gems!

 

So many different colors for gold.

I like the Jayasimha II Pagoda coin due to the tiny elephant counter mark & the golden color.

Here is my gold tray (Hecte from Lesbos).

LESBOS, Mytilene
EL Heckte - (Pigasus)
521-478 B.C.
2.55 grams, 10 mm
Obv: Winged boar facing right,
Rev: Head of Roaring Lion right
Grade: good Fine with decent
centering. Incuse roaring lion is
well preserved (inverse relief) &
obverse boar’s head is worn.
Other: From Eye Appealing 4/2015
ex Heritage 2014

 

Nice coin, C89 ...

Yah, I wasn't sure if we were allowed to post those babies, but since you've opened the door slightly, I'm gonna fling it wide open with another cool Lesbos example ...

LESBOS, Mytilene. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater
Circa 478-455 BC
Diameter: 10 mm
Weight: 2.48 grams
Obverse: Ram’s head right
Reverse: Incuse bull’s head right
Reference: Bodenstedt Em. 27; HGC 6, 954

 

Here's a tray from my coin cabinet with some gold in it. Several solidi and a hyperpyron. Other stuff is assorted ancient.

 

That is a really nice tray that would certainly be fun to examine more closely. Thanks for posting it.

If possible/convenient, please post a bigger photo to really examine.

 

I second the motion on larger images. Looks like you've got some wonderful pieces there.

 

Thanks.

While I have the coin cabinet at home, the coins only come to visit once in a while, they usually live in the safe deposit box.

I will see if I have some individual pics in my computer and I'll take some more pictures the next time I bring the coins home.