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  1. fred13

    fred13 Junior Member

    I love the earlier Venetian Ducats. "Affordable" compared to most medieval gold coins and rich in history. Easily amongst the most important coinages minted in my opinion. The below is from Pietro Gradenigos reign. CA 1289-1311 AD

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  3. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    Most of these Doges had AV Zecchini running from 1/4 Z to in some cases 105 Zecchini weighing over 365grams. Some of these are mucho $$$$$$$.
     
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  4. tibor

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    @fred13 That's a beautiful piece. Thanks for sharing.
     
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  5. expat

    expat Remember you are unique, just like everyone else Supporter

    A little late but it is now 1300CE-1400CE.
    Lights dim, drum roll.....................
    It's @tibor time
     
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  6. tibor

    tibor Supporter! Supporter

    Christ Rising From the Tomb Biaggi 2822.jpg
    Christ rising from the tomb.
    Venice, Italy 1342-1354
    Biaggi 2822
     
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  7. tibor

    tibor Supporter! Supporter

    1374-i3a-2.jpg
    The first collectable Anno Domini dated coin. Earlier pieces are no longer
    extant. About 20 available to collectors, the rest in museums. Charlemagne
    is depicted on one side. Charlemagne chose Aachen because his family orig-
    nated in the area. He had a cathedral built, of the oldest in Europe, where he
    was laid to rest in 814.
    The date on the coin, left image, is in Roman numerals.
     
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  8. cmezner

    cmezner do ut des Supporter

    Kingdom of Hungary, Sigismund of Luxemburg
    1 Forint, Körmöcbánya (Kremnitz), not dated, struck between 1387 – 1389; no mintmark; Monogram G = Royal Treasurer Jakcs György.

    The eagle on the lower left seems like he hanged himself LOL

    20mm, 3.520 g
    Pohl D1-1; HMC (Lengyel) 17/7; Unger (ÉH) II 445a; Huszár 572;

    Ob.: Fourfold shield of Hungary and Bohemia with Árpád stripes twice and Brandenburg eagles twice in inner pearl circle; + SIGISMVNDI•D•G•R•VnGARIE (Zsigmond, by the grace of God, King of Hungary)
    Rv.: Saint King László of Hungary standing with light helbard and orb crowned and with glory; S• LADIS LAVS•REX monogram G

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  9. tibor

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    1375-i4a.jpg
    This is my first pre 1400 A.D. dated coin that I own. I've added since.
    Considering the condition, not bad for 650 years old. These pieces are
    very thin. It would take 2 or 3 pieces stacked to equal a U.S. quarter.
     
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  10. tibor

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    1391 Schonforst 2022.jpg
    This piece, dated 1391, is from Schoonvorst-Sichem, small town a short
    6 miles from Aachen. This date is the easiest of pre 1400 A.D. dated pieces
    from Schoonvorst- Sichem. The date, as with the several to follow, will be
    Roman numerals.
     
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  11. Kasia

    Kasia Got my learning hat on

    Finally, I get to post a coin. King Oshin.

    Cilician Armenia. Oshin, 1308-1320 AD. Silver Takvorin. Oshin on horseback riding right, head facing, holding mace / Lion advancing right; long cross behind. Sis mint.

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  12. The Eidolon

    The Eidolon Well-Known Member

    Some of these are in pretty rough condition:
    Armenia, Levon III 1301-7 Kardez 2.1 g, 18 mm
    Armenia Levon III 1301-7 Kardez 2.1 g, 18 mm.jpg
    Cilician Armenia, 1 Takvorin - Gosdantin IV 1365-73
    Cilician Armenia 1 Takvorin - Gosdantin IV 1365-73.jpeg

    Erfurt, uniface dinar 1300-1400 (Photo by seller)
    Erfurt uniface dinar 1300-1400.jpg
    Wencezlaus II, 1300-1564 (right, clipped)
    Wencezlaus II 1300-1564 clipped.jpg
     
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  13. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    England: silver penny of Edward I "Longshanks", ca. 1300-1310, London mint

    My personal metal detecting find, dug in a farm field in the Tendring district of Essex. Though I've bought better examples, this found coin was in my opinion the most exciting thing that came up during my November, 2013 metal detecting trip to England.

    The sun had just set when the detector signaled on this target, and I found myself without my headlamp, fumbling in the gathering gloom. Out in this pastoral field on a mild November evening, it got really dark, really quick. I did manage to find the coin in the hole by touch, perhaps five or six inches down, and recover it. Feeling it in my hand (the first hand it had touched in about 700 years!), I immediately knew I had dug my first coin of the trip, and from its thinness, I knew I had a hammered medieval coin at that.

    Breathless, I rushed across the field where I saw the light one of my fellow detectorists was using. He did not hear me approach in the darkness, and I nearly scared him out of his shoes when I came up on him from out of nowhere! Borrowing his light, I was finally able to examine my treasure, and was, as you can imagine, quite exhilarated.

    Edward I of England (aka "Longshanks" and "The Hammer of the Scots") was an important, long-reigning king of medieval England. He was fictionally portrayed as a psychopathic tyrant in the 1995 blockbuster movie Braveheart. That great performance by Patrick McGoohan, if not entirely accurate historically, at least created one of my favorite movie villains.

    I like how the engraving on this particular coin gives Longshanks a piggy little nose.

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  14. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    Crusader States (Cyprus): silver gros of Hugo IV, ca. 1324-1359

    The toning was the major selling point on this one, but extra points were garnered for the cartoonish kingly portrait. Medieval coins are fun like that.

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  15. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    Croatia (Ragusa): silver grosso portraying St. Blasius and Christ, ca. 1372-1438

    (PCGS XF40)

    I affectionally referred to this as my "Hippie Coin", because St. Blasius and his gesture of benediction resembles Tommy Chong holding up the Peace sign.

    Hey, @Cheech9712 - you'll remember Cheech & Chong, of course. Looks like Chong on the left, doesn't it? LOL

    Jesus, on the other side, does not look amused at all. And He's holding The Book. So y'all had better behave!

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  16. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    German States (Mecklenburg-Wismar): silver witten, struck after the Wendish Coinage Union of 1379

    A mad cow, wearing a crown and sticking out its tongue with a cheeky smile? What's not to like? Had to have it!

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  17. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    Italy (Venice): silver grosso of Antonio Venier, ca. 1382-1400

    This piece had some nice cabinet toning which was not fully captured in the photos.

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  18. lordmarcovan

    lordmarcovan 48-year collector Moderator

    Belated response:

    This is purely… WOW.
     
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  19. tibor

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    This is the second one I own. Two different dies.
    Messed up , used the wrong pic. Correct pic is below.
     

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  20. tibor

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    This is the correct pic for the second coin. Different dies.
     
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  21. panzerman

    panzerman Well-Known Member

    Holland/ BavarianCounts
    AV Florin d'or ND
    Wilhelm V "the Insane" 1350-89
    De Hague Mint/ "mm"= Flower 818864ecbb87e2640b740af2da377d00 (1).jpg
     
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