England House of York, Edward IV or Edward V 1 Gold Angel, London, 1483, n.d. 26 mm, 4.981 g For Edward V: Spink 2144; for Edward IV: Spink 2091 Ob.: Archangel Michael, nimbate, standing to right atop dragon, which he spears with cross-pommeled lance, beaded circle surrounding; mint mark boars’ head or ❀ ЄDWARDˣDЄIˣGRAˣRЄXˣAꞂGLˣƵ FRAꞂC ⁑ (Edward by the Grace of God King of England and France) Rv.: galley at sea overlaid with quartered shield upon hull, ‘E’ and rose flank thick cross-like mast, ropes 2/1 with long bowsprit; mint mark ❀? PЄR CRVCЄᙏˣTVAˣSALVAˣNOS XPЄˣREDЄᙏPT mint mark Є - ❀across fields (By Thy Cross save us Christ our Redeemer)
A mixed date, Roman numerals and letters. CCCC SECUNDO This date starts a run medium sized crosses. Earlier coins had full crosses.
Interesting that those say CCCC XVIII (412), for example, instead of M CCCC XVIII (1412). I’ve seen plenty of early dated coins that used only the last two digits of the date, but not the last three.
France (Metz, Free Imperial City): silver gros, civic issue, ca. 1400s-1552 Two different examples I've had.
Sorry to hear it, @expat. Hope things improve quickly. I will say that you set the timing of this game up perfectly, with a few days between each new round (century). I think it has worked better like that.
I think concentrating on some coins is actually the best thing at the moment rather than dwelling on other things. Lost my nephew aged 18 yesterday and this morning my Mother was diagnosed with lung cancer at 85 years young. So, not the best couple of days. Thank you all for carrying on this game, there has been some wonderful examples posted. Please carry on I am still watching.
This date and coin starts a century long issuing of this coin Several cities issued them. Not all dates are known.