THIS AIN'T REAL ANCIENT BUT.....

Wow, P-man... you always have lovely coins but these are spectacular!

 

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Thanks TIF !
I love the coinage that was produced at the mints in the vast Holy Roman Empire. The mint masters/ die makers produced truly artistic coinage from 1500 -1800. However, the Swiss Cantons also were right up there. Here is my 1/4 Dukaten gem from Basel struck circa 1750.

 

I've loved these ugly coins ever since I saw my first. Great pick-up G. -d

 

i got them at an estate sale without any info on them..i also have a right hand knuckle-under gauntlet and a etched sword hand protector.. the best i could come close to is the cuirass and hand guard is either Spanish or Portuguese and the gauntlet is German. i bought them as display and conversation pieces

 

Sorry to resurrect this thread, but I just came across this article today.

 

As a teen, I ounce had a crush on a third cousin (she was quite attractive as I remember). But when me Mum found out, she put a stop to that saying something to the fact of one cannot marry a relative. Any children produced would be condemned by God to be misshapen. Now I'm from West "By God" Virginia and we all in-breed don't we?

 

I suppose such matters are watched more closely by some groups than others but I could not name a single third cousin of mine. Third cousins have a great-great-grandparent as their most recent common ancestor. I have records of my mother's side of the family back to the 1600's but neither of my father's parents knew their parents names. At third cousin level, I could be related to half the people in the county and never suspect it.

 

Looks like I have a "Hogsmouth" also, 1665 3 kreuzer

 

Here he doesn't look so ugly - I think:
AR Thaler 1692, K B = Körmöcbánya (Kremnitz) mint, 46 mm, 28.64 g
Ref: Davenport 3262; KM 214.3; Huszar 1372;

Obverse: LEOPOLDVS D • G • RO • I • S • AVG • GER • HV • BO • REX •, laureate, and armored bust right with lion shoulder, titles divided by small Hungarian coat of arms and Madonna with Child
Reverse: • ARCHIDVX • AVS • DVX • BVR • MAR • MOR • CO • TY • 16 92, crowned Imperial double eagle holding scepter and sword, Hungary-Bohemia coat-of-arms within Order Chain on breast, K B across fields

 

I could not agree more. Beautifull coin, love the reverse.