I know that this coin falls on the borderline as to weather it should be posted here or in the ancient section, but I decided to start here. I have had this Lion Dollar for a number of years. I decided to write an article on it. This piece does have a U.S. connection because they circulated here from the 1600s to the first half of the 1700s. Some of the colonial governments gave them an official exchange value. New York even mentioned them on their paper money in 1709. Reverse: CONFIDENS. DNO. NON. MOVETVR. Translation: He who trusts the Lord is not moved. (Date) 1608. The other side is giving me trouble. Obverse: Mo. ARG. PRO. CONFOE. BELG. TRAN. Full wording: MONTETA ARGENTEA PROVINCIARUM CONFOEDERATUM BELGICARUM TRAN (?) Translation: Silver money of the Province of the Netherlands Confederation Tran? What is "Tran" in the Netherlands? I have not been able to track this one on the Internet.
From what I can find, it is an abbreviation for the Latin name of a defunct Dutch province. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overijssel https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces114352.html
Hmm. Perhaps I've missed something but not really. At least not to me. This coin was minted over 1100 years after what most historians consider to be the end of the ancient era/classical antiquity and over 100 years from the end of the Medieval Period/Middle Ages. Essentially, even though it is over 400 years old it is modern.
I have no idea where a hammered English coin from circa 1166 to 1500 should go. When I first came here, I was informed that they went in the ancient section. Now someone else says different. It’s both confusing and aggravating.
