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<p>[QUOTE="petronius, post: 2000407, member: 37365"]The oldest coin with Anno Domini date is the Danish "Roskilde denier", with the date, 1234, in Roman numerals</p><p> </p><p>See the link</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.medievalcoinage.com/earlydated/1370s.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.medievalcoinage.com/earlydated/1370s.htm" rel="nofollow">http://www.medievalcoinage.com/earlydated/1370s.htm</a></p><p> </p><p>The oldest coin with date in Arabic numerals, is a coin from St. Gallen, Switzerland, AD 1424. Today three pieces are known (see "New 27" in the link above).</p><p> </p><p>A resume of the oldest European coins with date:</p><p> </p><p>1234 Denmark (Roskilde)</p><p>1372 Belgium (Schoonvorst)</p><p>1372 German States (Aachen)</p><p>1424 Switzerland [St. Gallen] the first with Arabic numerals</p><p>1437 Netherland (Gröningen)</p><p>1456 Austria (Graz and Wiener Neustadt)</p><p>1459 Balkan States</p><p>1478 Sweden</p><p>1480 Italy (Forlì)</p><p>1491 France (Lorraine)</p><p>1499 Hungary</p><p>1504 Poland (Glogau)</p><p>1506 Lithuania</p><p>1525 Bohemia</p><p>1548 England, Shilling of Edward VI [MDXLVIII]</p><p> </p><p>petronius <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie6" alt=":cool:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="petronius, post: 2000407, member: 37365"]The oldest coin with Anno Domini date is the Danish "Roskilde denier", with the date, 1234, in Roman numerals See the link [url]http://www.medievalcoinage.com/earlydated/1370s.htm[/url] The oldest coin with date in Arabic numerals, is a coin from St. Gallen, Switzerland, AD 1424. Today three pieces are known (see "New 27" in the link above). A resume of the oldest European coins with date: 1234 Denmark (Roskilde) 1372 Belgium (Schoonvorst) 1372 German States (Aachen) 1424 Switzerland [St. Gallen] the first with Arabic numerals 1437 Netherland (Gröningen) 1456 Austria (Graz and Wiener Neustadt) 1459 Balkan States 1478 Sweden 1480 Italy (Forlì) 1491 France (Lorraine) 1499 Hungary 1504 Poland (Glogau) 1506 Lithuania 1525 Bohemia 1548 England, Shilling of Edward VI [MDXLVIII] petronius :cool:[/QUOTE]
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