World Coins: Your Newest Acquisition!

Empire of the Romans Gold Solidus of Justinian (minted in Constantinople sometime between 527 and 565):

 

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Ilkhanate Gold Dinar of Abu Sa'id Bahadur Khan (minted in Bayburt in either 1332 or 1333):

 

Mughal Gold Mohur of Shah Jahan (minted in Surat in either 1628 or 1629):

 

Roman Republic Silver Denarius of Marcus Junius Brutus (minted in Rome in 54 BCE):

 

Two Dutch 3 guilder coins, one of which is for the Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC), or the Dutch East India company (who operated in what is nowadays Indonesia). The VOC coins are quite rare.

The third coin with the ship is a Dutch scheepjesschelling, a very popular trade type, worth six stuivers (or 30 cents) - one tenth of the 3 guilder coin. The scheepjesschelling is a piedfort (French for "heavy weight"), a rare double-weight strike that was made for presentation purposes, usually for dignitaries and other VIPs. The scheepjesschelling was a very popular trade coin, especially in other countries, and it could buy quite a bit. Imagine the purchasing power of the big 3 guilder coin!

Nowadays 30 cents is a joke that gets you nothing.

MS62 3 guilder VOC:


MS62 West-Friesland 3 guilder:


MS64 Zeeland scheepjesschelling:

 

Roman Empire Silver Denarius of Gordian III (minted in Rome in the Summer of 241):

 

@mkivtt She looks ghostly, was that over polishing of the dies or part of the design.

 

Great eye you have! Yeah, the neck and shoulders are "missing" which is quite common on many Dutch coins with this design. Some have them, some don't. I think it's probably a strike issue. It's rare to find one with really sharp, deep features.

 

Republic of Chile Silver 10 Pesos (minted in Santiago in 1976):

 

Russian Federation Silver 3 Roubles (minted in Sankt-Peterburg in 1993):

 

What does that commemorate? I assume some expedition or discovery, but what?

 

It commemorates the first Russian circumnavigation of the Earth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Russian_circumnavigation

 

Artukid Bronze Dirham of Husam al-Din Yuluq Arslan (minted in 1193):

 

Pope Clemente IX, 1669

 

This is not my normal collecting interest but I thought it was a pretty coin. In proof they minted 2600 of these. Can you imagine if it was a US coin. I paid around $100.

 

Ottoman Copper Manghir of Suleiman II (minted in Saraybosna in 1688):

 

I recently a show near Nashville. Aside from picking up a couple things for my secret Santa gift, I picked up these 3 beauties for my PC. I apologize in advance for the U.S. coin in the world coins forum!

Münster, 1719, 1/24 Thaler, Sede vacante issue. A nice one year type. In hand has a nice bit of color.

Lebanon, 1952, 50 piastres NGC MS67

U.S. 2023-S proof Peace Dollar

 

Gupta Gold Dinar of Chandragupta II (minted sometime between 375 and 415):

 

Myanmar Gold 300 Kyats (minted in Singapore in 1998):