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I've meaning for some time to contribute to this thread, but never got my act together... A well executed debut!  |
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Very interesting thread.
I enjoyed the art walk ... with all the coins "to boot".
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Thx for the compliments--I'm enjoying adding to this thread periodically. For today, I have an image of an early 16th Century stained glass window from the Normandy region of France. The creator is unknown, but the subject matter is familiar enough: the Bible story of Joseph's brothers finding money in their grain sacks. I saw this piece at the Met in NYC and this was the notation: Quote:
A hatful of coins is the central focus of this composition and its narrative. Having rid themselves of Joseph as a child, his ten brothers travel to Egypt to buy corn when famine plagues their homeland (Genesis 42:1-28). They fail to recognize Joseph, now the governor, as he accused them of spying and imprisons them, only to release them three days later so that they can buy food. The panel narrates the moment when, on their was home, the brothers discover in the one of the sacks the money they thought that they had already spent and worry that they will be accused of theft. The tight grouping of the figures enhances the moment's tension. In the close-up image, you can clearly see a cross on one of the silver coins, perhaps with some adornment on the tips (such as can be found in floriate or Jerusalem crosses). There are also pellets in the corners of the cross.   From my collection, I have a late 15th Century Gros from Brittany, which is a couple hundred miles west of Normandy. With pellets in the corners of a floriate cross, I'd like to think that this Gros might have inspired the artist, but realistically it was more likely a coin a little closer in geography and time.   "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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Very interesting! |
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Spotted this outdoor art on a bench in Covent Garden in London....  Nearby this was let into the ground - it shows the Mary Gillick coin portrait of Queen Elizabeth II:  This may not count as art, but is quite a faithful representation of a current Polish 1-Zloty coin above a shop in Ramsgate, Kent!  |
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I'd like to think that this Gros might have inspired the artist, but realistically it was more likely a coin a little closer in geography and time. I'm catching up on this enjoyable thread... I like your thought process  Normandy was part of France by then, so we have possibilities like a French blanc or douzain, both of which have a cross potent with fleur-de-lis in the corners... fairly close. Or, Flanders laid just to the north of Normandy, and I think was producing larger "silver" types than France, since the size of those coins in the stained glass compared to the person's hand suggests quite a large coin (or some artistic license). The Flemish "braspenning" was 25% larger in diameter than the French blanc, and had lions and fleur-de-lis in the corners of the cross:  Like the Brittany coin, it's earlier than the date of the window, but I think coins remained in circulation for quite a long time, (hence the need for money changers who could value all types of coins). |
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Fantastic examples! |
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"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Very nice! |
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but perhaps the New Ecu from my collection is a pretty close approximation as it dates to 1445 AD Tournai. It is likely gold ecus. Interesting illustration, nice coin! |
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"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Interesting. Nice use of small pine cones as well.
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As you can see it features three 5 Escudo coins. While I don't have one of these in my collection, I have included a similarly-designed 2.5 Escudo coin From my first visit to Portugal in 1980:   That scallop shell in the painting reminds us that you're probably enjoying some delicious fresh seafood! |
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Outstanding examples! |
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