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After two coins with Arabic script, here a European one:   Penny issued in York by Archbishop Rotherham (1480-1500) for King Henry II (1485-1509) - SCBC(20)#2237 / North#1728 Obverse: HENRIC DG REX ANG around king seated on throne facing Reverse: CIVI-TAS EBO-RACI around arms, keys below shield From their period of rule it is clear that the coins must have been minted between 1485 and 1500. Edited by Medieval
02/05/2015 01:54 am
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I can't precisely date this coin, but it's a Spanish half-real minted in Seville during the 1490s for the Catholic Monarchs, Ferdinand and Isabella. What's interesting about it is that I found it with my metal detector in a field in Romney Marsh, Kent, England!  The arrows were used on Spanish coins into the 20th century, including the holed 50-centimos issued in the 1950s and 1960s. Edited by NumisRob
02/05/2015 03:16 am
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I'm seeing a lot of interesting coins in this thread, wish I had something to contribute but I don't until the 13th century.
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Good to see that you are posting, I assume you are feeling better.
Just hope we don't get stuck before we reach the 13th century.
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I'm going to jump the gun a bit, I may not be around to post a coin tomorrow. I've got a few from the 15 century i'd like to add... here's my first islamic coin.  ottoman empire bayezid ii 1481-1512 11mm 0.9g |
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Please rather post a coin a few days later if you missed the day. Posting ahead can cause worse confusion. In case we get stuck, your coin will be needed to be right on the spot to move the thread along.
Your Akcheh fits in nicely for today though - it's accession dated to AH886 (=1481).
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02/05/2015 10:26 pm
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  AE Fals AH89x from Fath Shah of the Sultans of Kashmir - cf.Mitchiner#2986 The obverse inscription includes "Fath" and the reverse "800+90". Fath Shah ruled for three different reigns starting in 1483 and ending in 1519. This coin is from his first reign and while the year digit is off the flan, minting would have been in the 10 lunar years starting in 1485. |
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To show another type of coin from around the same time, I throw this one in before the day ends:   AE Fals from Mahmud Shah ibn Mohammed (1482-1518) of the Bahmanis of Kulbarga (in the Deccan) - Michiner#2856 This is quite a chunky piece of metal with a diameter of ~24mm and thickness of ~5mm. The (full) inscription includes "Mahmud Shah ibn Mohammed Shah" but usually part of the legend is off the flan for this issue. |
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Off to 1471-1480. The following will not resolve this decade since it's minting period exceeded 10 years:   Schilling minted by Martin Truchsess von Wetzhausen zu Dachsbach, Grandmaster of the Teutonic Order from 1477 to 1489 - Vossberg#1046 For all who want to exercise reading medieval script, the legends are on the obverse "*:MAGIST:MARTINV:P:" and "M:MONETA:DNORVM:P" on the reverse. Edited by Medieval
02/06/2015 12:03 am
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Ferdinand I of Aragon as King of Naples, 1472 - 1488  obverse FERRANDVS REX radiate, draped, and cuirassed bust right reverse EQVITAS RE G NI, horse prancing right, rosette above, T flanked by a rossete on each side in exergue; eagle mintmark for Aquila |
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Nice coin, and it shows how L'Aquila changed hands quite a few time - compare the Cavallo, I posted earlier. The mintmark just represents the name of the city which is "the eagle" in Italian.
On a cheerful side note: one year we were driving early September from the coast to L'Aquila. Trying the scenic road via the Gran Sasso, we were caught in an early snow storm and got stuck. Had to turn the car around by pushing, but having finally made it to L'Aquila we were compensated with the best Spaghetti alle vongole we ever had.
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Nice coin, and it shows how L'Aquila changed hands quite a few time Thanks,I'm really pleased with the grade on this one, it's a newp and it only arrived yesterday - just in time to post a picture here.  |
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Anoher Billon Tankah from Hussain Shah ibn Mahmud of the Sultans of Juanpur - Mitchiner#2890   The obverse inscription of this one includes "Hussain Shah ibn Mahmud Shah ibn Ibrahim Shah" just as the previous one and the reverse legend ends "(8)79" - which equates to 26/05/1474-14/05/1475. |
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Double Gros of Utrecht, dated 1477 (ANNO DNI M CCCC LXXVII in the inner circle of the obverse).  Edited by thryan9
02/06/2015 3:40 pm
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Here is a German coin identified by Pinpoint for me: Bauerngroschen ( 1477-1481) , Goslar City Obv. : SANCTVS SIMON E IVDAS Rev. : MONETA NOVA GOSLARIEN  Edited by thryan9
02/06/2015 3:41 pm
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