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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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I had nothing from the first decade, but I do have something for today!   That is 1 dam from the Mughal Empire of India. The date written on it is 996, which would be around 1588 in the Gregorian calendar. At around 7.5 millimetres thick, it is my thickest coin. |
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  United States
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Great coins (and historical perspective) so far! I'm super-excited to have all of this participation. Here is my 2 Kreuzer from the German Countship of Pfalz-Simmern. It is dated 1589 AD and the obv inscription is "RICH DG CO PA RE DV BA *" while the rev inscription is "RVDOL Z IMP AVG P F DEC". The attribution is Saurma 2080.   "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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United States
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I can get us started this morning on the decade of the 1570s. Here is a 16 Sols from Belgium (Masstrict) dated 1579 AD. I have it attributed as VGN-154. Sorry for the flan crack, but it looks like this coin was minted while the city was under seige by Alex Farnese: http://goccf.com/t/258871&whichpage=16#2207847  "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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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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4. Sorry for the flan crack, but it looks like this coin was minted while the city was under seige by Alex Farnese small defects make these hand made coins actually beautiful indeed, this is one of the famous siege coins during the dreadful decade 70-80 the Netherlands were utterly shaken by violence it took a long time for the city of Maastricht to recover from the episode 1579 |
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Belgium
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Early type Lion Dollar 1576 Holland From 1575 on, the province of Holland started to think in terms of indepence from the Spanish empire below is one of the first autonomous coins of the Dutch republic: a type 1b Lion Daalder minted in the first months of 1676 in Dordrecht (currently in Zuid-Holland - during the last months of 1575 a very rare type 1a was minted) type 1a and type 1b differ from the more common type 2 lion daalders because the knight is looking to the left the "clownlike" figure is perhaps a mockery to the king of Spain who is not mentioned anymore on this new coin; what is mentioned is about an independent state Moneta Nova Argenta Ordinum Hollandia New silver coin from the states of Holland  
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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From 1576, here is 1 schilling from the Free City of Riga:  |
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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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Dutch Republic Uniedaalder 1579 UtrechtOBV Rampant lion holding bundle of arrows CONCORDIA RES PARVAE CRESCUN T (here used for the first time on a Dutch coin) REV Crowned Coat of Arms Utrecht Mention of the king of Spain: PHS D.G. HISP REX DNS TRAIEC this coin has quite a few imperfections too, but captures an important historical moment   |
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United States
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I'll start off the decade of the 1560s with this Groschen from the Swiss Canton of St. Gall. The obv inscription is "MO NO CI SAN GALLEN 68" while the rev inscription is "UNI + SOLI DEO GLORIA". It is dated 1568 AD and I have it attributed as HMZ 2-891g.   "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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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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Spanish Netherlands - Duchy of Brabant Burgundian Daalder 1568 Minted in Antwerp (mintmark = hand) OBV Crowned Burgundian cross between date PHS. D.G. HISP. Z. REX DUX BRA. REV Crowned arms of Austria-Burgundy encircled by the collar of the Golden Fleece DOMINUS MI HI ADIUTOR Reference Delm. 90   |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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1 solidus from the Archbishopric of Riga, 1563:  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I love that groschen @spence
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United States
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Thanks @orfew! I'm thinking of posting another coin from a different Swiss Canton tomorrow, although some of my German and Lithuanian coins are calling to me too. "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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United States
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As promised, here is a Sol from the Swiss Canton of Geneva dated 1551 AD. The obv inscription is "GENEVA CIVITAS 1551" and the rev inscription is "POST TENEBRAS LVX G". I have it attributed as HMZ 2-203L.   "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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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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Spanish Netherlands Philipsdaalder 1558 VlaanderenOBV: PHS. D.G. HISP. ANG. Z. REX COMES FLAN REV: DOMINUS MICHI ADIVTOR in 1558 King Philip 2 of Spain also had the title of king of England (marriage to Mary Stuart)   |
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
11922 Posts |
1 denár from Hungary, 1555:  |
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