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As mentioned upthread, the years 1546-48 were noteworthy from both a political and a numismatic viewpoint in Poland-Lithuania. The elderly Sigismund I of Poland (he was 79 in 1546) had begun the transition of power to his son, Sigismund II August much earlier, in 1529, installing him as de facto Grand Duke of Lithuania. But as we see on the coins of 1546-48, BOTH father and son are using the title King of Poland from 1546-48 on coins. So, on @giljan's nice Lithuanian half groat, the reverse says "SIGIS AVG REX PO MAG DVX LI" (Sigismund Augustus, King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania), and my groat of his father from the same year says "SIGISMVND PRIM REX POLONIE" (Sigismund I King of Poland),   The last portrait coin of Sigismund I was issued in 1540. He is never seen with a beard on his coins, though there are many paintings of him with a beard.  Edited by tdziemia
10/09/2019 06:24 am
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Very interesting @tdz! For today, I have a Prussian Groschen similar to the one I posted yesterday:   "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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1546 K-B Hungarian Denar under King Ferdinand I.   Same year and mint mark with 5 pointed star after date and 3 under the Madonna.  |
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1546 -- Kingdom of Hungary, 1 denar:   |
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I have a Hungarian Denar for today:   "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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Another Polish groat for 1545, then I am out until 1540   |
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1545 -- Duchy of Prussia, 1 groschen:   |
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Here is a Livonian Shilling (Reval mint) dated AD 1544:   "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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here is a 1544 taler from Halberstadt, Germany, under the rule of Albrecht V; reference Davenport 9211 picturing saint Stephan, the first martyr of Christianity (SANCT STEP PROTO MART) nice patina - holed   |
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That 1544 taler from Halberstadt, Germany is a well executed coin!
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1544 -- Kingdom of Hungary, 1 denar:   Edited by pepactonius
10/11/2019 10:10 pm
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That 1544 taler from Halberstadt, Germany is a well executed coin! Indeed! Everything I would want in a beautiful medieval coin: a patron saint obverse, and a coat of arms with a great heraldric menagerie: eagle, griffon and lion (we are only lacking a bear!) 1c5d knows that I, too, am a great admirer of this coin  That lovely mint state Hungarian denar of pepactonius has many of the same elements in a tinier package. And, as we move back in the 1540s, I hope @t360 is still watching, and will share a nice Lorraine coin (or more?) Edited by tdziemia
10/11/2019 10:33 pm
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For today, I have a Hungarian Denar:   "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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1543 -- Free City of Besancon, 1 carolus:   |
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