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Wow, If that's a VF then I can only imagine what an EF or AU would look like.
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Romania
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@Numis-Northerner I think he was referring to the one I posted. It's worn in some places and some letters are not that clear. The Trojak tdziema posted is in a way better condition than VF
@tdziema That's a great coin in a very nice condition, congratulations!
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Here is a Zweier from the Austrian State of Salzburg dated 1586 AD:   "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
 United States
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1585 Grand Duchy of Tuscany, Giulio   Edited by tdziemia
03/31/2021 08:04 am
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United States
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Hungarian denar   |
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Pillar of the Community
Sweden
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France 1584, 1 franc, Henry III, Toulouse (M).  Henry III reformed the French monetary system and introduced the ecu and franc as denominations with fixed values of 60 respectively 20 sous tournois. The livre as money of account was abandoned, together with the system of the crown assigning values to various coins as it saw fit from time to time, a system that repeatedly led to troublesome inflation. 1 and ½ ecus were gold coins and 1 franc (= 1/3 ecu) was the largest silver coin (the largest coin, in fact, with its 35 mm diameter). The reform lasted until 1602, then Henry IV decided to go back to the livre, with its (for the crown) useful flexibility. The coin uses double mint marks: "M" is the official letter for the Toulouse mint since 1540, but the old system of "secret points" is used in parallel. Hence the point below the 5th letter of the inscriptions on both sides of the coin, the position for Toulouse in the old system. A note about Henry: As the inscription FRANCiae ET POLoniae REX reveals, he considered himself king not only of France but also of Poland. That was true during 1573-75, at which point the Poles elected another monarch (as we have seen on some coins here) as a result of Henry's reluctance to reside in Poland. But he kept the title anyway. |
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United States
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Lovely portrait on that coin! Don't see many in such nice condition. Quote:
A note about Henry... he considered himself king not only of France but also of Poland. That was true during 1573-75, at which point the Poles elected another monarch Every Polish auction has a section for "Henryk Walezy" coins for this reason, and because for 1573-77 there were no coins issued under Polish royal authority. I suppose the demand for these coins in both France and Poland raises their value a bit in relation to other reigns? 1584 Poland (Polish Prussia) schilling, Malbork mint.   |
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Russian Federation
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Every Polish auction has a section for "Henryk Walezy" coins for this reason I wonder if any of them bother with coins of Vladislav Zhigimontovich of Russia, who wasn't King of Poland yet at the time... (I would have posted such a coin if I had one, even though, to the best of my recollection, they are not dated. Alas, they are also fairly expensive, and I have yet to manage to bring myself to pay that kind of prices.) |
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I wonder if any of them bother with coins of Vladislav Zhigimontovich of Russia If this is the future Vladislav IV of Poland, then yes, they show up pretty regularly, usually listed in the Wladyslaw IV section, even though they were issued before his reign as king of the Poland-Lithuania Commonwealth. WCN had one last week in their weekly auction: https://wcn.pl/eauctions/210325/det...jka-16101612Given the rarity of Vladislav IV Polish coins, I think the majority of Poland collectors who want one of his coins in their collection wind up with a Russian issue. Edited by tdziemia
04/01/2021 1:03 pm
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United States
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I know it's a day late but better late than never. (15)85 - 1/2 Stüber - Jülich-Kleve-Berg Wilhelm V for Rudolf II, Habsburg Holy Roman Emperor Saurma. 1637 / Noss 282 Only ~36k minted for 1585. 1/2 St. was equal to 1/74 Thaler. Rudolf II's brother and successor, Matthias, was the last Holy Roman Emperor prior to the Thirty Years' War. Wilhelm V is probably not as well known as his elder sister Anna von Kleve (Anne of Cleves), 4th wife of Henry VIII. Obv: RVDOL II RO I'm SE AV Rev: DV IV CLI ET MO CO M 85 (CO M = Count of Mark iirc)   Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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A really nice one to add to this thread @paralyse! Here is Pfennig from the German Free City of Regensburg dated 1584 AD:   "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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1583 Poland 3 groschen, Olkusz mint.   |
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Romania
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Nice coins! I was looking to expand my polish collection and found a 94 Sigismund 3 online. I see that there are a lot of experienced polish coin collectors here, could you help me out on this thread? http://goccf.com/t/396545Thank you! |
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United States
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Here is a Groschen issued by the German Duchy of Julich-Kleve-Berg dated 1583 AD:   "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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1582 Poland solidus/schilling of the city of Gdansk   |
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