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1545 is a year where I've got coins in three of my collecting themes. I'll go with this Brabant copper korte of Charles V: Quote:
For 1545, I've got another <$9 pick-up: Nice examples!  |
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I'll go with this Brabant copper korte of Charles V Beautiful coin! Interesting shape on those 5 digits, too, with the diagonal top stroke. |
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Thanks. It's a small coin that I think replaced the earlier 2 mite coin (I need to check). 1544 was the last year of Duke Antoine of Lorraine's testons. They were struck intermittently over a 33 year period with the same bust (I guess he didn;t like how his looks changed with age). It features some nice letterforms like the handlebar H, the broken-back D, large Ns formed from two Is with a slender diagonal, and the curious letter at the end of the word BAR   Edited by tdziemia
08/28/2024 07:01 am
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Very nice portrait on that Teston too! Here is a Schilling from Reval dated (15)44:   "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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1544 was the last year of Duke Antoine of Lorraine's testons. They were struck intermittently over a 33 year period with the same bust (I guess he didn;t like how his looks changed with age). It features some nice letterforms like the handlebar H, the broken-back D, large Ns formed from two Is with a slender diagonal, and the curious letter at the end of the word BAR Yes, an interesting (and beautiful) example of a "stable" currency. I have one too which looks much the same, dated 1523 (as you reminded me, tdziemia  ), so it will show up here eventually. I think we had a discussion about abbreviations in Latin inscriptions in some thread once, and what looks like a "4" here in "BA4" is short for -rum. So, BA4 = BARUM ("of the Bars"). There is one at the end of LOTHO too, I think, so LOTHO4 = LOTHORUM ("of the Lotharingians"). |
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Fantastic examples! |
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what looks like a "4" here in "BA4" is short for -rum. So, BA4 = BARUM ("of the Bars"). There is one at the end of LOTHO too, I think, so LOTHO4 = LOTHORUM ("of the Lotharingians") Thanks! I couldn't remember exactly what was being abbreviated. Likewise many years of those Lithuanian half groats have DVCAT9 for "Ducatus" on the side with the knight. Nice to see more variety with that Reval coin. For today I have a groat of the Duchy of Leignitz-Brieg in Silesia, made in the style of spence's Brandenburg groats.   Edited by tdziemia
08/29/2024 07:23 am
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For today I have a groat of the Duchy of Leignitz-Brieg in Silesia, made in the style of spence's Brandenburg groats. Very nice! |
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Nice on @tdz. Here is another 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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Same type from Silesia (Duchy of Liegnitz-Brieg), 1542. Interesting that this ruler chose to be portrayed in a coat, rather than armor. Maybe that's a good strategy when you're situated between more powerful neighbors?   |
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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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I also have a Reval schilling from 1542, very similar to @Spence's, from Master Hermann von Brüggeneye (1535-1549).   |
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Very nice @aqu--glad to have you participating in this thread!
"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 Hungarian Denar, this one dated 1541 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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Nice run of nice denars! For 1541 I have a Brandenburg groat:   |
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