Posted 10/05/2022 2:58 pm
Well, I really should know this one, but it is a bit obscure.
Best guess is 1/2 "Adlerschilling" (eagle schilling) of Gelderland, Nijmegen mint, as pointed out by @erafjel.
https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide...=NETHERLANDS®ion=GELDERLAND+-+NIJMEGEN&denom=1/2+Arendschelling&date=&catalogInitials=&catalogNumber=
A photo of the larger schilling: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2742452
I am trying to find the diameter of these two types, and will update this post if it more likely to be the adlerschilling.
Edit: Schillings were about 30 mm in size in this part of the world around 1600, but would have started at 5 - 6 g. (Link to a shilling from the same time of Holland: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces18947.html). So I am not sure if this is a 1/2 schilling on a large planchet, or a schilling with reduced weight due to some combination of clipping and corrosion.
As for this being a shipwreck coin, the surfaces look quite good (smooth, no pitting), which would be unusual for this kind of history.
Best guess is 1/2 "Adlerschilling" (eagle schilling) of Gelderland, Nijmegen mint, as pointed out by @erafjel.
https://www.ngccoin.com/price-guide...=NETHERLANDS®ion=GELDERLAND+-+NIJMEGEN&denom=1/2+Arendschelling&date=&catalogInitials=&catalogNumber=
A photo of the larger schilling: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2742452
I am trying to find the diameter of these two types, and will update this post if it more likely to be the adlerschilling.
Edit: Schillings were about 30 mm in size in this part of the world around 1600, but would have started at 5 - 6 g. (Link to a shilling from the same time of Holland: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces18947.html). So I am not sure if this is a 1/2 schilling on a large planchet, or a schilling with reduced weight due to some combination of clipping and corrosion.
As for this being a shipwreck coin, the surfaces look quite good (smooth, no pitting), which would be unusual for this kind of history.
Edited by tdziemia
10/05/2022 4:02 pm
10/05/2022 4:02 pm
