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Nice examples!  Errers and Varietys.
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Wow, some very nice coins coming out to play today.
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A much earlier coin of the Bisopric of Bamberg, this 1512 half schilling features the wife of the guy on the last coin I posted. That's a fantastic coin that had never crossed my radar before. Thanks for sharing. I have this one from Bamberg Bishopric of Bamberg - Adam Friedrich. 1766 5 Kreuser Numista 50597  |
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@arkie, I think I just caught you trying to pass off both an African coin and an Austrian coin as German. Shame on you  . Quote:
I have this one from Bamberg
Bishopric of Bamberg - Adam Friedrich.
1766 5 Kreuser The iconography of a figure who is both crowned and nimbate signifies one of the small number of "royal" saints: kings or queens who were also pious enough to earn canonization to sainthood (either officially or not). Holy Roman Emperor Henry II created the Bishopric of Bamberg, but also a number of monasteries, and gave bishops increased power as a counterweight to the nobility. For these kinds of acts he was canonized in 1146, and his wife, empress Kunigunde in 1200. His predecessors are interred in Speyer cathedral, but this couple in Bamberg. Edited by tdziemia
01/13/2026 09:19 am
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If I go alphabetically, I think Brunswick is next for me, so here is a 1690 1/3 thaler of Brunswick-Luneberg-Calenberg   |
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so here is a 1690 1/3 thaler of Brunswick-Luneberg-Calenberg That's a fabulous coin. Lots of history wrapped up in those coats of arms, and a very "Papal States" type reverse too. If considering this from an alphabetical point of view I can go with this Aachen 1754 3 Mark  |
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I apologize for the Austrian coin (confused it with a Friedrich der Grosse), but not the Kaiserreich African colonial coin.
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If considering this from an alphabetical point of view I can go with this Aachen 1754 3 Mark I just said that because I need some kind of organizing principle for what I post (and because the OP probably never anticipated that the thread could morph into covering pre-unification German coins). It's neat that your next coin comes after the Bamberg coin, but has more-or-less the same obverse design (maybe intended?). But in this case, the regal figure is Charlemagne, even though he's not named in the legend. He reigned from Aachen from around 800 until his death, and is buried there. He is venerated as a saint in some places (earlier Aachen coins show him with an unmistakeable halo; this one just has a suggestion of a halo), but not recognized as such by the Vatican. I've got a second BR coin, this "annengroschen" from the City of Brunswick/ Braunschweig dated 1537:   Edited by tdziemia
01/14/2026 07:56 am
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But in this case, the regal figure is Charlemagne, even though he's not named in the legend.
He reigned from Aachen from around 800 until his death, and is buried there. He is venerated as a saint in some places (earlier Aachen coins show him with an unmistakeable halo; this one just has a suggestion of a halo), but not recognized as such by the Vatican. Thanks very much for the extra info. I was not aware of this so great to get extra background. Quote:
this "annengroschen" from the City of Brunswick/ Braunschweig dated 1537: Neat coin. I particularly like the "leopard rampant" obverse which is styled very like that used as the Scottish emblem.  Edited by Bacchus2
01/15/2026 02:17 am
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