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Seems we are all enjoying the Baltic at this time of year  Here is a 1538 Polish grosz/groschen struck in Gdansk:  
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I thank you all for keeping this moving along in my absence with some great examples! 
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Hungary is only a little ways away from the Baltic Sea. Here is another Denar, this time dated 1538:  
"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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1537 Annengroschen of Brunswick (City of, I think):  
Edited by tdziemia 01/04/2026 07:34 am
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Interesting reverse design @tdz. Who is the second kid? Or is that not Mary with child? I'm in the middle of a Hungarian Denar run. here is one dated 1537.  
"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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Quote: Who is the second kid? Or is that not Mary with child? The adult is Anne (or Anna), mother of Mary, which I think makes the two smaller figures Mary and Jesus (yes, some imagination required). Multigenerational family portrait  I think this version (Durer 1519) was more traditional:  1536 Polish trojak of the City of Elbing: 
Edited by tdziemia 01/05/2026 06:59 am
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Great examples! 
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Ok good to know @tdz. Thx for helping me learn something today. For today, I'm still in Hungary with this 1536-dated 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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1535 Polish trojak of the City of Elbing  
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Nice examples! 
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Groschen, Poland, 1534 
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Quote: Groschen, Poland, 1534 Very nice! 
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 I think there may be three of us with a version of this coin. The 1534 groschen was struck in two versions. One has a high crown and Sigimund wearing the Renaissance "pageboy" hair style (though he is over 60 years old!). This is Giljan's coin, and this one:   At some point in 1534 the style changes to a sort of soft hat under the crown, and no hair showing. I think spence has this one.
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Very nice!  Quote: At some point in 1534 the style changes to a sort of soft hat under the crown, and no hair showing. I think spence has this one. 
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Quote: I think spence has this one. Yes but sadly mine is dated 1535 and I didn't get to post it again yesterday so will have to wait for the 9th edition I suppose. For today, I've got an other 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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