Lot Bycatch... Medieval European Bracteate?

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Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 11/30/2016 10:47 am Don't have the coins in hand yet; just won the lot. I was going for the very nice Kushan at the bottom, plus the very scarce Constantius Gallus double standard type (sadly not a Vetranio!). The squarish silver coin did catch my eye: Any ideas? Medieval European really isn't my thing... too fragile, obscure rulers, and horridly illegible legends. I think I have seen similar attributed as a bracteate pfennig from ca. 12th century Germany? Edited by Finn235 11/30/2016 11:01 am Report this Post to the Staff

Baltas Valued Member 200 Posts	Posted 11/30/2016 12:53 pm Great lot! ;) I think: SWITZERLAND, Basel. Basel (Bistum). 8th-18th centuries. AR Bracteate Vierzipfliger Pfennig. Struck under Johann II Senn von Münsingen, Bischof, 1335-1365. Head left, wearing miter; B-A across field, annulet above / Incuse and reverse of obverse. Coraggioni pl. XXVII, 34; HMZ, Schweiz 1-255a; Bonhoff 1771 Edited by Baltas 11/30/2016 12:53 pm Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 11/30/2016 1:08 pm Excellent group, some very interesting coins there. Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 11/30/2016 1:48 pm Thank you Baltas! Can't even imagine how long that would have taken me to figure out; looks like the guy is so obscure, only the German Wikipedia has an article on him! Looks like this one is going to be a flipper... last one on Vcoins sold for twice the price I paid for the lot! Report this Post to the Staff
Baltas Valued Member 200 Posts	Posted 11/30/2016 2:08 pm You are welcome! Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34448 Posts	Posted 11/30/2016 6:31 pm nice work @baltas and nice pick-up @finn@! "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 Report this Post to the Staff
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