Coins In Ebay Auction, Claimed To Be Bamberg Hammered

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bjherbison Valued Member United States 257 Posts	Posted 09/03/2016 2:41 pm www.ebay.com/itm/351826546658 The title of the auction is Circa 1500's Bamberg Germany - Hammered Coins. The seller says an expert attributed them to Bamberg with no more details. (I'm not the seller, but I've purchased from them. I'd consider a purchase if I can get a good attribution.) Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34423 Posts	Posted 09/04/2016 5:28 pm @bjherbison, I can perhaps help a little bit. These are not from 1500s Bamberg. In fact, I doubt that they are from Bamberg at all--the arms of Bamberg is a lion rampant with a diagonal line through it (sorta like a no-smoking sign, but with a lion instead of a cigarette). Rather, I believe that they are from mid-15th century Milan Italy (1447-1450 AD). The obv. says something like COM VILI TAS MLI with that floriated cross and the rev has S AMBRO SIV'MLI with St. Ambrogio's head shot. The attribution is Biaggi 1517. "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
bjherbison Valued Member United States 257 Posts	Posted 09/04/2016 7:21 pm Thanks for the reply, @spence. That makes more sense to me than Bamberg. Report this Post to the Staff
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