Help Identify Austrian Silver Coins?

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cerick Valued Member United States 58 Posts	Posted 12/20/2016 10:15 pm Hello I was told these are Austrian coins. #3 may be from the 14th or 15th century? the other two I have no idea. Thank you.. Report this Post to the Staff

cerick Valued Member United States 58 Posts	Posted 12/20/2016 10:20 pm Opps here is the other side of #1 Report this Post to the Staff
cerick Valued Member United States 58 Posts	Posted 12/22/2016 5:12 pm Anyone? Do these look Austrian? Thanks Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 12/22/2016 5:53 pm Top one may be a Polish dreipolker. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34409 Posts	Posted 12/22/2016 6:07 pm @cerick, your third coins is definitely Austria, most likely Salzburg. My best guess is that it was minted in Freisach in the 1216 to 1220 AD timeframe. in that case, the attribution would be Luschin 19. Sorry about the flan breaking, that is a bummer. It seems that silver sometimes gets kinda brittle over the centuries. The first two coins are Polish I think, but much more recent--probably 16th or maybe even 17th century. The last two digits of the date would be on either side of the royal orb. Perhaps with the coins in hand you can read this part of the inscription? "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
january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5173 Posts	Posted 12/22/2016 6:40 pm 1 and 2 are Polish poltoraks (dreipolkers) of Sigismund III Vasa (of Poland, Lithuania, Prussia, occasionally Sweden, and briefly Russia, but not notably Austria), likely dated 1626 and 1621 respectively (Numista link). No idea about 3 - poor coin though! Edited by january1may 12/22/2016 6:45 pm Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 12/22/2016 6:45 pm Warning to all collectors of medieval silver coins: Centuries old thin silver coins can become extremely fragile, because the silver in them tends the crystallize, and they loose almost all of their resistance to bending. Handle with care! Report this Post to the Staff
cerick Valued Member United States 58 Posts	Posted 12/22/2016 9:39 pm thank you all for the help. I appreciate it. I also felt bad that the coin was bent...I picked up a collection of different silver coins last weekend. Report this Post to the Staff
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