Silver Maille Gent (Belgium) Ca. 1200

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Archeo1982 Pillar of the Community Netherlands 521 Posts	Posted 10/18/2017 1:21 pm During the medieval era, almost every small city that had earned the right to mint, minted small coins like this one. Also called small denarius. Obv: Head with knight helmet & chainmail protection on the neck. Rev: Long cross Mint: Gent Year: ZJ (ca. 1200) Ref VanHoudt G2415 Edited by Archeo1982 10/18/2017 1:23 pm Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 10/18/2017 1:52 pm Interesting looking helmet. Report this Post to the Staff
Coopertron5000 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 516 Posts	Posted 10/18/2017 2:38 pm Interesting coin, do you know if these were ever cut into fractions? I note the long cross is Voided. The English voided short cross/long cross had a voided cross to act as a template for cutting into fractions, moving to a solid cross when this practice ceased and smaller denominations came into circulation. Report this Post to the Staff
Archeo1982 Pillar of the Community Netherlands 521 Posts	Posted 10/18/2017 7:06 pm Yes, Even these small coins were cut in halve to make oboles. This Pdf http://www.numismatica-herentals.be...Denieren.pdf ( in Dutch) tells the story about how people paid, traded and cut the coins whenever they needed small changes Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 10/18/2017 7:35 pm Is Ghent simply a modern spelling? Report this Post to the Staff
Pokermandude Pillar of the Community Canada 1192 Posts	Posted 10/19/2017 01:21 am @Coinfrog I believe so. It's a very nice little city, lots of history. I was there for a few days a few years ago. I liked it a lot better than Brussels. Report this Post to the Staff
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