How Far Back Can We Go? Fifth Edition! Ended At 1461 Waiting On 1460 C. E. (A. H. 864)

Here is a Groschen from the German Duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel dated AD 1572:

very nice Philipsdaalder !

to continue my story of the Dutch revolt (which is finished in a few days) here is a velddaalder (taler sized coin made during a siege) of the city of Middelburg, province of Zeeland; the coin is stamped on only one side

Daalder of 36 stuivers, silver
Emission december 20, 1572.
"Spanish garrison led by Mondragon sieged by the Dutch rebel army"



There are only die stamps on the Obverse:
central: in a circle of pearls: ·+· / .D.R.P. / .F.MIDD / ·I ·5 ·7 ·Z ·.
left: counterstamp of coat-of-arms of the province of Zeeland
right: counterstamp of coat-of-arms of the city of Middelburg

References
Delm. 165; PW. 01; vG. 36a; Maill. 83.2; vL. I 159.2.

this piece, rare but somewhat more common than the silver siege coins of Haarlem and (1572) and Leyden (1574) is unusual for its very rare die variant and the huge die break

thanks t360

here is another Philipsdaalder with a counterstamp of the revolting province of Zeeland (the familiar Lion-in-the-sea), on the obverse and hammered in the neck of the king
see the other counterstamp - "klop" in Dutch - of Holland on the half Philipsdaalder yesterday

most numismatics attribute the "kloppen" to 1572, during the siege of Haarlem, in order to raise money for relief forces




the host coin is quite worn (it dates from 1558, and was 14 years in circulation when the "klop" was applied by the rebels
but the rare Zeeland "klop" is of very good quality

2 kreuzer, Ferdinand II, Tyrol

It is really amazing to see these pieces of history @1c5. I feel a little like I am walking through a museum exhibit.


Here is a 1/84 Gulden from the German Free City of Nüürenberg dated AD 1571:

you exaggerate (!) but for a 999th post it is nice to further continue the story backwards - I hope it makes sense - with some real history
a piece of history decided on the seas, like the defeat of the great Armada in 1588 - that changed the course of events in Europe

Below a jeton from 1571 (Dugn.2538, vLoonI.142.3, Tas106) with the title 'Victory at Lepanto'
Obverse Portraits of Philip II and his spouse Anna of Austria
Reverse Allegoric 'Belgia' with cornucopia OPTIMIS PRINCIPIBUS // BELGIA




On 7 October 1571 the largest naval battle in history since antique times was fought in the gulf of Patras (Greece). In the well known battle of Lepanto more than 400 war ships were involved. The victory of the Holy League, led by Archduke Don Juan of Austria (only age 24 at that moment) was a turning-point of Ottoman military expansion westwards into the Mediterranean part of Europe. One soldier on board of one of the numerous Spanish ships was no one else than Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, the author of Don Quichote.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lepanto

below a painting by an unkown artist of the battle; the Ottoman crescent moon and stars and the Red cross of the Holy League can be clearly seen on the flags

1571 -- Free City of Riga, 1 schilling: