Friend Of Mine Gave Me These 2 Coins (Id: 17th Century Livonian/Polish Solidi)

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tusiitis New Member Latvia 3 Posts	Posted 12/10/2018 1:12 pm Friend of mine gave me these coins to add to my collection, but I have absolutely no idea from what country they are. All I know is that they were found metaldetecting in Europe - Latvia. Did not have ruler that could fit in my scanner, so I put 10 euro cent coin for comparison. Coins are not perfectly round, but diameter for biggest coin is arround 1,7cm and the smaller one is arround 1,5cm. If there is something else I can add to this, to help you identify those coins let me know. Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 189340 Posts	Posted 12/10/2018 1:31 pm to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
nfine Pillar of the Community United States 3474 Posts	Posted 12/10/2018 2:01 pm You have a nice friend sharing their finds like s/he did. Edited by nfine 12/10/2018 2:02 pm Report this Post to the Staff
tusiitis New Member Latvia 3 Posts	Posted 12/10/2018 2:17 pm He's more in to WW I and WW II stuff, so coins and rest of finds are more or less "worthless" to him. Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7958 Posts	Posted 12/10/2018 3:06 pm Your middle coin is a solidus/schilling of Sigismund III of Poland, minted in Riga, dated 1618 when Livonia was under Polish rule (the "18" is in the lower photo at about 5:00). The coin on the right is issued under Swedish authority, as you can see GVST for Gustavus on the lower photo. Possibly it is this one: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces78795.html There are experts here on Livonian coins who will be able to confirm this or provide a more accurate identification. Edited by tdziemia 12/10/2018 3:24 pm Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7958 Posts	Posted 12/10/2018 3:31 pm If the identification of the coin on right is correct, then the date is 1657, as you can see a numeral 7 at about 8:00 on the upper photo. Edited by tdziemia 12/10/2018 3:31 pm Report this Post to the Staff
tusiitis New Member Latvia 3 Posts	Posted 12/10/2018 7:33 pm Tdziemia thank you so much for help! Well I kinda knew that those coins were old, but I never even thought they would be that old. Report this Post to the Staff
Dorado Bedrock of the Community Canada 24885 Posts	Posted 12/12/2018 12:07 am To the Forum. Report this Post to the Staff
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