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Pillar of the Community
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Just won my second Jaume II coin... Hopefully now I'm starting to be able to read the legends ok.. Any thoughts or extra info much appreciated..Thanks  Edited by Palouche
06/12/2019 04:38 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Don't overlook the V in BARQVINONA.  Edited by Kushanshah
06/11/2019 6:01 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Congrats, Paul. Nice one.
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Very nice coin Paul, I only have two medieval coins from Spain not in as nice a condition as yours.
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Thanks Bob and Ron....I'm becoming more interested in these coins but I certainly need to research more... @KS... Quote:
Don't overlook the V in BARQVINONA Aaarh! Crashed and burned!...Thanks KS.. At the moment I only have the 'Survey of Medieval Iberian Coinages by Lhotka and Anderson' reference book you recommended before...Nice for a complete beginner like me..The only problem is the section on JaumeII is quite limited whereas the other rulers seem to be more concise...Thanks again Paul  |
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That is a super coin, with great remaining detail! Quote:
At the moment I only have the 'Survey of Medieval Iberian Coinages by Lhotka and Anderson' reference book A good starter book, but you might consider stepping up to Clemente & Cayon when you outgrow that one. "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
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06/12/2019 04:33 am
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Nice! Reading those gothic legends is tough, as it seems every diemaker had their own (slightly different) idea on what some of the letters should look like. I've not invested as much in numismatic references as some others out here, but find many of the legends spelled out in their Numista entries, or auction catalogs. Then there is the minor challenge of realizing that John, Jean and Jan are IOHANNES (or an abbreviation), James is IACOBVS or variant, Isabelle shows up as a variant of Elizabeth, etc. And, of course, the mint names in Latin, sometimes not looking at all like the current place name (ARGENTVM is my favorite)  Edited by tdziemia
06/12/2019 1:13 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Spain
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Thanks Spence and tdz..I'm glad you like the coin.. Quote:
but you might consider stepping up to Clemente & Cayon Is this the book your referring to Spence, I think its the same one that KS recommended before aswell?..If so I might go for it next month.. https://www.cgbfr.es/las-monedas-es...lm124,a.htmlQuote:
Then there is the minor challenge of realizing that John, Jean and Jan are IOHANNES (or an abbreviation), James is IACOBVS or variant Quite agree! And also makes it more of a challange when simply searching for a particular ruler.. Edited by Palouche
06/13/2019 07:05 am
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"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
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Thanks Spence thats the one ...That went for a good price,, I'll check out some of the auctions.. |
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No prob. I don't recall it being especially hard to find, despite being about 20 years old. Good luck!
"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
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