Whats 'S This One Worth?

I have had very little success in finding standard values for pre-1600 coins (except for Greek, Roman, and British coins). Searching through auction results is generally the only way to get an idea.

In general, I have seen common medieval coins of this sort going for roughly $20 to $100 in the condition you mention. Of course, if this happens to be a very rare issue, then its value will be way out of this range.

Usually, when I buy medieval coins, I consider the history and appearance of the coin, and if I feel like it is worth it for me to pay the asking price, then I will buy it. Unless a medieval coin is really something special (i.e. if it is in exceptionally good shape, the history is very interesting, or it is of superior artistic quality) I don't like to pay more than about $50.

Heather

Sadly, until and unless Krause work their way back that far, the only catalogue references for dark age and early modern coins are obscure, hard to find local catalogues, usually written in the local languages as it's usually only the local collectors who are interested. The only reference I have for the period is the Grierson book "Coins of Medieval Europe", more a historical overview than a catalogue, but it does say (p.169):

Under John the Blind (1310-46), Charles IV (1346-78) and Wenceslas IV (1378-1419)...the coins [pragergroschen] were struck in huge quantities.

I only have a later version of the coin (Ferdinand I, 1526-64) which I paid AU$55 for a few years ago.

There was a guy over on the CU Forum sales area selling one - but it's sold already, I see.

I bought mine off Mike Keating, I think, who ordered it in for me back when he owned the shop at Lutwyche. It's a Seaby (British) publication, so any coin dealer that orders in Seaby books should be able to order it in for you - if it's still in print. It's not listed in the latest Renniks accessory and book catalogue.

Grierson was also co-author of an early attempt to "Krausify" the mediaeval coinage: "Medieval European Coinage, Volume I (5th to 10th centuries)" was put out in 1986. Unfortunately, it's rare and expensive: copies on Amazon are going for over $US400. [:0] I've never seen this book anywhere (not even in dealer's personal libraries), and I don't know if they ever made a volume II.

Do a search on Amazon for "Coins of Medieval Europe Grierson" and it will come up with their entries for both books.