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tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7956 Posts	Posted 01/20/2023 10:16 am I have had a gap for a coin with an image of Saint Nicholas in my "saints theme" for some time. I've bid on 16th century silver coins from Fribourg and Silesia, and even a gold florin from Lorraine, and always been outbid. (I do have a tiny copper from Sicily with a Byzantine representation, but also wanted the mitered-and-croziered-"Saint Nick at Christmas" representation) So I set my sights a bit later (and lower), and nabbed this at December's Lugdunum auction. Not surprisingly, there are more Saint Nicholas coins for sale in November/December than other times of year. City of Fribourg, Batzen 1631 Obv: Fribourg coat of arms over cross. MON FRIBVRGEN (Moneta Friburgensis) Rev: Mid-length, mitered bust of Saint Nicholas holding bible and crozier. SANCTVS NICOLAVS 1631 HO HO HO ! Edited by tdziemia 01/20/2023 10:22 am Report this Post to the Staff

livingwater Pillar of the Community United States 2246 Posts	Posted 01/20/2023 10:29 am Very nice example! I have a couple ancient coins of emperor Gordian III from the cities of Patara and Myra, where St. Nickolas was from. Report this Post to the Staff
erafjel Pillar of the Community Sweden 2124 Posts	Posted 01/20/2023 11:41 am That's really a nice one, @tdziemia! Report this Post to the Staff
silvering Valued Member United States 58 Posts	Posted 01/20/2023 11:41 am Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7956 Posts	Posted 01/20/2023 1:10 pm Thanks all. Always nice to fill a longstanding gap (even though this gap was not for one specific coin) The obverse is nice and sharp, but unfortunately the portrait side is a bit weak. I think that curved clip on the edge is a sign of the roller mill process which doesn;t give as sharp a strike. Report this Post to the Staff
january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5176 Posts	Posted 01/25/2023 4:25 pm Such a pretty coin! I apologize for besmirching this thread with my coin, but it is a Saint Nicholas, for what it's worth, even if the actual saint depiction is barely legible... Duchy of Sabbioneta, Vespasiano Gonzaga, sesino, 1562-1591 Obverse: VESP D G DVX SABLON I, bust of Vespasiano Gonzaga facing left Reverse: SANCT VS NICOLAVS, Saint Nicholas standing Numista 167193 (the linked page shows a much better example) Fun fact: when I was trying to attribute this coin, I basically only had NICOLAVS (and the not-very-indicative DVX) to go on; everything else was barely visible. It's telling as to how extremely uncommon Saint Nicholas coins are that this was enough. AFAICT Vespasiano chose Saint Nicholas for his coinage because his birthday, December 6th, was Nicholas' feast day. It appears that (some of) his successors in Sabbioneta continued the Nicholas series, though. Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7956 Posts	Posted 01/25/2023 8:49 pm I remember that you had a Saint Nicholas, but I forgot there was a place in Italy (other than Bari) which featured him on coins. On that birthdate connection ... I think this was not uncommon. The German city of Goslar used Saints Simon and Jude on their coins because Emperor Henry III who had one of his residences there, was born on their feast day, October 28. Report this Post to the Staff
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