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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Here is a pretty neat little coin I picked up recently. It's a Medeival Polish Grosh from around 1331-1370. The stick figures have that 'Byzantine Tinker-Toy' look about them. It only weights 1.3grams and is a little over 20mm wide. Take Care Ben  |
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Forum Kid
Kuwait
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Interesting coin!
"Tinker Toys"
I love Medievals!
No matter how wierd!
That coin is Beautiful!
May I ask how much did you get it for?
BoneDigger, Sap, Heather The Hoarder and Aethling, You guys Inspire me with your Medieval conage.
Theyre Fascinating pieces of history!
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Pillar of the Community
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I think it was in the $35-$40 range. I might have paid over it's book value, but since I don't have a book on ancients. It's silver so...  Take Care Ben |
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
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Funny enough, I just got a Polish Grosh aswell.
It is the, John Olbracht 1492-1501
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Forum Kid
Kuwait
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That is pretty cheap for something so beautiful and old!
KLD, can you post a pic of yours?
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Valued Member
United States
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It's hard to find values for many continental medieval coins; there don't seem to be any good reference books that catalog them. The only way to get an idea is to go through a lot of auction results. If a coin is interesting enough to me to be worth the purchase price, I will buy it. It sounds like the price was reasonable.
I don't have a Polish piece from that period, although I have some later ones. I do have coins from other countries that have a similar look; that style was popular at the time.
Heather
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Pillar of the Community
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Originally posted by Heather the Hoarder
It's hard to find values for many continental medieval coins; there don't seem to be any good reference books that catalog them. The only way to get an idea is to go through a lot of auction results. If a coin is interesting enough to me to be worth the purchase price, I will buy it. It sounds like the price was reasonable.
I don't have a Polish piece from that period, although I have some later ones. I do have coins from other countries that have a similar look; that style was popular at the time.
Heather
I use wildwinds.com. They have a pretty good database and an easy to use inscription search feature. I actually submitted a Greek discovery coin, SNGCop 373. Here's the link. http://www.wildwinds.com/coins/gree...er_II/t.htmlTake Care Ben |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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in the world of coins what dates do they consider medieval
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Pillar of the Community
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Originally posted by scoutjim99
in the world of coins what dates do they consider medieval
I've always heard 500-1500. The Dark-Ages, etc... Ben |
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Posted 03/31/2006 11:48 am
