I decided I will post my favorite buys for 2017 by time periods. 2017 was a pretty good year for me for Medievals & Early Moderns. I got many coins I have wanted since childhood but just put off. And some were new areas like French Ecus. I know some will wonder why I picked these, but I really don't feel like typing a reason for each. No particular order. Charles I (1625 - 1649 A.D.) AR Shilling O: CAROLVS D G MAG BRI FRA ET HIB REX (Charles, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland), crowned bust left, XII (value mark) behind. R: CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO (I reign under the auspices of Christ), cross moline over square-topped shield coat-of-arms. Triangle-in-circle mintmark. Tower Mint 6.16g 30mm SCBC 2799, North 2231 Possibly holed in history as a "Touch Piece", AKA a Good Luck Charm Charles de Bourbon “Charles X” (1589 - 1590 A.D.) FRANCE, Paris Catholic League Coinage AR Quart d'ecu O: CAROLVS. X. D: G. FRANCO. REX, Short cross with fleurs at the ends. Date around, with an initial mark of a cross. R: . SIT. NOMEN. DOMINI. BENEDICTVM., Crowned arms flanked by II on both sides, with an initial mark of a rose. 30 mm 9.53g Reference: DuP 1177 Edward II (1307-1327 A.D.) AR Penny Class 15b O: EDWAR R ANGL DNS HYB, Crowned facing bust. R:VILL SCI EDMVNDI, Voided long cross pattée; three pellets in quarters 17.8mm 1.03g Bury St Edmunds (1320 - c.1333) Spink # 1462. North 1067. Louis XIV (1638 - 1715 A.D.) AR Ecu O: LVD•XIIII•D•G (soleil) FR•ET•NAV•REX, Bust with square neckline. R: Lettering: SIT•NOMEN•DOMINI• E BENEDICTVM 1693 M Crowned round arms of France within sprays. Toulouse - flan réformé 38mm 27.45g Dy# 1520 Anglo-Gallic, Aquitaine, Richard I Cœur de Lion ("the Lionhearted"), Count of Poitou and Duke of Aquitaine 1172-1185 A.D., King of England 1189-1199 A.D. AR denier O: + / RICA / RDVS / ω. R: +AQVITANIE. Cross pattée. Bordeaux mint. 19mm .83g Elias 4; Poey D'Avant 2768. The coins issued in Richard's French possessions are the only coins to bear his name. In addition to Aquitaine, coins were also struck in his name for Poitou. Richard's English coinage was entirely in the name of his father, Henry II. Henry VII (1485 - 1509 A.D.) AR Groat O: hENRIC DI GRA REX AGL Z FRA, Crowned facing bust in tressure of arches; crown of two arches, outer jeweled (crown 4). ROSVI DEV ADIVTOR MEV CIVITAS LONDON, Long cross; trefoils in quarters, cross end 8, saltire stops, ‘coded’ stops 20/10. London mint; mm:anchor (upright). Struck 1499-1502. Class IIIc 25mm 3.03g Cf. SCBI 23 (Ashmolean), 363; North 1705c; SCBC 2199.
I watched your postings all year @Mat ... very fun and VERY cool captures. Well done, and congrats fulfilling some of your collecting dreams!!! I like every one, and keep thinking about some Medievals because of you, @FitzNigel , and @Orfew 's collective posts... LOL, you got me into Augustas... cripes you are a bad influence on my wallet. Here is an attempt into Medieval... This guy ruined Friday the 13th for everyone: FRANCE PHILIPPE IV LE BEL CE 1285-1314 AR 25mm GROS TOURNOIS À L'O ROND AR 25mm DUPLESSY 213 - Killed off Knights Templar Friday 13 October 1307 Hey, @Cucumbor is from where that bad-guy is from!
nice coins, only got one here, got this after watching the movie "Braveheart" thinking -" hey, maybe this is one of the coins Longshanks sent with the princess to try an buy off William Wallace" England, Edward I, Longshanks, 1272-1307, AR Penny. London mint. + EDWA R ANGL DNS HYB, crowned & draped bust facing / CIVITAS LONDON, long cross with three pellets in each angle. Seaby #1410 18 mm, 1.4g
Of course I love them all @Mat And yes, @Alegandron Philippe IV is kind of a neighbor (was, actually) Q
I think the goal for next year is to break @Alegandron down and get him buying some medievals... who's got him for Saturnalia??
LOL!!! Why do you think the call the MediEVALS (sp) ... LOL, EVIL thoughts! This guy stomped all over those Medieval Crusaders... AYYUBID Caliphate - Saladin al-Nasir Salah al Din Yusuf AH564-589 1169-1193 CE AR Dirham RARE mint
Great coins @Mat I like them all, but my favorite is the Louis XIV Edu. There was a time when those Ecu were my coin of choice.
I've actually been eying one of those recently, but it will have to wait till next year. Nice, it was actually the one I was referring to that I have wanted for ages.
Great coins @Mat My favourites are the Edward II, the Louis XIV, and the Henry VII. All of these are on my list of historical figures to acquire.
Awesome stuff, that écu is a serious chunk of silver, and the touchpiece possibility is very intriguing!
Great coins. I only photographed a couple of this year's medieval coins so far but here they are. We have a William I (The Conquerer) AR penny sword type. Henry VI AR goat minted in Calais. Anglo Saxon Sceat circa 870 AD. I have not spent much time researching this one but I think it was minted in York just before Ivan the Boneless and his Viking friends attacked and took the city.
Beautifull coins Mat I also have a passion for Medieval/Renaissance hammered coinage.... Here is one of my Medieval coins AV Zecchino ND 21mm./3.54g. unknown mint MS-65+ Crusader States/ Principality of Achaea Robert d'Anjou de Taranto 1333-64 Struck in the name of Andrea Dandolo Doge of Venezia
I made a several early modern purchases this year, and one one medieval. Here is one that will not make my top 10 list. 1621 Austria AR 3 Kreuzer O: LEOPOLDVS·D:G·R·I·S·A·G·H.B·R· , Leopold I of Habsburg facing right. Translation: Leopold, by the Grace of God, Emperor of the Romans always august, King of Germany, Hungary and Bohemia. R: ARCHID·A·B·CO·TY· 1671 Two shields under a crown, left Further Austria (Vorderösterreich), and right Tyrol, value below. Archidux Austriae Dux Burgundiae Comes Tyrolis 20 mm, 1.8 g I dig that Christmas avatar @FitzNigel !
I'm really starting to be more interested in coins/cobbs from this era. Would like to add a couple examples of both silver, and gold. (wish list anyway) I will post a Dan Carr Cobb, which I found to be very attractive.
