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Details for Coins and Medals

This department has 105,279 records attributed within our system.

Connected records

Low Countries, Heinsberg, Dietrich III (1331-61), silver turnosgroschen (Menadier 28 var.), 3.01g. From Künker List 146, no. 628.

Maker(s)

Ruler: Dietrich III (1331-61)

Brabant, John I (1268-94), silver sterling, Louvain (De Witte 215), 1.17g. From Schulman sale 22, lot 613.

Maker(s)

Mint: Louvain
Ruler: John I (1268-94)

Schoonvorst, Reinald II (1369-96), billon quarter-groot (Chijs pl. 29.9 var.; Lucas 82 var.; Menadier 11 var.), 0.46g, corrosion adhering. From Schulman sale 22, lot 759; ex Schulman sale 20, lot 837; from a recent find in the Netherlands.

Maker(s)

Ruler: Reinald II (1369-96)

Guelders, Arnold of Egmont (1423-73), billon quarter-groot, Arnhem (Chijs pl. X.12), 0.67g. From Schulman sale 22, lot 15; ex Aalten hoard 1990.

Maker(s)

Mint: Arnhem
Ruler: Arnold of Egmond

Holland, William VI of Bavaria (1404-17), gold half-schild, 1411 (Chijs pl. V.3), 1.79g, chipped. From Schulman sale 22, lot 156.

Maker(s)

Ruler: William VI (1404-17)

Epinal, abbey, silver denier, obv. tower, rev. cross and two pellets (Coll. Robert 1690), 0.72g. From Elsen List 203, no. 248.

Maker(s)

Mint: Epinal

Bohemia, Premysl Otacar I (1198-1230), silver denier (Cach 668; Fiala XIX.28; cat. Donebauer 586), 1.04g. From Elsen List 203, no. 55.

Maker(s)

Ruler: Przemysl Ottokar I (1198-1230)

Russia, Moscow, Yuri Dimitrievich (1433-4), silver denga, probably struck at Zvenigorod or Galich, obv. horseman with dragon beneath, rev. pseudo-Tatar legend (Spassky -; Petrov -), 0.94g. From Elsen List 203, no. 431.

Maker(s)

Mint: Moscow
Ruler: Yuri Dimitrievich of Zvenigorod (1433-4)

Bohemia, Vladislav II (duke, 1140-58), silver denier (Cach 593; Fiala XVII.8; cat. Donebauer 487), 0.59g. From Elsen List 203, no. 51.

Maker(s)

Ruler: Vladislav II (1140-58)

Italy or France?, bronze coin weight, 14th cent., uniface, design shield (France ancient) as rev. of Charles of Anjou real of Sicily, but weight only 3.75g.

Russia, Moscow, Ivan III (1462-1505), silver denga (Spassky pl. 75.3; Oreshnikov 669, pl. 11.516), 0.38g. From Elsen List 203, no. 435.

Maker(s)

Mint: Moscow
Ruler: Ivan III (1462-1505)

Genoa, commune 1139-1339, billon denaro, Metcalf type IIIe (CNI III, 8.45), 0.71g. From Elsen List 203, no. 20; ex ‘Hoard of Genoa deniers’ (G. Graff, ‘Analyse d’un ensemble de 315 deniers génois du XIIIe siècle’, Elsen Liste 203 (1999), pp. 1-6).

Maker(s)

Mint: Genoa

An image of Bracteate

Denmark, Svend Grath (1146-54, 1157), AR bracteate, Viborg (Hauberg 5a), 0.16g. From NCirc April 1999, no. 1401.

Maker(s)

Ruler: Sweyn III Grath (1146-54, 1157)

One of three medieval Italian coins:

Maker(s)

Mint: Spoleto

Salerno, Roger II (1104-54), bronze follaro, fish r. with cross above and below (Cappelli 130; MEC 14.259), 1.17g.

Maker(s)

Mint: Salerno
Ruler: Roger II (1105-54)

Sasanians, Shapur I (AD 241-72), silver obol (Göbl III.1), 0.55g.

Maker(s)

Ruler: Shapur I (240-270)

An image of Penny

Denmakr, Niels (1103-34), AR penny (Hauberg 3), 0.73g. From NCirc April 1999, no. 1396.

Maker(s)

Ruler: Niels (1103-34)

Ulm (city), billon heller, 1507- (Nau 39), 0.23g.

Maker(s)

Mint: Ulm

Venice, Antonio Venier (1382-1400), silver soldino, star and M in field (CNI 107.8), 0.49g.

Maker(s)

Mint: Venice
Ruler: Antonio Venier (1382-1400)

One of forty-five Islamic and Indian coins:

Maker(s)

Mint: Kabul
Ruler: Humayan (1530-56)

One of forty-five Islamic and Indian coins:

Maker(s)

Mint: Lahore
Ruler: Humayan (1530-56)

One of forty-five Islamic and Indian coins:

Maker(s)

Mint: Agra
Ruler: Humayan (1530-56)

One of forty-five Islamic and Indian coins:

Maker(s)

Ruler: Humayan (1530-56)

One of forty-five Islamic and Indian coins:

Maker(s)

Mint: Agra
Ruler: Humayan (1530-56)

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