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Details for Coins and Medals

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One of eight Italian telephone and motorway cards:

One of eight Italian telephone and motorway cards:

One of eight Italian telephone and motorway cards:

One from a group of modern coins and a subway card:

One from a group of modern coins and a subway card:

John (1199-1216), Short Cross penny, class IVc, London, moneyer Willelm. This extremely rare sub-class is not represented in the collection.

Maker(s)

Mint: London
Ruler: John (1199-1216)

Canada, 2 dollars, 1996.

One from a group of modern coins and a subway card:

One from a group of modern coins and a subway card:

This coin is an outstanding rarity, and one of the few sub-classes of the Long Cross series that the Museum lacks. It is also an exceptionally fine striking and it was certainly selected, if not specially produced, to turn into a piece of jewellery. Once again it is the reverse cross that was chosen for display, the rivitted pin and clasp being attached to the portrait Obv.

Maker(s)

Mint: Canterbury
Ruler: Henry III (1216-72)

Steel coin die, upper, made by Mr Greenhalgh for striking replica coins, half-groats, in displays at Warwick Castle; length 107cm, dia. 3cm. It has produced some 6,000 coins. Donated for use in the Museum’s blind handling collection.

Maker(s)

Maker: Greenhalgh, David

One of nine medieval coins from Markov sale 6:

Maker(s)

Ruler: Lazar Pribicevic of Serbia (1371-89)

One of nine medieval coins from Markov sale 6:

Maker(s)

Ruler: Queen Tamar (1184-1213)

One of nine medieval coins from Markov sale 6:

Maker(s)

Mint: Moscow
Ruler: Vasily II (1425-1462) (Second reign, 1448-62)

One of three medieval coins:

Maker(s)

Mint: Valenciennes
Ruler: John II d'Avesnes (1280-1304)

Arezzo, Guido Tarlato di Pietramala (1313-26), AR grosso (CNI 9 var.), 1.40g. Nomisma sale 12, lot 685.

Maker(s)

Mint: Arezzo
Ruler: Guido Tarlato di Pietramala (1313-26)

One of three medieval coins:

Maker(s)

Mint: Nuremberg
Ruler: Adolf of Nassau (1292-1298)

One of nine medieval coins from Markov sale 6:

Maker(s)

Ruler: Stefan Uroš IV Dušan (1331-1355) (As Tsar)

Genoa, Republic (1139-1339), gold terzarola (CNI 80; Lunardi 27), 1.11g. Nomisma sale 12, lot 759.

Maker(s)

Mint: Genoa

One of ten medieval coins of Savoy, from Hess-Divo sale 276:

Maker(s)

Ruler: Aimone (1329-43)

One of ten medieval coins of Savoy, from Hess-Divo sale 276:

Maker(s)

Ruler: Amedeus VI (1343-83)

One of ten medieval coins of Savoy, from Hess-Divo sale 276:

Maker(s)

Ruler: Amedeus VI (1343-83)

One of ten medieval coins of Savoy, from Hess-Divo sale 276:

Maker(s)

Ruler: Philibert I (1472-82)

One of ten medieval coins of Savoy, from Hess-Divo sale 276:

Maker(s)

Ruler: Charles I (1482-90)

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