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| Holy Roman Empire, Frederick II, 1215 - 1250 |   | Eger is the second largest city in Northern Hungary, the county seat of Heves, lying between the Mátra and Bukk mountains. Eger is best known for its castle, thermal baths, historic buildings, wines. The Siege of Eger during the 16th century Ottoman Wars in Europe was a major Hungarian victory after a series of crushing defeats at the hands of Ottoman forces. |
| SH59140. Silver pfennig, Haskova 43, Buchenau 3239, Bonhoff 2034, VF, weight 0.687 g, maximum diameter 18.8 mm, die axis 270o, Eger mint, obverse crowned bust facing, lis topped scepter in each hand, annulets in fields; reverse two confronted crowned lions, heads turned facing, facing eagle with open wings and head right below; ex Lanz Auction 136 (2007), lot 6; rare; $250.00 (€192.50) |
| Netherlands-Utrecht, Daalder (48 Stuivers), 1639 |  | On 13 March 1639, Harvard University was named for clergyman John Harvard. |
| WO63487. Silver Daalder (48 Stuivers), Krause and Mishler 30, VF, weight 26.733 g, maximum diameter 42.6 mm, die axis 0o, Utrecht mint, 1639; obverse MO . ARG . PRO . CON_FOE . BELG . TRA, Armored half-length bust of William I, Prince of Orange, left, shield with crowned rampant lion below, all breaking inner beaded circle; reverse CONFIDENS . DNO . NON . MOVETVR . 1639, rampant lion left, within inner beaded circle; $150.00 (€115.50) |
| Pahang Sultanate, Malaysia, 1819 - 1889 |  | Ingots made from tin (one of Malaysia's most abundant natural resources) were adapted into a coinage system by the Malay sultanate of Pahang. The shape of this particular type earned it the name 'tin-hat' money. The first tin-hat shaped ingot was issued in 1819. The Tampang (1/25 dollar) and other denominations continued to be minted in Pahang until 1889 and was legal tender until 1893. |
| AS56353. "Tin-hat" money, 1/4 Tampang (one cent), Fair, holed, weight 10.438 g, maximum diameter 30.0x30.4 mm, square coin with a square raised hollow center, resembling a hat with a flat rim, Jawi language inscriptions in Persian script (including ruler and date) on top and bottom of the "rim"; $125.00 (€96.25) |
| Lot of 7 Billon Denaros of Alfonso VIII, Kingdom of Toledo, 1158 - 1214 |  | Alfonso VIII, called the Noble or el de las Navas, was the King of Castile and King of Toledo. He is best remembered for his part in the Reconquista and the downfall of the Almohad Caliphate. After having suffered a great defeat with his own army at Alarcos against the Almohads, he led the coalition of Christian princes and foreign crusaders. In the Battle of the Navas de Tolosa in 1212, they broke the power of the Almohads, an event which marked the arrival of a tide of Christian supremacy on the Iberian peninsula. His reign saw the domination of Castile over León and, by his alliance with Aragon, he drew those two spheres of Christian Iberia into close connection. This type was struck through the reign of Alfonso X |
| LT55609. Billon Lot, 7 Billon Denaros, Cayon & Castan 987 corr. (misattributed to Alfonso I of Aragon), all aF or better, Toledo mint, obverse HNFVS REX, bare head left; reverse TOLLETH, Cross pattée; stars in second and fourth quarters; actual coins in the photograph; as is, no returns; $110.00 (€84.70) |
| Kingdom of Naples and Sicily, Philip IV, 31 March 1621 - 17 September 1665 |  | |
| ME58622. Bronze tornese, MIR Napoli 271/3, Pannuti and Ricco 109a, Krause 77, aVF, weight 4.268 g, maximum diameter 23.1 mm, die axis 0o, Naples mint, moneyer Giovanni Andrea Cavo, 1647; obverse PHILIPP IIII DG R, bare-headed, draped bust of Philip left, 47 below; reverse golden fleece, 4 - 7 across field, all within laurel wreath; $80.00 (€61.60) |
| Spain, Felipe III, 1621 - 1665 |  | The Standard Catalog of World Coins: Spain, Portugal and the New World, notes this type was machine struck beginning in 1621. |
| WO55825. Silver 2 reals, KM Spain 93.2, aVF, weight 6.374 g, maximum diameter 26.9 mm, Toledo mint, c. 1621 - 1635; obverse crowned Spanish shield, annulet / T / P (mint mark) left. •II (value mark) right; reverse HISPANIA, Castile and Leon coat-of-arms within angled octolobe; $70.00 (€53.90) |
| Geneva, Switzerland, c. 1530 |  | |
| WO51713. Billon quart, Neuer HMZ 2-306f, no date, * mint mark, gVF, toned, weight 0.598 g, maximum diameter 10.0 mm, die axis 180o, Geneva mint, obverse * GENEVA CIVITAS *, Geneva coat of arms, two-headed imperial eagle above; reverse POST TENEBRAS LUX, forked cross; scarce; $60.00 (€46.20) |
| Republic of Venice, Doge Alvise I Mocenigo, 1570 - 1577 |  | Alvise I Mocenigo was an admirer of antiquities. War with the Ottoman Empire began in 1570. Venice lost the fortresses of Nicosia and Famagusta in Cyprus. Despite the victory of the Christian coalition in the Battle of Lepanto, Venice was forced to sign an unfavorable treaty which recognized the loss of Cyprus. The King of France, Henry III, visited Venice in July 1574.
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| ME59138. Bronze sesino, CNI VII p. 417, 130, aVF, weight 0.746 g, maximum diameter 18.0 mm, die axis 90o, Venice mint, 1570 - 1571; obverse + ALOY MOCENIGO DVX VE, cross with three pellets in each quarter; reverse + SANCTVS MARCVS VENET, winged lion of Saint Mark; $55.00 (€42.35) |
| Pskov, Russia, Republic or Moscow Rule, c. 1470 - 1530 |  | Pskov lies in northwest Russia, 20 kilometers (12 mi) east of the Estonian border, on the Velikaya River. The Pskov Republic served as a link between the rest of Russia and Europe; as such it was subject to numerous attacks. The city withstood 26 sieges in the 15th century alone. At one point, five stone walls ringed it, making it practically impregnable. In 1510, Pskov fell to Muscovite forces. Vasili III, Grand Prince of Moscow, deported some 300 rich families to Moscow and distributed their estates to Muscovites.
This type of coinage is called wire money because the planchets were made from lengths of wire cut to the desired weight. |
| WO63465. Copper "wire money" pulo, Gaidukov 445, aVF, weight 0.631 g, maximum diameter 15.4 mm, Pskov mint, c. 1470 - 1530; obverse two headed eagle facing, wings spread, within linear circle; reverse three line Russian inscription: Pulo / Pskov/skoye (Pulo of Pskov), within linear circle; $45.00 (€34.65) |
| Pskov, Russia, Republic or Moscow Rule, c. 1470 - 1530 |  | Pskov lies in northwest Russia, 20 kilometers (12 mi) east of the Estonian border, on the Velikaya River. The Pskov Republic served as a link between the rest of Russia and Europe; as such it was subject to numerous attacks. The city withstood 26 sieges in the 15th century alone. At one point, five stone walls ringed it, making it practically impregnable. In 1510, Pskov fell to Muscovite forces. Vasili III, Grand Prince of Moscow, deported some 300 rich families to Moscow and distributed their estates to Muscovites.
This type of coinage is called wire money because the planchets were made from lengths of wire cut to the desired weight. |
| WO63466. Copper "wire money" pulo, Gaidukov 445, aVF, weight 0.556 g, maximum diameter 14.1 mm, Pskov mint, c. 1470 - 1530; obverse two headed eagle facing, wings spread, within linear circle; reverse three line Russian inscription: Pulo / Pskov/skoye (Pulo of Pskov), within linear circle; $45.00 (€34.65) |
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