Survery question -European coins
Thomas A.
the date on the coin, knowing the exact year from other data isn't enough.)
The reference is Levinson: "The Early Dated Coins of Europe 1234-1500".
Scarce as hen's teeth, I'd wager.
Mr. Jaggers
I can come close, but no cigar for me.
James the Modern
Thomas A.
If you feel comfortable saying, I'd like to hear which coin.
Mr. Jaggers
I have a 1 groschen from Danzig, Gum. 560, dated 1533, and a 1 schilling
from Poland, Gum. 522, dated 1529. The Danzig piece shows a portrait of
Sigismund I, with his parallel hair.
As you no doubt know, these older-dated coins often show the numeral "2" as
more of a "Z". Also, a lot of times the "15" or "16" part of the date was
omitted. The two coins above have full, four-figure dates. They really
didn't cost me all that much either, as I remember.
James
Thomas A.
Very nice. I have only a 1543 K-B Hungarian denar of Ferdinand I, which is
actually pretty common, however mine is perfectly struck and in almost XF
(European grading) condition. It's quite pretty.
Peter
I have a few Spanish coins (silver dirhams) from al Andaluz.
Regrettably the coins themselves are in a safe deposit box and the
reference books that remind me how to read arabic script are not yet
unpacked. The dates are referenced to the Hejira rather than to a
Christian standard. Still, if I remember right they are about 900 AD
+/-
I consider them European, but some might not.
Thomas A.
Cool. I would say the Andalusian community in Spain is Europe too. I
believe the Umayyads were driven from the Iberian penninsula at the end of
the eighth century but Islamic influence remained in al Andaluz until the
tenth century or later. When you unpack your books, I'd like to know the
references.