1681 (ok this was originally thought to have been minted in the 1660's but it's famous for being a New Jersey colonial piece.
This is the St. Patrick farthing originally minted in Dublin, it also circulated in the Isle of man before being purchased by an English Quaker called mark newbie who took them to west New Jersey.
1679
1 Taler - Rudolf August
German States (Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel)
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UK Farthing 1675 (Spink Charles II 1660-85) SP#3395
I was reluctant to post this one because of its condition, but it is the only 1675 coin that I have!
I also have on in 1674but will wait and see if anyone has anything better to offer before I post it
Krause is full of errors and majority of the earlier coins for this series is just plain wrong. Frederik III died in 1670 so it can't be 1676. The defacto standard for this series is UBJ (Uno Barner Jensen) and Krause still hasn't fix the errors nor updated the references based off this book.
I know most collectors refer to Krause here, but it should NOT be used for definite numismatic answers due to it limited coverage and errors. Use standard books for the series and use Krause for quick checks...
Quote: Quant.GeekKrause is full of errors and majority of the earlier coins for this series is just plain wrong. Frederik III died in 1670 so it can't be 1676. The defacto standard for this series is UBJ (Uno Barner Jensen) and Krause still hasn't fix the errors nor updated the references based off this book.
I know most collectors refer to Krause here, but it should NOT be used for definite numismatic answers due to it limited coverage and errors. Use standard books for the series and use Krause for quick checks...
Hello,
The comments field and the number now allow for more diversity in the references. You can use other catalogues and explain the errors. I think most people use Krause because they have it
But I don't find your coin in our database.
Cheers, André
Ps I'll be back in 1655.
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Quote: Quant.GeekKrause is full of errors and majority of the earlier coins for this series is just plain wrong. Frederik III died in 1670 so it can't be 1676. The defacto standard for this series is UBJ (Uno Barner Jensen) and Krause still hasn't fix the errors nor updated the references based off this book.
I know most collectors refer to Krause here, but it should NOT be used for definite numismatic answers due to it limited coverage and errors. Use standard books for the series and use Krause for quick checks...
Hello,
The comments field and the number now allow for more diversity in the references. You can use other catalogues and explain the errors. I think most people use Krause because they have it
But I don't find your coin in our database.
Cheers, André
Ps I'll be back in 1655.
Don't get me wrong, I use Krause as well, but only for quick checking of types. But once I am dealing with forum posts and numismatic research, Krause is the last book I use. We have tried numerous times to get Krause to update various sections, but to no avail. There are errors that have been there for a least a decade with no end in sight! But this is really off-topic for this thread...
If you would, please explain what the OTHER catalogs say about this coin. Is the 76 reversed? Is it a commemorative? Is anything definitive or do they just don't know? I'm curious as to what definitive work you used to come up with the fact that this coin was or should have been dated 1667?
Dabarre
Quote: dabarreIf you would, please explain what the OTHER catalogs say about this coin. Is the 76 reversed? Is it a commemorative? Is anything definitive or do they just don't know? I'm curious as to what definitive work you used to come up with the fact that this coin was or should have been dated 1667?
Dabarre
The two major catalogs for Danish Tranquebar coins are:
Danish East India: Trade Coins and the Coins of Tranquebar 1620- 1845, by Jensen, U.B. Tranquebar: A Guide to the Coinage of Danish India, by Gray, John F.
Jensen's book is the latter of the two books. Now Jensen had written several versions of this book in Danish as well as in English, but the above one is the last book he wrote prior to his passing a few years ago. Based on the work of Jensen, he indicates that the number 76 must have been reversed during engraving and hence the engraver must have meant 1667, but got the order wrong.
We frequently encounter this in several Indian coins. The verbiage I included in my original post is an abbreviated version of:
Flower with 4 petals around a circle, the petals themselves ending in small circles. In between are signs or numbers which can be read as 7 and 6. This coin belongs to the last minted lead coins under Frederik III, so the numbers may be reversed 67 and may indicate the year 1667.
We may never know for sure, but that is the predominate theory as records for Tranquebar are scant during this period. You can find some more information, in Danish, at:
Since this is such a great thread and to remove any "controversy", I decided to post the following coin as a follow-up to the 1667 entry. Even though majority of the Tranquebar collectors think it is a reversed 1667 coin, I will post this other 1667 Tranquebar cash. Unfortunately, there is some corrosion on the reverse of the coin and hence the Norse lion is a bit gone . I, definitely, need to replace this coin with a better specimen in the future...
Danish India, Tranquebar: Frederik III (1648-1670) AE Cash (UBJ-142; Gray-106; KM#111)
Obv: Crowned F3 monogram in half circle, ANO 1667 below
Rev: Norse lion on battle axe to left in beaded circle
Impossible to keep it consecutively with the current rules that have been posted...It needs to be relaxed at some point. We will never make it past the 1500s...
Rules:
No skipping dates
You must own this coin (exception for 2014) It must be dated
Three years per day, one post per user per day.
Maybe set a rule where if a year is not posted within 96 hours/ 4 Days then it can be moved onto the next consecutive year if a member has it ready. Just throwing an idea out there to keep the thread well alive.
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Picking up some nice lots lately. Luck on my side....hence my name
Restoration addict : Verdigris Removal : Zinc White spot removal : Iron Rust Removal : Silver brooch/necklace mount Removal
It must be relaxed otherwise this thread will die as there are no known coins for some years. In other years, there are only one or two known coins in the world. While the intentions are good and it lasted this long, this thread will die after a period of time unless we implement some type of relaxation of the rules...
I have managed to scan the coin in but I am not sure of its identity. I think it is a1 Szeląg litewski - Jan Kazimierz from Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Years
1660-1668
Roy
Quote: Quant.GeekIt must be relaxed otherwise this thread will die as there are no known coins for some years.
If the thread dies then so be it.
That's the only goal for this thread, read the name of the thread: "How far back CAN we go?"
It doesn't have to go on forever, it was simply a fun thing to pass the time but not many people collect such old coins so its only natural that it slows down or even stops.
If you want this to go on forever make a new thread with such rules or search this "How far back can we go" thread on other coin forum sites, where wealthy Americans who invest thousands upon thousands of dollars in single coins participate. I think they are in the 1400s.
Quote: numismaticroyI have managed to scan the coin in but I am not sure of its identity. I think it is a1 Szeląg litewski - Jan Kazimierz from Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Years
1660-1668
Roy
That is correct. Specifically:
Poland-Lithuania: Jan Kazimierz (1609–1672) 1 Szeląg, Vilnius mint (Какареко-388; KM#50)
Obv: Laureate head of Jan Kazimierz right; Legend around - IOAN CAS•REX T•L•B•
Rev: Vytis on horseback left, date in legend around - SOLI•MAG•DVC•LIT•1664
Could someone start a new Slow thread? the old one has apparently stalled, and I, as a latecomer would like to get into the game, but at a more leisurely pace. Thanks in advance.
Hi! I hope you don't think this thread is finished. It may go several weeks or maybe a couple months before we get the next coin in line. As we go further back in time it is harder to acquire a coin with a date on it. Most coins in these later periods were manufactured without dates or with a set date and were in use for decades.
I don't know what the rule is for starting another line of coins going back, but I do know that this is the second I have seen on this site. You may want to ask the moderator what the rule is for starting another.
In the meantime, I hope you enjoy the list of coins the group has put together up to the last date listed. Some are very unique and rare pieces.
I would have posted this particular coin (actually, several coins), but unfortunately, they are undated. Hence, it would violate one of the rules (Rule #3: It must be dated). Personally, I don't really care as it is a one year type. But, I don't make the rules
I just looked this coin up in the catalog. It reads: "ND(1646- )" This is not a one year only type coin! What this means is the first year of issue is 1646 and it is not known when the last year of issue took place.
Therefore, this coin cannot be listed and we need another 1646!
Arakan: Thado (1645-1652) AR Tanka, broad flan (Mitchiner-358; Phayre: plate I, 8; KM#12.2)
Same inscription on both sides of the coin. The coin has a frozen date of BE1007 = 1645, the year of ascension for Thado. Phayre's verbatim transliteration / translation follows:
1007 Cheng ni Sakheng Cheng phyu Sakheng Sado Meng Tara (BE1007 Lord of the red elephant, lord of the white elephant, Sa-do Meng Tara (Illustrious King of Justice))
"Celui qui combat des monstres doit prendre garde à ne pas devenir monstre lui-même. Si tu contemples longtemps un abîme, l’abîme aussi regarde en toi." N.
Ex-référent/modérateur/administrateur à la retraite
I'm not able to post in this topic anymore, but I saw 2 issues:
1950 photo is still missing.
1827 photo is broken.
Administrateur du catalogue, référent de nombreuses nations antiques et de la Lorraine.
Catalogue administrator, numerous Antique nations and Lorraine referee.
For 1639, and Austrian Groschen of Ferdinand III minted in Glatz
Glatz is currently in South Western Poland, Lower Silesia.
It was part of Bohemia until the Habsburg got entitled as King of Bohemia and it became part of the Habsburg area. It went to the Kingdom of Prussia in 1742 at the end of the first Silesian war.
For some reason, whereas Breslau coinage is set in German States/Silesia by KM, Glatz coinage remained in Austria.
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And the first time I come in, I get the thread moving (or, probably just by one year) 1636 French Kingdom Louis XIII Double Tournois
Date area's a bit worn off, but it is 1636, don't worry
Now, how long until someone gets a 1635?