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Are there any Medieval Gold collectors still hanging around?
LAHammeredGoldGuy
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I recently discovered medieval gold coins and I absolutely love this genre. I've noticed that there aren't many of these coins out there to be had, in comparison to U. S. Coins, which is where I was for 40+ years. Any collectors out there willing to share sites/dealers that I could increase my inventory?
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They'd be awfully old by this time...
In honor of the memory of Cpl. Michael E. Thompson
I collect Medieval gold coins with dates, 1436-1499. Several European auction houses deal
with Medieval gold coins. Fritz Kunker and Jean Elsen come to mind. Here in the U.S., Stephen
Album and Classical Numismatic Group are well respected, knowledgeable dealers. The
auction platforms NumisBids and Sixbid list several auctions. To directly buy, I would recommend
MA-Shops who provide dealers a platform to directly sell to the public. I've had excellent
success with the dealers who sell there. If I may ask a question, what is the time frame that
would include Medieval gold coins?
I collect Visigoth gold tremissis among other things - some types are relatively common because, like a lot of gold coins throughout history, they didn't circulate much and were kept (then found) in bulk. Some has been found, probably more is still in the ground, a lot is in museums. Like all gold, getting undipped, unmessed with coins that look nice is the perennial challenge.
peruse the auctions on sixbid or numisbids and you'll find hundreds of medieval gold coins for auction at any given time
I stick to collecting medieval gold from Great Britain, preferably Scotland.
I have a few medieval coins including this one:
France Louis XI Ecu d'or
Gold, 27 mm, 3.34 gm, Perpignan Mint
A French king (AD 1461-1483) who was a contemporary of England's Edward IV.
He kept wild turkeys as pets.
The Mysterious Egyptian Magic Coin
Coins in Movies
Coins on Television
I like the Christian symbolism on all medieval coinage ... !
I give away money. I collect money.
I don’t love money . I do love the Lord God.
Yes they would be. LOL!
I bought this one a while back and I can't get enough of these old golden beauties.
Nice lion d'or. You can find a description of this type on my page, if you're interested. (also see p. XVII and 7 here)
There is a lot to love about medieval coinage, and an endless supply of themes to build your collection around.
Dei Gratia collection
England, Edward III Treaty Period Noble. ca. 1364-65 Seaby-1502.
Howdy !
It's my first post here, thanks for having me
Nice gold medievals so far. There are some amazing gold coins to be found from many european countries. To add to what has already been written, you can find good stuff from CGB, Paris and other, more obscure, coin dealers in France
Here are two french royal of mine
Jean II le bon (1350-1364) - Florin d'or, 1358 (Montpellier)
+ FRA• - •NTIA• Grande fleur de lis épanouie.
S•IOHA - NNES•B•(heaume)• Saint Jean-Baptiste debout de face, nimbé, vêtu d'une peau de mouton, tenant un sceptre cruciforme de la main gauche et bénissant de la main droite.
20 mm - 3,47 gr
Ref : Ciani # 362, Dy # 346
Charles VII (1422-1461) - Ecu d'or, 3° emission de 1424, atelier de Toulouse (annelet sous la cinquieme lettre)
(croisette sur etoile initiale), KAROLVS : DEI : GRATIA : FRANCORVM : REX, Ecu de France couronné
(croix) XPC : VINCIT : XPC : REGNAT : XPC : IMPERAT, croix arquée, evidée et fleudelisée, cantonnée de quatre coronelles
3.76 gr, 28 mm
Ref : Ciani # 617
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Hammered Coinage is one of my favorite areas. Heres my Franc a Cheval from Charles V
Trier (1388-1418)
Oberwesel FR-3428
Werner Von Falkenstein
Mainz (1397-1419)
Bingen FR-1615
Johann II Von Nassau
One of my recent purchases.
Brabant mint: Malines
1488 Demi Noble d'or
Levinson II-101a
@Tibor - your collection of pre 1500 dated coinage is just plain fascinating.
simply lovely. I've always had a fondness for Non British Nobles. Cheaper, many times rarer, and much more diverse than the standard boring Henry VI variety. Heres one from Gorinchem(holland) that I quite like. (ignore the circled bits just some die diagnostics I was looking over
@worldcoinguy and @fred13 Thank you for the kind words. The pieces that
the two of you have shared here are beautiful. They both show the beauty of
the mint masters craft.
Heidelberg mint
1492 Gold gulden
Levinson I-285
A Scots Thistle Noble from James V(1567-1625) that was minted in 1588 and was a very shortlived and subsequently rare issue. This coin was worth 11 Merks, a merk being 13 Shillings 4 pence ie a total of 146 shillings 8 pence. Yes Scotland had a very very confusing monetary system and it frequently changed. The design is an anachronism of the earlier English nobles from the 14th and 15th centuries.
The time frame for medeival gold coins is roughly 500-1500.
I bought this one for the imagery. :-)
Here is my Franc a' Cheval. These are very nice.
I'd love to see people post more medieval gold around here. If I stay in the hobby long enough, I'll eventually start collecting it.
IG: DeCourcyCoinsEbay: neilrobertson
"Numismatic categorizations, if left unconstrained, will increase spontaneously over time." -me
In the next week or two I will start a thread that will feature Medieval
gold coins. Hopefully others will contribute their treasures.