Post your medieval hammered silver (or gold) coins!

lordmarcovan

German States (Augsburg): ca. 1184-1202 silver bracteate of Bishop Udalschalk von Eschenlohe

German States (Brunswick-Lüneburg): ca. 1195-1213 silver bracteate of William Longsword

England: ca. 1213-1215 silver penny of King John, from the Gisors hoard found in Normandy

Scotland: ca. 1280-1286 silver penny of Alexander III, second coinage

Crusader States (Cyprus): ca. 1324-1359 silver gros of Hugo IV

France: ca. 1380-1422 gold Ecu d'or of Charles VI, from the Lucerne Abbey Treasure (100 Years' War)

England: ca. 1431-1432 silver groat of Henry VI, from the Reigate Hoard found in Surrey

German States (Frankfurt): 1495 goldgulden of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor

Lithuania: 1550 silver half-grosz of Sigismund II Augustus of Poland, Vilnius mint

England: 1575 silver sixpence of Elizabeth I, Tower mint, eglantine mintmark

MEJ7070

Nice coins.

The Cypress example is an attention grabber. I like it.

WillieBoyd2

This morning the TCM cable channel ran the 1933 film "The Private Life of Henry VIII" with Charles Laughton.

England Henry VIII (1509-1547) Groat
Silver, 24 mm, 3.05 gm

Obverse:
Crowned bust of King Henry VII facing right, legend around (Yes, portrait of Henry VII)
HENRIC VIII DI GRA REX AGL Z FR(A)
(Henry the Eighth by the Grace of God King of England and France)
Struck at the Tower Mint, Portcullis mintmark top right

Reverse:
Quartered shield of arms over long cross fourche, legend around
POSVI DEV ADIVTORE MEV (I have made God my helper)
Struck 1509-1526 (While Henry was happily married)

Bob13

One of the few gold pieces I own, but it has me hankering for more:

And I love this early Polish denar, with its crude but clear design:

lordmarcovan

@Bob13 said:
One of the few gold pieces I own, but it has me hankering for more:

Fantastic! What's the gold piece? Looks MS.

The Polish coin has amazing character. The knight and the bishop on there are quintessentially medieval looking.

Bob13

@lordmarcovan said:

@Bob13 said:
One of the few gold pieces I own, but it has me hankering for more:

Fantastic! What's the gold piece? Looks MS.

It's a 63.

And, here's a pfennig from Munster.

(here's what another example looks like.)

lordmarcovan

@MEJ7070 said:
Nice coins.

The Cypress example is an attention grabber. I like it.

Just so happens I mailed that one off yesterday as a holiday gift to my oldest numismatic friend. He’s a dealer and a very advanced collector, but I’m pretty sure he’s going to like it.