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Jester's Challenge #223

1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭
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Welcome to Jester's Challenge, an interactive history lesson.

It is my hope that this series will provide us with much entertainment, knowledge, and friendship, through the active participation of as many people as possible. Please tell us what you know of this coin, or anything related to it. Thank you all!

Here's selection number 223:

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.....GOD
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"Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9

"Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5

"For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22

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  • coachleonardcoachleonard Posts: 995 ✭
    I'm thinking this is a Rome/Vatican copper coin with the Pope's name on the back? I'd say 1600's to 1700's or so.
  • 1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭
    And you would say correctly, Coach! Your knowledge is expansive.

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    "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9

    "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5

    "For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22
  • theboz11theboz11 Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭
    Kudos, I would have taken a month research to get it. Took me 10 minute to go from the Top of the pictures to the Bottum of the Lastimage
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  • 1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭
    Did anyone notice the old coat of lacquer on this coin? It's turned green. I decided to leave it on instead of removing it.

    The name of the Pope is Innocent XI, and the coin was minted in the 13th year of his reign, so it puts the coin's date at about 1688, if I'm not mistaken. The coin is called a quattrino.

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    "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9

    "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5

    "For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22
  • joecooljoecool Posts: 527
    Wow..

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  • mikebombsmikebombs Posts: 224
    Wow, I would love to own that coin. Thank you for the pictures and a chance to win it.
  • PutTogetherPutTogether Posts: 2,141 ✭✭✭
    Please count me in.
  • mrdqmrdq Posts: 1,186 ✭✭✭
    generous, put me in the hat plz

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  • 1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭
    Please post to the giveaway thread. That will make it easier for me. Thank you!

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    .....GOD
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    "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9

    "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5

    "For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22
  • DominusDeusDominusDeus Posts: 993 ✭
    That's very cool. Count me in.
  • AethelredAethelred Posts: 9,288 ✭✭✭
    I am new to this Papal stuff, so I will defer to anyone with more knowledge than me.

    Innocent XI 1676-1689 AE Quattrino Year XIII Berman-2156

    It is interesting to note that Berman only lists this coin for years VII-XII. I have not looked at Krause, but I wonder if you have something new there Jester, perhaps something that experts like Berman should know about?
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  • 1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭
    Hi Dead King! I'm certainly no expert, and hence know nothing about papal coins. It is interesting that you quote an expert who fails to list this coin. Please let him know about the existance of this coin, if you could. I will not go back on my word about giving it away, however, no matter how rare it might be. The new owner might get rich!!

    By the way, it looks much better than in the scans.

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    .....GOD
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    "Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you." -Luke 11:9

    "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD: And thou shalt love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy might." -Deut. 6:4-5

    "For the LORD is our judge, the LORD is our lawgiver, the LORD is our king; He will save us." -Isaiah 33:22
  • mrfredmrfred Posts: 718
    <<Did anyone notice the old coat of lacquer on this coin? It's turned green. I decided to leave it on instead of removing it.>>

    Fascinating! For a moment there, I thought: Wow, what a case of verdigris!
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