Just got this in from London: Kampen, Flanders c.1600 1/2 gold noble on a broad planchet.
Made for trade (primarily wool) with England.
Design in archaic style,
Fr. 152a. Delmonte 1104. I count 13 lions on this coin. Beat that! :-)
Gem/near gem proof striking with exquisite cabinet toning of the new design 1/2 birr or 1/2 talari for Menelik II made at Paris, 1894 AD or 1887 EE. Dies by LaGrange. Really pretty coin and not at all common in Proof,
Newp. 1791 dated Sierra Leone One Dollar, SOHO very early restrike (from die state).
Lion obv/Black and white hands clasped rev. The 1791 silver version was the very first circulating crown to have been struck by a steam press anywhere (Boulton & Watt).
Sierra Leone was set up as a haven for ex-slaves-many from USA- by abolitionist Clarkson but the UK really botched it. The Wikipedia article is depressing. Most original colonists died. Later arrivals were technically free but actually re-enslaved as "indentured". In 1898 a real estate tax on homes exceeding their total value sparked a revolt. After the UK won it executed 100 black soldiers who had surrendered expecting leniency.
This is just a partial selection from my British collection. The Lion theme is too common on coins; I'd end up posting too many coins from GB and elsewhere if I were to post every one that I have.
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Not mine, but ran across this silver medal while searching for something else...
Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association
Roman Lugdunum
Modern Lyon
Did she just pull his tooth or take a burr out of his paw?
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I don’t love money . I do love the Lord God.
Just got this in from London: Kampen, Flanders c.1600 1/2 gold noble on a broad planchet.
Made for trade (primarily wool) with England.
Design in archaic style,
Fr. 152a. Delmonte 1104.
I count 13 lions on this coin. Beat that! :-)
Great examples!
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Gem/near gem proof striking with exquisite cabinet toning of the new design 1/2 birr or 1/2 talari for Menelik II made at Paris, 1894 AD or 1887 EE. Dies by LaGrange. Really pretty coin and not at all common in Proof,
Newp. 1791 dated Sierra Leone One Dollar, SOHO very early restrike (from die state).
Lion obv/Black and white hands clasped rev. The 1791 silver version was the very first circulating crown to have been struck by a steam press anywhere (Boulton & Watt).
Sierra Leone was set up as a haven for ex-slaves-many from USA- by abolitionist Clarkson but the UK really botched it. The Wikipedia article is depressing. Most original colonists died. Later arrivals were technically free but actually re-enslaved as "indentured". In 1898 a real estate tax on homes exceeding their total value sparked a revolt. After the UK won it executed 100 black soldiers who had surrendered expecting leniency.
Wow - this thread delivers...
Lions on the shoulders...
My current "Box of 20"
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DPOTD 3
This one belongs in the lion thread. Can't wait to take my own pics.
Going "Old School"! Photos by CNG. Almost 13 years later, it's still my favorite coin in my collection.
Nice ones!
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Sheesh, I did the Sierra Leone gold twice.
But I forgot about this one.
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My current "Box of 20"
Ooh, I forgot about this thread. One ancient from awhile back. And one more recent upgrade for my Albanian set.
This is just a partial selection from my British collection. The Lion theme is too common on coins; I'd end up posting too many coins from GB and elsewhere if I were to post every one that I have.
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Lion King...
I may not know what I'm doing most of the time, but I'm Damn good at it. 😇 😈
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Any new lion finds?
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Reposting mine because photovomit bombed:
This is an enigmatic creation on a sterling blank.
From Burford England, this is a municipal halfpenny from 1668:
And how about a coin called a lion, well in this case a half lion of 22/- of Queen Mary of Scotland dated 1553:
Wha Scots hae lions aye?
My avatar coin, James V(1513-1542) AR Groat
Very nice!
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From the blessed country that promoted the greatest sport ever:
Tir nam beann, nan' gleann, s'nan gaisgeach!
Nemo me impune lacesset!
Lions, aye we hae 'em:
James VI (1567-1625) AU noble (1588) a wee bit of an anachronism whence it was issued, albeit in a paltry mintage.
Loving these hammered coins!
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I have a subset collection of young Queen Wilhelmina of Netherlands coins and medals:
Here's the new White Lion of Mortimer, Queen's Beasts:
Here's a warning parable for coin collectors...
Here's a warning parable for coin collectors...
My current "Box of 20"
My latest - a Czech medal
Pacific Northwest Numismatic Association
How about a lion daalder?
Found this roll searching. 1945, is the date. (of coin)
LoL.
Taler Custom Set
Ancient Custom Set
A cold-cast bronze reproduction from an impression of the original Seal of George III,130mm. Commissioned by Alfred Dunhill.
Conder Token Gallery https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipMCiunai6NjOxoo3zREkCsAnNm4vONzieO3u7tHyhm8peZmRD_A0MXmnWT2dzJ-nw?key=Rlo2YklUSWtEY1NWc3BfVm90ZEUwU25jLUZueG9n
Lion's are my favorite animal. I wish I had a lion coin but I don't
I have a couple:
My OmniCoin Collection
My BankNoteBank Collection
Tom, formerly in Albuquerque, NM.
A lion with a golden mane.....
A: The year they spend more on their library than their coin collection.
A numismatist is judged more on the content of their library than the content of their cabinet.
Taler Custom Set
Ancient Custom Set
Here is mine, a Lion Daalder:
Virtus Collection - Renaissance and Baroque Medals
There a lots of lion coins for you to search out.
Looking for lion coins at a coin show would be a killer way to spend an afternoon IMO.
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--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.This one has always been one of my favorite coins.
The Bulgaria 1930 10 Leva coin shows the "Madara Horseman", the word "Krum" in the Cyrillic alphabet, and the date "814".
Bulgaria 10 Leva 1930
Copper-nickel, 30 mm, 10.98 gm
The "horseman" is a rock relief carved into a vertical cliff face depicting a life-size horseman, a lion, and a dog.
The common belief was that the horseman was Khan Krum who ruled Bulgaria from AD 804-815.
Later the relief was dated to AD 705, almost 100 years before Khan Krum.
Bulgaria also struck the coin in 1943 using a different metal alloy:
Bulgaria 10 Leva 1943
Nickel-clad steel, 30 mm, 10.94 gm
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