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need help with two coins

slimiesslimies Posts: 1,132 ✭✭✭✭✭
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have 2 coins but know very little about them if any could help. i purchased them from ebay but I cannot find any info about them on the net

1) German States Brandenburg Prussia 1/24 Thaler Dreipolker 1623 Silver


2) Riga Free City Schilling 1575 Billon Coin


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    bobsrbobsr Posts: 392 ✭✭✭✭

    The City of Riga is modern day Livonia. Its across the Baltic from Sweden. The top coin looks like the 1/24th thaler from Sweden except the ruler at that time was Gustav Adolph and he ruled from1622 to 1635. That area at that time was in tumult with Russia, Sweden, Poland and Lithuania . Brandenburg thaler has a scripted 1/24 thaler and on the legend says brandenburg
    Bob Sr CEO Fieldtechs

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    BillDugan1959BillDugan1959 Posts: 3,821 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I looked at the Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th Edition (the current edition) and I believe that you have identified the places correctly.

    The Riga coin looks Hanseatic? I don't have a book for this.

    The coinages of Germany in that era are so diverse it is almost mind-boggling.

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    slimiesslimies Posts: 1,132 ✭✭✭✭✭

    ah thankyou very much.. its hard to find much info about them here.. the coin shop i go to knew nothing at all about them

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