Miscellaneous Coins

 

Here are a few coins that I picked up over the years and are not part of my main collection.

 

Continental Imitations of English Coins

Image Reign Date Den. Notes

 

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 c.1250 or latter Penny
  • Obverse: HENRICVS REX TERCI(E and R ligated)
  • Reverse: NICOLE ON LVND(N and D ligated)
  • 1.29gm/18.20mm
  • Imitaion of a Phase I, Class 2a Henry III Long Cross Penny(S 1361, N 985/2)
  • See J.J. North article in BNJ 65(1995), page 83
  • Possibly struck in Westphalia or West Friesland
 
? c.13th to 14th centuries Penny
  • Obverse: EDWAR?TSNOHVB
  • Reverse: CIVITAS LONDON
  • Coin does not appear to be official, possible contemporary forgery or continental sterling
John The Blind 1309-1346 1/2 Penny
  • Mint: Marche-en-Femenne
  • 0.36gm/15.20mm
  • Mayhew 289
  • Probably from the Hull Dock Hoard

 

England Milled

Image Reign Date Den. Notes
Charles II 1665 Pattern Farthing in silver by J. Roettiers
  • Obverse: CAROLLUS A CARLOLO
  • Reverse: QUATOR MARIA VINDICO, BRITANNIA
  • Cooke 778, BMC 414
George III 1807 Farthing
  • S 3782
George III 1816 Sixpence
  • S 3791

 

England 18th Century Tokens

Image

D&H(1910 Edition)

 Notes
4 (p.55)

 

  • Kent
  • Benenden
  • Thomas Reeves
  • 1794
  • O: A wheatsheaf; PEACE AND PLENTY
  • R Shield of arms, BENENDEN HALFPENNY 1794
  • E: PAYABLE BY THOMAS REEVES BENENDEN +++
  • 9.87gm/29.31mm

 
370e (p.138)

 

  • Middlesex
  • Masonic
  • 1794
  • O: Freemason's arms, 24 NOV. 1790 PRINCE OF WALES ELECTED G.M.
  • R: Cupid & Masonic emblems; WISDOM STRENGTH & BEAUTY FUIT MASONIC
  • E: HALFPENNY TOKEN MDCCXCIV .+.+.+.
  • 9.35gm/28.48mm

 
373 (p.139)

 

  • Middlesex
  • Masonic
  • 1795
  • O: Freemason's arms, 24 NOV. 1790 PRINCE OF WALES ELECTED G.M.
  • R: Bust right; FREDK. DUKE OF YORK HALFPENNY 1795
  • E: ..... PAYABLE IN DUBLIN OR LONDON
  • 9.05gm/28.78mm

 
71a (p.269)

 

  • Warwickshire
  • Birmingham
  • Henry Biggs
  • O: Bust right; DR. SAMUEL JOHNSON
  • R: Three lions rampant; PROMISORY . HALFPENNY .
  • E: PAYABLE . AT BIRMINGHAM W. HAMPTON OR LITCHFIELD
  • 11.35gm/29.11mm

 
10 (p.437)

 

  • Perthshire
  • Perth
  • David Peters
  • 1797
  • O: Spirit still, casks, etc; PAYABLE AT DAVID PETERS WINE & SPIRIT SHOP.
  • R: Arms of Perth; PERTH HALFPENNY 1797
  • E: Milled diagonally
  • 10.23gm/30.22mm

 

 

Ireland

Image Reign Date Den. Notes
Edward I 1279-1284 Penny
  • Waterford
  • Second Coinage
  • Class 1b
  • S 6249
Edward I 1279-1284 Half Penny
  • Dublin
  • Second Coinage
  • Class 1b
  • S 6251

 

Bulgaria

Second Empire

Image Reign Date Den. Notes
Tsar Ivan Alexander 1331-1351 Grosso
  • Obverse: Tsar Alexander on left, Michael Asen(his son) on right.
  • Reverse: Christ, Nimbate with monograms of Tsar Alexander on both sides.
  • Raduchev & Zhekov Type 1.13.3-6; Youroukova & Penchev 74-80.

 

France

Image Reign Date Den. Notes
Philip IV le Bel(1285-1314) 1290-1295 Gros Tournois a l'O long
  • Obverse: BNDICTV:SIT:NOME: DNE:NRI:DEI:IHV XPI, PHILIPPUS REX, Lis on L
  • Reverse: TVRONIVS CIVIS
  • Duplessy 214, Lafaurie 218, Colin Martin 37, Ciani 206
  • 4.09gm/25.49mm
  • EX: Allan Davisson
Philip IV le Bel(1285-1314) c.1305 Gros Tournois a l'O rond
  • Obverse: BNDICTU:SIT:NOME: DNE:NRI:DEI:IHV XPI, PHILIPPUS REX
  • Reverse: TVRONIVS CIVIS
  • Duplessy 213c, Colin Martin 63
  • 3.88gm/25.99mm
  • EX: Bertolami E Sale 30(20 October 2016), lot 659
Charles VII(1422-1461) c.1455-1461 Blanc a la couronne
  • Mint Tournai
  • Obverse: KAROLUS * FRANCORVM * REX
  • Reverse: SIT * NOMEN * DNI * BENEDICTVM
  • Duplessy 519C, Vanhoudt atlas G 399
  • 2.7gm/25mm
Charles V(1364-1380 1364-1380 Jetton
  • Obverse: AVE MARIA : GRACIA : PLE
  • Reverse: E A ? ?
  • Mitchiner,Vol 1, page 169, 417/418
  • 3.19gm/25.05mm

 

 Francis II (as Dauphin) 1552 Jetton
  • Obverse: FRANCISCUS DELPHINUS VIENENSIS, shield of Dauphin
  • Reverse: INTER ECLIPSES EXORIOR, three lillies of France between sun and moon.
  • Refrences; The following is from a British Museum identification done c1985: Same obverse die as Henri de la Tours, "Catalogue des jettons de la biblioteque Nationale" Paris 1897, #109(plate III, 2), but reverse die is different. The published specimen has a mis-spelling, INTIER for INTER. Other jettons of the type, with the INTER correct, recorded for 1547, 1554, and 1556
  • 4.03gm/27.68mm.

 

Hungary

Image Reign Date Den. Notes
Ferdinand I 1550 Denar
  • Obverse: FERDINAND D.G.R. VUN 1550, shield.
  • Reverse: PATRONA. VNGARIE, Madona and child, K B flanking Madona.
Ferdinand I 1555 Denar
  • Obverse: FERDINAND D.G.R. VUN 1555, shield.
  • Reverse: PATRONA. VNGARIE, Madona and child.

 

Italian States

Image Reign Date Den. Notes

Naples

Roberto I, d'Angio

 1309-1317 Giglito
  • Obverse: +ROBERTO DEI IERL SICL REX, Roberto enthroned facing holding flower-tipped scepter and globus cruciger.
    Reverse: +HONOR REGIS IUDICUI DILIGIT, Cross fleuree, flower in each quadrant.
  • MIR 28
  • 3.95gm/27.81mm

Venice

Doge Giovanni Soranzo

 1312-1327 Grosso
  • Obverse: Doge and St. Marco standing facing, holding banner between them.
  • Reverse: Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing.
  • CNI VII 23 var. (legend stops); Papadopoli 2.12; Paolucci 2
  • 2.03gm/21.00mm
  • EX: CNG Electronic Auction 303(29 May 2013), lot 706

Venice

Doge Antonio Venier

 1382-1400 Grosso
  • Obverse: Doge:standing right, and St. Mark, standing facing, holding banner between them; stars flanking.
  • Reverse: Christ Pantokrator enthroned facing.
  • CNI VII 40; Papadopoli 3; Paolucci 3
  • 1.79gm/21.79mm
  • EX: Numistmatic Nauman Auction 136(7 January 2024), lot 917

 

Ancient Coins

 

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