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1493 I-304 Nordlingen mint. Lev. I-304, Frey 397 1494 I-318 Nordlingen mint. Lev I-318 Frey 417. 1495 I-A333 Heidelberg ? mint. This is the first piece in over 50 years to be auctioned. Levinson lists it as an R-6, unique, or uncollectable. 1494 VII-7a. Bologna mint. This is the first Early Dated copper Italian coin. the easiest to obtain of the 12 Early Dated Italian coins. This one is cast. Lev. VII-7a, Frey 423B This game was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed it. I hope the forum members enjoyed seeing some of my collection. Lev. I-A333, Schulten 2656

1481 II-58 Brabant 4 mites First Early Dated copper coin. Lev. II-58, Frey 675, DW 528 1482 IV-38, Wien Lev. IV-38, Frey 244A, Schulten 4067 1488 II-101a Brabant Duchy, Malines mint. Lev. II-101a, Frey 299, Delmonte 81 1488 II-101b Brabant Duchy, Malines mint. John Baumgart "Messy Desk" chose this coin to be pictured for March in his 2023 calendar. The difference between the two gold coins is on II-101a the obverse legend ends with "Z LIM" while II-101b obverse ends with " BRA". Lev. II-101b, Vanhoudt 98

1472 Stuiver. Deventer mint. Lev. III-58, Frey 143, De Mey Ut. 296 1475 7/5 Double Briquet. Brabant. I reference it as II-17a Lev. II-17a, Not sure if it is referenced in other guides. Sweden 1478 Lev. VI-3e Only the '8" is used. Right hand image at 11 0'clock. This is a Half Ortug Lev. VI-3e, Galster 222

1466 I-105 A relatively well struck piece. Usually the centers are weak Lev. I-105, Frey 111, Krug 1471-74 1466 I-97 Lev.I-97, Fret 116, Schrock 12. 1468 IV-19 Lev. IV-19, Frey 128A, Pichler P. 112, #2

1450 Reihl mint. For Germany, there are only 6 different issues to collect for the 1450's decade. All of which are very rare, such as this piece, to ones that are unique or very likely unique. Lev. I-90, Frey 83A, Noss 386 First year for dated coinage for Austria. Wiener Neustadt mint. After escaping Hungary in 1956, my parents were in a refugee camp close to Wiener Neustadt and were later married there. Lev. IV-1b, Frey 91C 1459 IV-7a Per Levinson, first use of modern "9" on Early Dated coinage. Lev. IV-7a, Frey 99B, Pohl 29

1443 Mainz, Bingen mint. Lev. I-65, Frey 57, Walther 133 Looks like a candidate for an Acetone bath. 1445, Bacharach mint. Lev. I-78, Noss 146, Frey 69 1444 Schoonvorst mint. Lev. I-71, Frey 66, Lucas 16c

First year for Anno Domini dated gold coins. This variety has only 3 collectable pieces. Lev. I-28b, Felke 1211 First partial dated Anno Domini dated coin. ANO DNI XXXVI Lev. I-27, Frey 30, Noss 121 From the David Cervin collection. 1438 Goldgulden. Lev. I-51, Frey 50, Noss 135

1421 MELISIMO CCCC XXI Lev. 16, Menadier 118, Frey 19, Frey N25 1425 CCCC XXV Only two collectable pieces for collectors. Lev. I-20, Frey 23 1429 CCCC XXIX The start of a 100+run of this coin with this design and Roman numerals for the run. Lev. 24a, Frey 26

1402 Partial Roman numeral and spelled out date MILLESIMO CCCC SECUNDO Lev. I-5a, Menadier 98, Frey 8 1411 Partial Roman numeral and spelled out date MELLISIMO CCCC UND Lev I-10, Menadier 112, Frey 14, Frey N19 1419 MELLISIMO CCCC XIX Lev. I-14, Menadier 116, Frey 17, Frey N23

These two pieces are from the Schoonvorst mint. There is a piece dated 1372 located in a museum. There are others with dates from 1390-1394. The two I'm showing are the most common. The other dates are known by 2-3 pieces each. The dates are in Roman numerals from 6 o'clock thru 12. Lev. II-3 Frey 8, Menadier 14

This is the next year, 1375. Again, two different coins from different dies. The is in Roman numerals M CCC LXXV Less than 20 collectable. Levinson I-4a, Menadier 95, Frey 3

These are the first collectable dated European coins. Two earlier dates 1372 1373 are believed to non extent. The two pictured here are from different dies. The dates on both are on the left image. Starting with Roman numerals at 6 o'clock. M CCC LXXIIII (1374). Less than 20 collectable. Levinson I-3a, Menadier 94, Frey 2

Christ emerging from the tomb. XPS RESVRESIT St. Mark on left with Doge Andrea Dandolo ANDADVL S M VENE DVX

Crusader imitation of Islamic Dirham. Struck at Acre mint. Bears the Christian date 1253 instead of hijri date AH 651. In the name of as-Salih Isma'il, Ayyubid Sultan of Damascu. Album 849.2, Metcalf 235

Obv. X ERA MCCIIII Rev. TOLETVM This piece is an Obol. There is also a denaro known. Dated 1204 of the Safar Era, 1166 A.D. by the calendar we use today. This coin commemorates Alfonso VIII retaking the thrown of Castile from his uncle Ferdinand II of Leon. Baptist-310 Abm-208 Except for a dinaro of billion with the same date, it will 200 years before another European coin will have a date.