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@Finn235 did you try to identify the coins, I think it is possible for some ones ?

I have only one Probus'Alexandrian coin, dated year 5. 18 mm , 7 gr , as 12 u / BMC16,315,2428.

I contacted the museum of Bruges and had an answer today : the conservator wrote the medals of Leopold I are 14 carat yellow gold : 'Als de zilveren versie van de kroningsmedaille effectief vervaardigd is uit sterling zilver (Ag 925, soortelijk gewicht 10,4) of eerder zilver Ag 835 (soortelijk gewicht 10,2), zou een medaille met exact dezelfde afmetingen, maar een hoger gewicht kunnen gemaakt zijn uit geelgoud van 14 karaat (Au 585, soortelijk gewicht 13,7). Die 14kt geelgouden medaille zou immers 63,75 gram moeten wegen. Aangezien uw medaille een halve millimeter kleiner meet, zou dat het lichte verschil kunnen verklaren' : The silver medal is sterling silver (AG 925, 10.4 specific weight)- or sooner AG 835 (s.w. 10.2), a medal with exact the same dimensions, but a higher weight can be in yellow gold of 14 carat (Au 585, s.w.13.7). This yellow gold medal would weight 63.75 gr. Your medal is half a millimetre smaller, what would explain the difference. I don t have to say I was very happy with this answer. The contact was very good and as I had more problems with this collections, she is very interested. I hope one day to visit and see the objects they have from De Hondt.

🙂@Roman Collector what I win if I guess what is supposed to depict ? 😀 I have several of these coins in various qualities : a beautiful one : IMP TETRICUS / PAX AUG : RICVb100, 17 mm , 2,06 gr , as 11, AD 270 – 273.

There are 4 books for le numéraire mérovingien, so I think it is difficult and very expensive ttps://www.mediatheques-grandpoitiers.fr/search.aspx?SC=DEFAULT&QUERY=Parent_id_exact%3a"773302"&QUERY_LABEL=Recherche+de+volumes&QUERY_SORT=VolumeNumber_sort&QUERY_SORT_ORDER=0#/Search/(query:(InitialSearch:!t,

@panzerman if you want, I can try to find this @Theoderic "Le Numeraire Merovingien L'Age de L'Or" published in 1998? It has been printed in Wetteren, it is not so far from Antwerp, so maybe, I can help you.

ow did you collect it and how do you know it is hacksilver? There are very beautiful pieces in it. I have only a few coins of hacksilver like this one : Gallia . Petrocores – Nitibroges, 11 mm , 1,88 gr , as 11 h, 3° - 2° eeuw voor Christus

beautiful coin, mine is not so beautiful SNG ANS 906 , BMCItaly,7., 20 mm , 7,9 gr , as 7 uur, circa 420 – 400

@KenDorneythanks

@DonnaML I think you're right. I visited many museums in Italy since 1966 (first visit of Rome) and I saw changes in the important museums ( musea?), but in small towns, often nothing has changed since Methusalem 🙂

I never saw such special notes. It are private bank emissions, I suppose ? Very nice. I have also a lot of banknotes, but nothing special, most German from the Weimarrepublik (gutschein, notgeld and notes for .... million mark). Interesting is this note from France : ' billet de deux francs complémentaires' There is no serial number, only a number 23674441 and 'série de 1944', , I didn't find a reference, it seems to be ' une impression américaine, type drapeau (flag)'. It is all I know about it.

Very interesting video. The only thing I found till now is a neolithic spearhead in my garden in my second residence, near to the of German and Luxemburg. I found also some coins in the house, build and dated 1732. About 500 m a Roman villa, only ruins has been excavated 50 years ago. Here a coin, showed in the video at the end : RRC363,1d, 18 mm , 3,46 gr , as 3 uur, coined BC Obverse : Laureate head of Apollo r., reverse : Marsyas, bald-headed, walking l., with r. arm raised and holding wine-skin over l. shoulder, behind : column bearing statue of Victory, before : L.CENSOR

@panzerman I think you did well. I have a numismatic friend who has for more than 4000 € ancient Belgian banknotes in new condition. Last week we were discussing about it and I said him to sell, but he wants to keep all. In his place, I sell and buy beautiful ancient coins.

I have a problem with the weight of this gilded medal.I am told it is a brass medal gilded. This brass medal weight 48.4 gr, the same as my silver. The gilded medals weight 62.8 and 61.3 gr. Is the difference in weight : 62 - 48.4 = 13.6 gr gold, used to gild the medal ? I also do not understand that there is no gilded medal in the numismatic collection of Brussels or Bruges. A golden medal has been offered to the king and it seems to be a unique one made. I have one other gilded medal of De Hondt, that looks totally different : obv : AUG.JOS.RIJCKEWAERT POPER.CAN.TIT.ECCL.CATH.GAND.SEMI.PRAESES : AUGustinus JOSephus RIJCKEWAERT POPERingensis CANonicus TITularis ECCLesiae GANDensis SEMINarii PRAESES : Agustinus Josephus Rijckewaert, born in Poperinge, chamoine (?) of the church of Ghent and president of the seminary rev : aeruditione / acerrimaque / fidei; defensione; / conspicuus / obuit / an; mdcccxxxvi / aet. lxvi : conspicuous by his very precise ingenuity and defensor of the faith, he passed away in 1836 on the age of 66 years. 42,5 mm , 34 gr, Guioth,RB 238. I have 2 silver medals of Rijckewaert with the weight of 31.6 and 32 gr and the bronze one weights 32 and 31.6 gr (not mine). Here the difference for gilding is only 2 gr. Why ? Anybody has an explanation ?

very interesting discussion on the evolution of the languages. It is very complicated, if not impossible, to go find out the evolution. Let's take the name Hludwig, in Latin Ludovicus, in French Louis, in German Ludwig and in Flemish Lodewijk, first name of my father. Every people has is own interpretation and pronunciation of a name. Sometimes it is simply a translation of the word, here in Belgium we have the town named in French Mons and in Flemish Bergen. Un mont = een berg. You have also old Celtic and most German names who have evolved in the modern names of towns and often it is difficult or nearly impossible to give a correct explication. Often there is also a more humorous explication : the name of the town of Antwerp, Antverpia in Latin, Anvers en Français and Antwerpen in het Vlaams. The town didn't exist in Roman times, it was only a very small place without importance as excavations, dating to Roman time show. It is only in the beginning of the Middle Age the place took some importance as harbour and well situated for ferryboats. So one of the official explications for the name is ( I use modern words) aan de werf : on the warf. But there is a legend saying in Roman times there was a gigant Antigon who taxed all boat on the river. A Roman officer Brabo killed him , cutted off his right hand andthrowed it over the river. In Flemish : hij (he) werpt (werpen= to throw)) de hand = Ant werpen.... Looking the coins, I have, I have 2 coins, very similar to these of @Tejas + CARLUS REX FR , + MET+ULO ,22 m , 1,5 gr , 7 uur, Prou,699/701 and Ag obool,+ HLYDOVVICVS IMP; + XPISTANAPELIGIO, 18 mm , 0,91 gr , 12 uur, Prou,1002 (denarius) Not Xristana and Peligio.

my example of the Cloelius' quinarius : Cr 332/1a, 14.5 mm, 1.74 gr, 12 h. There are 3 varieties of this coin, one with control-mark on obverse behind (a), one with c-m below(b) and the last with c-m before (c). Maybe the coin of @Ryro is Cr 332/1b. :

I prefer the first. For the coloring/patina/contrast, compare next photos of a medal of my collection from De Hondt. Professional photos were made for a book and there look different of mine : my photos professional photos My photos give the real colour of the medal. I have also a problem of BD, but since years it doesn't change.

I am making now an inventory of the collection of medals I have. A very interesting part of this are the medals from the Belgian De Hondt, living in Bruges from 1786 to 1862. I have nearly his all work and I want show here one of the first medals, made for the future king Leopold I. He was living in Great Britain and was asked to become the first king after the independence in 1830. On the way to Brussels, he was in Bruges on the 18° of july, where he received a gold medal, made by De Hondt. I have 2 gilded and 1 silver medal fron this one. Gilded : 47.5 mm, 62.8 gr Silver : 48 mm, 48.4 gr. Ref. : Guioth, RG 73. The obverse shows a brust of the king on a supporting base with the shields showing the arms of the provinces, at left a lion. The personification of the city of Bruges crowns the king with a laurel wreath. The inscription : LEOPOLDUS I. BELGARUM REX ELECTUS. In exergue : MDCCCXXXI and the name of the engraver F.DE HONDT. The reverse shows a wreath of a laurel and oak branch with inside : LIBERTAS BELAGARUM ASSERTA : the freedom of the Belgian people is corroborated.

very good begin, this pomponius was my first also beginning the seventy's. So go on , beginning with these Crawford 1 to 5 gens Aurelia, Cr 282,1 gens Cosconia, Cr 282/2 Gens Pobicia, Cr 283/3 Gens Pomponia, CR 282/4 Gens Porcia, Cr 282/5

fantastic quality for this medal. I do n't like the obverse with Napoleon, but the reverse is very nice. I have also a collection of medals of the 19° century. I am making a work on it for my daughter ans will post some medals.

this is my biggest coin : Ptolemaios IV Philopator : 37 mm , 45,95 gr , as 12 uur Maybe without the error in the reverse inscription, the weight would be more 😄

interesting coin, I think it is important to communicate this kind of coins to collectors, because many of them have not identified coins and there are still a lot of ancient cities not yet located, ever in the south of Italy.

I agree with Tatev it is German : last line s.s h+ : sehr schön + : choise very fine

here is mine, 17 mm , 4,11 gr

I have only a few coins of quadrantes, here the most beautiful. Claudius : TI CLAUDIUS CAESAR AUG / PON M TR P IMP COS DES IT - SC 16 x 17 mm , 2,72 gr , as 6 uur, AD 41 – 54 , geslagen 25/1/41 – 3/12/41, RICI,84 Domitianus IMP DOMIT AUG GERM : head of Minerva / SC 18 mm , 2,2 gr , as 6 uur . AD 81 – 96 , geslagen na 83, RIC428 , C549