The Time Period Game - year 2000 to year 2050

[John Conduitt]

50 years is quite a broad period now.

Henry VIII Second Coinage Groat, 1526-1544

Tower. Silver, 2.77g. Bust D; HENRIC VIII D G R AGLIE Z FRANC, mintmark arrow. Quartered shield of arms over long cross fourchée, saltire in each fork; POSVI DEU ADIVTORE MEU (S 2337E).

[shanxi]

China
Ming Dynasty
Emperor: Jia Jing 嘉靖
Obv: Jia Jing Tong Bao 嘉靖通寶
Rev: empty
Year: after 1527
Material: AE, 4.36g, 25mm
Literature: Hartill 20.128 Normal version, FD1962, S1181

[shanxi]

The forty-third period starts - year 1550 to 1600.

Now the whole word produces coins. 

Europe in 1559

Source: Wikipedia

 

For two days it is:

year 1550 to the year 1600

And remember: This is not only for exactly datable coins, but for all coins which fit in the time period, worldwide; i.e. all coins which were at least probably/possibly minted during this period

[ambr0zie]

Henri III, 1583, Bayonne, 1/4 Ecu.

HENRICVS. III. D. G. FRAN. E. POL. RX. 1583, stylized cross / SIT NOMEN. DOMINI. BENEDICTVM (MM) (ANCRE). - L, (legend starts at 6 o clock), Ecu of France crowned, accosted of II - II. Mintage 119045.

C.1438  - L.973  - Dy.1133  - Sb.4662 (8 ex.)

 

When I was 17 I read a Dumas novel that completely charmed me. Ever since, I read anything I'm able to get about late 16th century France history - particularly Henri III and even more particularly, his court jester.  

[JayAg47]

Akbar 1 Dam (penny for scale)

Mughal empire
20g, 19mm
1586 AD

Also from the same year is this rupee! 40 copper dams equalled 1 silver rupee which weighs at 11.3 grams. 

[Qcumbor]

Great Britain - Lizzy I, six pence 1591

 

France - Henri II, teston 1555

 

France - Henri III, demi franc 1587

 

France, Dombes - Louis II de Montpensier, teston 1576

 

France, Dombes - Louis II de Montpensier, demi pistole 1578

 

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[DonnaML]

I haven't had anything to contribute to this thread for 1,100 years (since Honorius in the 400-450 AD period), so please excuse my belated inclusion here of at least one coin from the 1500-1550 period:

Henry VIII, Second coinage, AR Halfgroat, Canterbury, Abp Warham, mm. cross patonce, WA by shield, 1.29 g., 10h (Whitton iii; N. 1802; S. 2343). Edge slightly ragged at 11 o'clock, otherwise nearly very fine, dark tone. Purchased from Dix Noonan Webb [now Noonans], Auction 251, 8 March 2022, Lot 190.

Edward VI AR Sixpence, Third Period, Fine Issue,  mm. “y.” 2.41 g., 10 h.  S. 2483 Purchased from Dix Noonan Webb [now Noonans], Auction 251, 8 March 2022, Lot 193.

England, Elizabeth I, AR Sixpence 1562 (Milled), by Eloye Mestrelle.* Obv. Crowned and mantled bust left [large broad bust, frosted crown], with elaborately decorated dress, small Tudor Rose behind, ELIZABETH.D.G.ANG.FRA.ET.HIB.REGINA [Elizabeth by the Grace of God Queen of England France and Ireland; curly “Z” in Elizabeth] around; after legend, mm. Star  / Rev. Quartered shield over long cross pattée with divided date 15-62 above shield; POSVI-DEVM.AD-IVTORE-M·MEVM [I have made God my helper] around; before legend, mm. Star. 26 mm., 3.43 g.  S. 2597 [Spink, Standard Catalogue of British Coins, Coins of England & the United Kingdom, Pre-Decimal Issues, 57th Edition, 2022]. Purchased at St. James’s Auctions No. 62, 14 Jun 2022, Lot 600; ex Spink 1976 (from Spink Numismatic Circular[?], Jan. 1976, with two old coin tickets).

*See Spink p. 261: “Coins of exceedingly fine workmanship were produced in a screw press introduced by Eloye Mestrelle, a French moneyer, in 1561. With parts of the machinery powered by a horse-drawn mill, the coins produced came to be known as ‘mill money.” Despite the superior quality of the coins produced, the machinery was slow and inefficient compared to striking by hand. Mestrelle’s dismissal was engineered in 1572 and six years later he was hanged for counterfeiting.” After 1571, milled coinage was not reintroduced until the reign of Charles I in 1631, by Nicholas Briot (see Spink p. 288)), and did not entirely supercede the minting of hammered coinage until 1663, under Charles II, after Peter Blondeau’s machinery was introduced (see id. p. 344). 

England, Elizabeth I, AR Sixpence 1582 (Hammered). Obv. Crowned Bust left, Tudor Rose behind, all within inner circle with legend around, ELIZAB.D.G.ANG.FR.ET.HIB.REGINA [Elizabeth by the Grace of God Queen of England France and Ireland] / Rev. Quartered shield over long cross fourchée with divided date above, all within inner circle with legend around, Mintmark Sword at 12 o'clock, POSVI DEV.AD IVTORE M·MEV· [I have made God my helper] 15 - 82. S.2572 (ill.). 25 mm., 3.2 g.

[Sol_Invictus]

Elizabeth I, England, 1558 - 1603 AD. AR 1 Penny. Obv: Crowned bust of Elizabeth I left. Legend - [E D G ROSA SINE SPINA]. Rev: Quartered shield of arms over cross fourchee. No date. Legend - [CI]VI[TAS LONDON]

And a coin that could have fit into earlier time periods in addition to the 1550-1600 range:

Ferdinand V and Isabella, Castile and Leon, 1497 - 1566 AD. Billon Blanca, Toledo Mint. Obv: FERNANDVS ET ELISABET. Crowned F. Rev: REG E] REGINA CAST LEGION. T + M, crowned V. Castan Cayon 1969. ex. David Connors (this is his image).

And one that has a very poorly constrained date, including the 1550 - 1600 range:

Java, Palembang Sultanate, 1400 - 1821 AD. Tin Cash. Obv: Arabic inscription with a round hole in the center. Rev: Plain as made. ex. Forum Ancient Coins.

[Edessa]

Hungary. Ferdinand I, AD 1526-1564. AR Denar (15mm, 0.53g, 12h). Kremnitz mint. Dated AD 1564. Obv: PATRONA• •VNGARIE; Madonna seated facing, holding infant with both arms; K to left, B to right. Rev:  •FER•D•G•E•RO•AV•GB•H•B•V•R•; Coat of arms in beaded circle, 1564 above. 

[Sulla80]

A coin of Akbar the Great (1556-1605) with picture of Akbar the great training and elephant.

Edited March 3, 2023 by Sulla80

[ewomack]

I have some so-so Tudor coins - I probably wouldn't buy these today, but they made sense at the time.


Edward VI Shilling, fine silver issue, mintmark Tun, sp. 2482

Edward VI (1547-1553), Sixpence, Fine silver issue, mm y, 1551: Obv: (mm y)EDWARD VI D G AGL FRA Z HIB REX facing three quarters bust of Edward, rose to left, value mark VI to right. Rev: POSVI DEV:AD IVTORE: MEV:(mm y) quartered royal arms over long cross fourch?e, POSVI DEV:AD IVTORE: MEV:(mm y)

Elizabeth I Threepence, dated 1565, 3rd & 4th issue, mintmark Rose, Sp. 2565

[shanxi]

Freiburg im Breisgau
AR Brakteat (Rappenpfennig)
AD after 1584
Obv.: Coat of arms with head of raven and two dots left and right, both within ring and ring of pellets
Rev.: -
AR, 0.28g, 14mm
Ref.: Freiburger Münzen und Medaillen No. 17

[Ursus]

I don't get many chances to show my early modern coins, so I'm very happy that this thread is still going strong!

Here is a shhilling from the last years before the Livonian Order was secularized in 1561:

Livonian Order, under Grand Master Wilhelm von Fürstenberg, AR shilling, 1557 AD, Reval mint. Obv: MONET REVALE 57; shield of the Order. Rev: MAGISTRI LIVONIE:; long cross. 18mm, 0.95g. Ref: Haljak II 142; Neumann 242.

A French coin minted for Charles IX, who is particularly well known for his conflicts with the Huguenots:

Kingdom of France, under Charles IX, AR sol parisis, 1566 AD, Poitiers mint. Obv: +CAROLVS•IX•DEI•G•FRAN•REX; crowned French coat of arms. Rev: +SIT•NOMEN•DNI•BENEDIC 1566; cross fleury with mint mark G in center. 21mm 1.51g. Ref: Duplessy  1083.

A little lion from Brunswick:

Brunswick, City, AR groschen (1/24 taler), 1573 AD. Obv: MON. NO. ARG. REIP. BRVNS; shield with arms of Brunswick (lion l.); above, moneyer’s mark (wheel). Rev: MAXI: 😧 G: ROM: IM: SEM: AV*; imperial orb with 24; 7-3; 22 mm, 2.04g. Ref: Jesse 76.

An exceptionally well preserved Spanish copper coin:

Spanish Monarchy, under Philip II, AE 4 maravedis, 1584–1585 AD, Burgos mint, moneyer: Juan De Morales. Obv:  [+DON·PHELIPPE·II· ]; castle; in fields, B–M and circle Rev: [+REI·DE·LAS·HESPAÑAS]; crowned lion l. 21mm, 4.07g. Ref: Calíco 2008, 781.

A coin from the small county of Waldeck with a nice provenance:

County of Waldeck, under Franz III, Wilhelm Ernst, Christian, and Volrad, ½ Batzen, 1595 AD, Niederwildung mint. Obv: FRA. WE. C W. [C. I. WAL], helmeted shield with eight-rayed star; below, moneyer’s mark of Kaspar Huxer: crossed hooks and arrow. Rev: RVDOL. II. IM. AVG. P [.F. DEC]; 9-5; imperial orb with value mark Z. 19mm, 0.98g. Ref: Slg. Hennig 62; Grönegreß 1986, 292. Ex Ernst Otto Horn (1880–1945) collection; ex Staatliche Kunstsammlung Dresden (1945–2010).

[robinjojo]

Here are a few coins for 1550-1600.

Lima, 4 reales, Philip II, No Date (1568-1570), Assayer R (Alonso de Rincon).

S-L1; KM-10.1; CT-313

12.67 grams

Note:  This is the only coin that I own that has the legend carrying over from the obverse to the left, with HISPANIARVM broken into HISPA (obverse) and NIARVM (reverse).  Quite unusual.

 

Mexico, Philip II, 4 reales, No Date, Charles and Joanna type, circa 1570,Assayer L.

13.8 grams

 

Mexico, Philip II, 8 reales No Date, oM, Assayer O, (1556-98).

KM 43

27.2 grams

 

Lima Philip II, 8 reales, Undated  (1577-1587), o over D (Diego de la Torre, Assayer).

S-L4; KM-14; Cal-655

27.38 grams 

 

Spain, Philip II, 8 reales, 1590, Segovia.

 27.0 grams

 

Netherlands (United Provinces), Leicester rijksdaalder 1587.

Davenport 8843 Del 900

28.79 grams

Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, was an English statesman and the favorite of Elizabeth I from her accession until his death in 1588. He was a suitor for the queen's hand for many years.

 

Netherlands (United Provinces), Zeeland, lion daalder, 1598. Three year type (1597-1599).

Davenport 8870

26.48 grams

 

Netherlands,  Martinusdaalder, 1550-68, County of Horn, Philip de Montmorency,  

28.41 grams

 

Brunswick-Wolfenbuttle thaler, Goslar,1589, Brillentaler.

29 grams

Edited March 3, 2023 by robinjojo

[Sulla80]

Equestrian portrait of Sultan Selim II by Lambert de Vos, 1574 via Wikipedia

Modified to add the AV Sultani of Selim II with attribution

 

 

[shanxi]

The forty-forth period starts - year 1600 to 1650.

Now the whole word produces coins. 

The World in the 17th century

Source: Wikipedia /Urnanabha - Own work. Blank map from File:World_Map_Blank.svg., CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=23813465 

 

For two days it is:

year 1600 to the year 1650

And remember: This is not only for exactly datable coins, but for all coins which fit in the time period, worldwide; i.e. all coins which were at least probably/possibly minted during this period

[AussieCollector]

Ah geez, I missed so many time periods between 1500 and 1600. I might post them tonight anyway, along with my 1600 to 1650. 

[AussieCollector]

Here is my catch up post, with apologies.

 

1500 to 1550

French Ecu - 1515

Ecu d'or au soleil o. J. (1515), 2. Typ, 1. Emission, Lyon. 3.42 g.
Duplessy 771; Fb. 342.

 

Spanish 4 Reales

 

Mexico city

Charles-Joanne, "Late Series"

Assayer G to right, minmark M to left (M-G). King's name as CHAROLVS. Nesmith-50f type 13.57g

 

1550 to 1600

Holland Leeuwndaalder 

Obv: Armored knight standing left, head turned right, with crest decorated with a plume, in front of him a shield with the arms of Holland dividing the date. MO NO ARG ORDIN HOL 15 7[6]

Unabridged legend: Moneta Nova Argentea Ordinum Hollandiae

Translation: New silver currency of the State of Holland.

Rev: lion to left in inner circle. Mintmark (rose) at top. CONFIDENS DNO NON MOVETVR 

Unabridged legend: Confidens domino non movetur

Translation: He who trusts in the Lord is unwavering

 

Spanish 2 Escudos

Description: Seville, Spain, gold cob 2 escudos. Philip (1556 to 1598) II or Philip III (1598 to 1621), assayer and mintmark not visible. Full cross. Shield crudely struck. 6.74g

 

2nd post coming...

 

Edited March 4, 2023 by AussieCollector

[AussieCollector]

1600 to 1650

2 Escudos - Columbia

Mint: Bogota, Colombia
Authority: Phillip IV, assayer A below mintmark NR to left
Obverse: full shield with clear (N)RA to left
Reverse: full but slightly doubled cross-and-tressure, encrustation in crevices
Year: ~1640
Weight: 6.67 grams
Catalogue: S-B20; KM-4.1.

 

Rijksdaalder - West Friesland (Netherlands)

Rijksdaalder 1621

Diameter 41 mm, weight 28.75 g

Reference: Delmonte 940, Davenport 4842

Edited March 4, 2023 by AussieCollector

[Sulla80]

Philip IV of Spain - Velázquez 1644 via Wikipedia

Public domain image modified to integrate coin and attribution.

[Sulla80]

I guess I am a bit ahead of the time period - here's a coin that is better aligned.

Louis XIII, King of France, by Philippe de Champaigne (1602–1674), oil on canvas 1635, Museo del Prado, public domain image modified via Wikipedia to add coin & attribution.

Edited March 4, 2023 by Sulla80

[John Conduitt]

Charles I Maltravers Type 2 Farthing, 1634-1636

London Token House. Copper, 17mm, 0.73g, 12h. Double-arched crown over crossed sceptres; .CAROLVS. D! G! MAG! BRIT. (Obverse 5); privy mark bell. Eagle-headed 6-string harp; .FRAN! ET. HIB! REX. (Reverse 1); privy mark bell (stop) (Everson Type 2 131e; Peck/BMC Type 3b 235).

[ewomack]

 

James I HalfPenny, 2nd Coinage (1607 - 1609), mintmark Rose, Sp. 2663

James I Sixpence, 3rd Coinage, 6th Bust, mintmark Lis - dated 1624, Sp. 2670

 

[Qcumbor]

Great Britain - Charles I, 5th bust shilling - 1636-1638

 

France - Louis XIII, quart d'ecu - 1643

 

France, Dombes - Marie de Montpensier, double tournois - 1623

 

France, Dombes - Gaston d'Orleans, double tournois - 1634

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[DonnaML]

Charles I, AR Shilling, Second Milled issue, by Nicholas Briot, 1638-1639, mm. anchor, dies unsigned. 5.91 g., 6 h.  SCBI Brooker 728 (same dies) [North, J.J. and Preston-Morley. P.J., Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles 33, The John G. Brooker Collection, Coins of Charles I, 1625-1649 (London 1984)]; S. 2859 (ill. p. 299). Purchased from Dix Noonan Webb (now Noonans), Auction 251, 8 Mar. 2022, Lot 219.

The oldest English medal and coin weight I have are also both from the reign of Charles I:

England 1625, Marriage of Charles I to Henrietta Maria (unofficial). Obv. Busts face to face; above, celestial rays. He, head bare, wears ruff, doublet buttoned, and George of the Garter suspended to riband; she, hair jewelled, wears earrings, necklace, dress, and stiff ruff, CH. MAG. ET. HEN. MA. BRIT. REX. ET. REG [Charles the Great, and Henrietta Maria, King and Queen of Britain] / Rev. Cupid walking, right, scattering roses and lilies, above, celestial rays, FVNDIT. AMOR. LILIA. MIXTA. ROSIS [Love pours out lilies mixed with roses (alluding to the union of the lilies of France with the roses of England)]; in exergue: 1625. AR 24 mm. Medallic Illustrations of the History of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. I  p. 238 No. 1 (1885, reprinted 1969); Eimer 105A.* [Footnote omitted.]

England, Charles I, 1625 - 1649
AE Double Crown Weight, Traveling Mint, 17mm, 4.51 grams
Obverse: CAROLVS REX, Crowned bust of Charles left small B below (Nicolas Briot, die cutter).
Reverse: Crown above X over S [ = 10 shillings].
Withers 992
Purchased from Ken Dorney; ex James Pickering Collection.

These two German talers are also from the relevant period:

Saxe-Altenburg, AR Broad Thaler 1624, Four Dukes (the sons of Friedrich Wilhelm I). Obv. Johann Philipp /Rev. his three brothers, Friedrich, Johann Wilhelm, & Friedrich Wilhelm II. Davenport 7371.

Saxony (Albertine Line), AR Broad Thaler 1626, Johann Georg I, Elector of Saxony. Davenport 7601.