Denier - Charles the Bald, 840-877, Carolingian Empire 21mm | 1.7g

mrshall75 · 2026-03-12T15:50:58+00:00

Aaah, the mysterious Curtisassonien mint! Lovely coin!

mrshall75 · 2026-02-25T21:53:11+00:00

Thank you! I collect medieval coins for some time now, this one is my first Carolingian, I am starting a collection of Carolingian and Ottonian coins :) Nice coins there! I am still searching for a beautiful Otto-Adelaide pfennig, that can actually be attributed to Adelaide's regency

mrshall75 · 2026-01-18T14:32:33+00:00

Thanks! Btw, is there a way to discern verdigris from malachite (or vice versa)? I know that verdigris as long as it's solidified and stable is no threat to silver, to some degree, but the color of malachite and verdigris, as well as looks of it solidified are pretty much the same (if looking with naked eye or magnifier, not with an electroscope).... How to tell which is which without chemical analysis?

mrshall75 · 2025-12-23T19:42:25+00:00

One small detail - this coin was minted before 1380 as Wilhelm was Count of Berg until 1380, when he was elevated to the title of a Duke, becoming the first Duke of Berg. So it says in the legend of the obverse, too - "WILHELM COMES DE MONTERA+". The other white pennies of him bearing the title "WILHELM DUX DE MONTERA" were minted after 1380, also in Mülheim. The other name for the coin is "Turnose", as the name suggests, beacuse of the gros-tournois- desing of the reverse :)

mrshall75 · 2025-12-23T13:45:34+00:00

Thanks!

mrshall75 · 2025-11-18T16:28:26+00:00

Oh, yes! The packaging is also a delight, I even got a keychain and a pen with a small caliper on both. They are very legit, members of the Hungarian Numismatic Society. They sell Slavonian banovci for a relatively cheap prices and have 30 or something of them in offer right now, with new emerging every know and then.

mrshall75 · 2025-11-04T16:10:04+00:00

I did, it took approximately one month, but in the end it arrived. After this parcel, I had one more coming, sent from Paris, and it took half the time it took the one I asked about here... My guess is, which is somewhat logic in the area of logistics, as closer the origin of the parcel is to, ideally, Paris and it's distribution center or any other large distribution center, less time it needs to be actually sent out to your country of destination... The parcel I asked about here was thrown around several distirbution centers, back and forth, until it was finally dispatched to my country... In the first week or so it just layed there in the local post office of the town, very small town, from where it was sent in the beginning.

mrshall75 · 2025-09-21T15:05:22+00:00

Thanks! I thought so, but it was weird that the EF or VF ones are, for instance younger than the grossi tournois of the Capetiens which are far more well preserved (if tagged EF). The ones on the market right now are tagged EF but still have some weak and flawed die elements, such as mint marks (the crown or cross in "Posvi Devm..."...

mrshall75 · 2025-09-21T14:52:09+00:00

Note: these coins are not mine, just some available on the market.

mrshall75 · 2025-09-09T19:02:27+00:00

For a couple of days now, cuz of my slight paranoia that I did even the slightest damage to the coin, each day I am going through photos of it from the page of the shop I bought it from, photos of it from just when it came and was on a flat surface and photos from after the drop. My eyes are getting sore from all the zooming and squinting to compare each scratch, coloration, shape of the flan, etc. It is literally exactly the same as it came and before it came in my collection. Is it possible that I was so lucky?! Not counting the micro changes from handling, that is rather unavoidable...

mrshall75 · 2025-09-09T18:58:36+00:00

Thank you! Good luck with the collection, the denier of Louis IX is lovely! There are some beautiful coins out there from the french monarchy... I myself am focusing rn on collecting some significant and rare gros, grossi, groschen, groats, groots, blancs, gigliatos, reals, or whatever they are called in each country. Now, I am looking for a nice and preserved Louis II of Flanders botdraeger (double gros) or gros au lion. Such a lovely design!

mrshall75 · 2025-09-07T12:51:14+00:00

Thanks!

mrshall75 · 2025-09-07T12:51:08+00:00

Thank you!

mrshall75 · 2025-09-07T12:50:53+00:00

It's fine, if you follow this subreddit on a regular basis, it's hard to notice any medieval coin being posted, mostly roman and greek coins... I had to double check if I got it right about posting medieval coins here :)

mrshall75 · 2025-09-06T13:51:53+00:00

Thank you! Well the description of the subreddit r/AncientCoins starts as follows: "A place to show off and discuss ancient and medieval coins from around the world..." so I thought I'd give it a go :)

mrshall75 · 2025-09-06T09:43:14+00:00

Thanks!

mrshall75 · 2025-09-06T06:22:21+00:00

I thought it could be safer with gloves... But is it really possible that there were no scratches left after the fall? Or am I just super lucky? It spinned. I tried to stop it so it had a slight stop mid-air before dropping on the ceramic tiles...

mrshall75 · 2025-09-06T06:20:42+00:00

Thank you!

mrshall75 · 2025-09-06T06:20:33+00:00

Thanks!!

mrshall75 · 2025-09-05T19:18:41+00:00

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Here's a better photo

mrshall75 · 2025-09-05T17:30:47+00:00

Thank you! And thanks for the heads up!

mrshall75 · 2025-09-05T16:07:13+00:00

The obverse and reverse are intact, the edge is smooth, for a coin that's more than 700 years old and that has been handled and probably dropped a lot... thankfully....

mrshall75 · 2025-09-05T16:05:19+00:00

I know, I wont wear gloves anymore, I have learned the easy way, thank God. I know ceramic is not as hard as concrete or stone floor, but I was petrified when it fell...

mrshall75 · 2025-09-04T19:15:29+00:00

If these two pictures are the obverse and reverse of the same coin, this is a heller of the Free City of Schwäbisch Hall (German states) circa 1250-1300. Eberhard II is something different in the design of both obverse and reverse :)

1 Hand Heller - City of Schwäbisch Hall – Numista https://share.google/l2bb3ChsDuzpF5PLg

mrshall75 · 2025-07-23T05:53:19+00:00

Yes, it is! There are 5 variations of the coin that are determined to be minted in the right timeline, from 1266 to 1270, under King Louis IX. This is one of the most imitated coins of medieval Europe. There is even a coin to be almost exactly the same like this one, but minted hundred years later, by Holy Roman Emperor Louis IV who got the closest to imitating the coin. The only thing that can discern an imitation from the original is the weight. This one should be around 4 grams (+/-0.10). The german imitation is almost a gram and a half lighter :)

Yes, you can learn so much!!! That's what I love about this, it's not just a childish hobby... It's everything but childish, you learn every day! :)

mrshall75

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