Ancient Copper Coins

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Analyzing the following 24 coins I applied the search options of the web and I rather comfortably
searched for the standard prices for most of these items. The web even warned me if a scarce
element had been reported.
Some of the coins had to be identified in a standard catalog of world coins. I sed the !available"
#$%# edition to identify the &razilian coins of 2'(4' )eis* which did not provide a readable year.
The reported photographs allowed me to compare the state of my coins against the offered price
classes. This seemed to be a fine method to find the vale for a collection of coins.
+hotographing the ,otha -oin seemed to be difficlt* as the coin had been polished almost blan.. A
strange* colored layer* seemed to be covering a perfectly polished plate. /specially the rear side
loo.ed li.e a photographic emlsion of an ancient dagerreotype photographic plate. 0y scanner
!wor.ing with bleish light" did not react to this color pattern and 1decided2 to consider this as a
1gray2 pictre.
Fig. 1: 1 Groschen (1847) - Herzogthum SaxonCourg.-Gotha (F) ! "ront si#e
Fig. $: 1 Groschen (1847) - Herzogthum SaxonCourg.-Gotha (F) ! rear si#e
The coin has been made of %i&&on* an alloy of sally copper and silver. I thoght the silver may
have prodced a protective layer over the worn3off coin srface. This silver layer may eventally
have developed a photographic image jst li.e a dagerreotype photograph* which might have been
one of the first !nintentionally prodced" dagerreotypes.
The protective layer has been damaged at the letter 142 in 1,roschen2* which may been inspected
in the following photograph5
Fig. ': 1 Groschen (1847) - Herzogthum SaxonCourg.-Gotha (F) ! (ear Si#e
Year State Value Thickness Name Material # value
6 ' A7 )oman Sestertis!
#
8" 29 9 Sestertis #
#%293#%9# &rasil 4' )eis 9$ 9 +edro I - #
#%293#%9# &rasil 2' )eis 9$ 9 +edro I - 2
#$9% &rasil 9'' )eis 2# #*: ,etlio ;argas -3<i # 6 # =
#72% +ortgal ; )eis 9' #*9 >oao ) - # :4.9' ?S=
174' +ortgal @ )eis 94 2 Ioannes ; - # ?S =9:*''
#744 +ortgal #' )eis 94 2 Ioannes ; - # =74.##
#7A4 +ortgal III )eis 2: #*# >osephs I - # #%.'% ?S=
#7A4 +ortgal @ )eis coin 94 2 >ospehs I - 9 ?S =$*%'
#7$$ +ortgal ; )eis 9' #*9 0aria I
very scarce yearB
- # 94*$$ C
#%24 +ortgal 4' )eis 9: 4 >oannes ;I - # D:'.''
#%74 +ortgal ; )eis 2A*: #*: Eodvics I - #
#%%2 +ortgal @@ )eis 9' 2 Eiz I - #
#%%2 +ortgal @ )eis 2: #*: Eiz I - #
#%%9 +ortgal @@ )eis 9' 2 Eiz I - 2
#%$2 +ortgal 2' )eis 9' 2*2 -arlos I - #
#A#% 4verrijs
el !<E"
2 A)3
Stivers
1T)AS IS?EA
<IA2
&illon
-(Ag
# 2:*'' C
#7$2 France #2 7eniers 2% Eois @;I &ronze # #''*''
/?)
#%:4 France : -entimes 2: # <apoleon II - #
#%:4 France #' -entimes 9' #*: <apoleon III - 2
#%%4A France : -entimes 2: # 3 - #
#%47 Gerzog
3thm
,otha
# ,roschen
!Sample
2
"
#% ScheidemHnze
IF1
&illon
-(Ag
# 649$ ?S="
#%A7 Italy #' -entesimi 9' #*: ;ittorio
/mmanele II
- #
Total 27
*a&e 1: $4 +ncient Co,,er Coins
# Similar to Trajan A/ Sestertis J+rovidentiaJ ;F Eongest Eegends on a )oman -oin
2 Geidelberger 0Hnzhandlng Gerbert ,rHn e.K.* Action :%* #79A
7etsche ELnder nd StLdte #%'' 3 #%7# SA-GS/<3-4&?),3,4TGA /rnst I.* #%2A3#%44 # ,roschen #%4#*
7resden. AKS $'* >. 2A$ ) B f. St 3 +reis: 49$ ?S7
Fig. 4: $4 +ncient Co,,er Coins
Medieval Coin Overrijsel N!" #$#%&
This coins has been labeled 1T)AS IS?EA <IA2 !2 A)3Stivers"
See5 <etherlands
M 34verijssel* billon !copper and silver"* 2 Stivers* #A#%* F(;,
M 3-rowned rampant lion holding sword and arrows* vale at sides(T)AS3IS?EA3<IA*
Fig. -: *(+S .S/0+ 1.+
Fig. 2: $ Stui3ers (1218)
!ouis 'V( #)*+&
0aterial5 bronze
;ale5 #2 7eniers
relevant sample5 Eois @;I !#7743#7$9"
0inting location* represented by the letter N at the bottom* is Eille.
The front side depicts the head of the nlc.y Eois @;I who 2# >anary #7$9 had been gillotined
for conterfeiting the French monetary system by eOpanding the debt and financial deterioration*
leading #7%$ to the riots mar.ing the beginning of the French )evoltion. Eois @;I is the only
King of France ever to be eOected* and his death broght an end to more than a thosand years of
continos French monarchy.
For some strange reason the gillotinePs stro.e seems to be symbolized by the coinPs scar. The coin
loo.s li.e a precios golden piece of vale* representing #2 7eniers
9
. A relevant sample is Eois
@;I !#7743#7$9". The letter 1N2 at the bottom refers to the minting location 1Eille2
4
.
9 Gans in Ec. as a 0odel for the Inverse Alchemy from ,old to +aper 0oney.
4 les #7 ateliers de gravres 5 en #7%$5 A 5 +aris* AA 5 0etz* & 5 )oen* && 5 Strasborg * 7 5 Eyon* G 5 Ea )ochelle*
I 5 Eimoges* K 5 &ordeaO* E 5 &ayonne* 0 5 Tolose* 0A 5 0arseille* < 5 0ontpellierpetite vache5 +a* Q* +erpignan*
) 5 4rlRans* T 5 <antes* N 5 Eille
Fig. 8: 0ouis 4). (175$) Coin Fig. 7: 0ouis 4). (175$) Coin