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Pillar of the Community
Italy
1101 Posts |
Not a beautiful coin in the conventional sense and I haven't seen this one in person but the reeding is right and the design looks right.... Still not sure if it's available. Curious what others think..   |
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Moderator
 United States
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I dunno @Roma, that design seems pretty cool to me. Is the knight removing something from the shoulders of the barefoot walker or adding something to them?
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Valued Member
Portugal
444 Posts |
I love the art of that era.
Die was worn or the coin suffered some mistreatment that flattened the higher points?
Looks beautiful to me. But I love the eighteenth century coins. And italian art of the period. See the detail of the plants and the boots. The shield.
It is Saint Martin cutting and offering his cape.
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Moderator
United States
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Interesting example, but outside my area of knowledge.  |
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Valued Member
Canada
241 Posts |
Only thing is it looks like potentially ex-jewelry. Many of these are.
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Moderator
Australia
16181 Posts |
The marks at 3 o'clock and the lumps of extra metal hint to me that this piece may be ex-jewellery-mounted. Certainly a nice example in nice condition, but the flaw should expect a reduced price.
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
6895 Posts |
I love this type and have one. Indeed they are prone to lack of detail on the high spots (I can;t say if this is due to circulation wear or die wear), but it is very hard to find an example with better details than this one.
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Pillar of the Community
 Italy
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6895 Posts |
I would say there was certainly a planchet defect (the cracks). I can't say whether the bit of extra metal obverse was from mounting, or a Cud. I hope you are pleased with your purchase. I would be! |
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United States
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Very nice!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1761 Posts |
It depicts a knight giving his cloak to a peasant. An act of chivalry celebrated on a coin. Not a terribly scarce issue.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6895 Posts |
Quote:
It is Saint Martin cutting and offering his cape. (third post ... Catholic hagiography).
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Posted 11/27/2024 5:05 pm
