Golden Ducats on MA-Shops There is some controversy about which coins should be categorised as golden ducats. Therefore it is most safe to say that the ‘’first’’ golden ducats were minted by order of the duke of Venice in 1284.1 The … Continued
Golden Ducats on MA-Shops The subject of this blog is about a gold coin most of the collectors of European-coins know about, because they have seen them or have them in their collection. I will talk about what is probably … Continued
The changes from Ptolomy I Soter on his coinage. The first coins of Hellenistic Egypt were the well-known Alexander type coins who also circulated among the whole conquered area of Alexander the Great. Most of the coins in Egypt were … Continued
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France, Charles VII, Ecu d’or, Troyes, MS(63), Gold, Duplessy Extremely rare type, missing from standard references. The rose at the beginning of legends on obverse and reverse is the mint mark of Troyes, this mint mark has been assigned to … Continued
Coins minted during the time of Sulla 85-79 B.C. – Part 2 of 2 It was tradition during the time of the Late Republic that coins were minted with a iconography that was related to the family of the moneyers … Continued
Coins minted during the time of Sulla 85-79 B.C. – Part 1 of 2 It seems appropriate to introduce myself in my first blog on MA-Shops. My name is Joël van Dam and I am the owner of the coin … Continued
Featured Greek coins: Take a look for all the Greek coins at MA-Shops Greek Attika – Athen EF 24000.00 EUR Didrachm Ca. 430 – 415 B Ancient Greek Sicily, Naxos Nearly extremely fine 21000.00 EUR AR tetradrachm 485-480 … Continued
1739 Dutch East Indies VOC Silver Bar PR Dutch overseas Regions VERENIGDE OOST-INDISCHE COMPAGNIE 1602-1799 Silver Bar VOC Logo under the capital letter A.(Chamber of Amsterdam). Under the logo crest rearing buck. (mark of Essayeur). Weight: ca. 1972 gr. From … Continued
Im Jahre 1284 wurden die ersten Dukaten in Venedig veröffentlicht und verbreiteten sich als Währung in Europa rasant. Die Münzen hatten in der Regel einen besonders hohen Goldanteil von 98,6%. Darum nennt man die Goldmünzen mit einer Feinheit von 986/1000 … Continued