Yesterday after dinner went out again and found this beauty.
A small silver hammie.
Jan 3 brabant 1317.
Love the hobbie.
yes a silver medieval coin.
Yesterday after dinner went out again and found this beauty.
A small silver hammie.
Jan 3 brabant 1317.
Love the hobbie.
very nice silver "hammy" Willems
looks to be in pretty good shape too.
Dan
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Originally Posted by del
Dan
Yes del....and that after 700 years.
Incredible! Great condition for a coin that old, congrats!
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Nice silver. Hmm... It makes me wonder tho. How deep was it? To let the others on here make a determination how deep a silver dropped 200-300 years ago should be versus how deep your 700 year old coin was.
It probably was in a plowed field which means it has been turned over and under for the past few centuries.
Great find by the way
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I knew that was plausible but it was not specified. Obvi if it was from a plowed field, Willems could have been the one to answer, or if the off chance it was not in a field, then it could have provided some relevance. lol. I know I usually put forth that I view all aspects of a situation and this time it didnt seem as such, but I did...just left it open.
That's an awesome find. You guys in Europe have so much more history than us Americans.Glad you shared such an awesome and old find!
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Great hammered silver Willems! From what I could find online, looks like your coin may be among the more uncommon from the John 3 Duke of Brabant period (1312-1355), but you may like to dig a bit deeper (pardon the pun). John the 3rd of Brabant's era was a time of prosperity though. Is the 1317 date shown on the third picture down, at bottom, upside down? Hard to tell with those old block letters...almost like ancient graffiti! Here's a reference online showing similar coins of your type if interested.
https://finds.org.uk/database/artefa...cord/id/505434
Regards,
John
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Btv digger you are right.
had the date from another site. There the say 1317.
but 1312-1355 it's fine by me.
Yes Jan 3 Brabant. Minted in belgium Brussel.
thanks for the link.
Coin was found in a plowed field yes.
About 10 cm in to the ground.
Cant say anything about this...finding coins from all ages in differend dept.
A beautiful hammered coin. I get excited with a coin from the 1700's and really excited with one from the 1600's. Don't know if I could handle the emotional impact of a 1300's coin......
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You guys are always welcome here!A beautiful hammered coin. I get excited with a coin from the 1700's and really excited with one from the 1600's. Don't know if I could handle the emotional impact of a 1300's coin......
Guarantee you find a coin from the 1700 and if you lucky1600.
It's 70% 1700_25%1600 and 5% chance older.hahaha.i think.
Congrats on the Hammie, she is a beauty, WTG.
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