panzerman Posted December 13, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 13, 2023 Castille & Leon AV 50 Enriques ND Segovia Mint Enrique IV 1454-74 198g. 79mm, .999 I would line up at the mint for 24 hrs to purchase a fresh MS one! 17 1 1 5 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat Posted December 13, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted December 13, 2023 Big and heavy, a real beauty. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benefactor kirispupis Posted December 13, 2023 · Benefactor Benefactor Share Posted December 13, 2023 I don't have the coin, but I did visit Segovia a few years back. 8 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AETHER Posted December 13, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 13, 2023 Magnificent 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hrefn Posted December 14, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted December 14, 2023 In a perfect world, an elite Swiss chocolatier would see @panzerman’s post and produce a highly detailed, limited edition, 6 ounce milk chocolate version covered with gold foil. Belgian chocolate would also be acceptable. 5 1 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prieure de Sion Posted December 14, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 14, 2023 15 hours ago, panzerman said: I would line up at the mint for 24 hrs to purchase a fresh MS one! I like it - but I see here other coins I like more from you 😄 You always have such beautiful golden fruits... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Kowsky Posted December 14, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 14, 2023 16 hours ago, panzerman said: Castille & Leon AV 50 Enriques ND Segovia Mint Enrique IV 1454-74 198g. 79mm, .999 I would line up at the mint for 24 hrs to purchase a fresh MS one! Breathtaking 😮! Let's be honest, this isn't a coin, with a weight of 6.36 oz. it is a medallion with the weight of 50 Enriques 😏. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzerman Posted December 14, 2023 · Member Author Share Posted December 14, 2023 Segovia was the mint that struck the "creme de la creme" of Spanish coins. The Felipe III/ IV AV 100 escudos/ AR 50 Reales/ Joanna & Charles V AV 100/ 50 Ducatos......all stuff only collectors like the "tyrant" can afford/ all 10M+ euros coins (except for AR 50 Reales) I have never seen even a 50 execelentes come up to auction. I can understand/ if I owned any/ they would NEVER be sold. The only negative aspect in numismatics is the realization that you can NEVER afford in your wildest dreams to own these magnificent works of coin artistry🙄maybe when you go to heaven..... John Note: the Tauler & Fau Book on Spanish Medieval gold coins has plates of all the known gold 1000-1454 AD/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valentinian Posted December 14, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 14, 2023 On 12/13/2023 at 1:17 PM, panzerman said: Castille & Leon AV 50 Enriques ND Segovia Mint Enrique IV 1454-74 198g. 79mm, .999 @panzerman, is that coin yours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sulla80 Posted December 15, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted December 15, 2023 198g. 79mm, .999 !!!!!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzerman Posted December 15, 2023 · Member Author Share Posted December 15, 2023 3 hours ago, Valentinian said: @panzerman, is that coin yours? I wish! Its probably worth more then my entire collection. I have never seen any of the Spanish mega gold coins. The Adams Coll. had none/ neither the Tyrant or Norweb/ or Farouk coll. My gut says they are all in Spanish National Collection. There were also 50/ 20/ 10 Doblas struck for Pedro IV "el Cruel" and Enrique IV. I wonder how these large coins were struck. Way before machine made milled coinage. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Cazador Posted December 15, 2023 · Member Share Posted December 15, 2023 On 12/13/2023 at 3:00 PM, kirispupis said: I don't have the coin, but I did visit Segovia a few years back. Absolutely fantastic picture 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akeady Posted December 15, 2023 · Supporter Share Posted December 15, 2023 (edited) Impressive coin - the best thing about Segovia is the aqueduct, though! From 2002, taken with a fairly early Fuji digital camera. A cloudy day in 2006 (slightly better Canon): I haven't been back since! ATB, Aidan. Edited December 21, 2023 by akeady Fixed the pictures 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzerman Posted December 20, 2023 · Member Author Share Posted December 20, 2023 Here is the book/ on front cover AV 50 Doblas/ King on horse/ 230g. 85mm./ one could have done a whole lot of Christmas shopping with such a coin. Could you just imagine todays leaders/ leading the troops like Enrique IV of Aragon vs the Moors? Putin surely would not!!!!! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deinomenid Posted January 7 · Supporter Share Posted January 7 On 12/13/2023 at 4:17 PM, panzerman said: I would line up at the mint for 24 hrs to purchase a fresh MS one It wasn't that long ago (geologically speaking, aka 19th century) that you could take your gold bar to the Paris or London mint and demand it be turned into equivalent coinage for a fairly small 0.216% fee in France or 0.25% in London. 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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