18TH CENTURY Coins
Albus Silver Coin: Holy Roman Empire Currency
Illustrated Specimen Details: Silver 1 Albus Example Specimen: 1 albus, 1770 (Landgraviate of Hesse-Kassel) Authority & Heraldry: The coin features the crowned monogram of Landgrave Frederick II ( F riedrich L andgraf). The…
History of the Pitis Coin: Islamic States of Indonesia
Illustrated Specimen Details: Pitis Coin Example Specimen: Pitis, 18th Century (Palembang Sultanate, Indonesia) Historical Context: This uniface coin originates from the Palembang Sultanate in Indonesia, dating to the 18th cent…
Sadagura Coins: Russian and Ottoman Currency Combined
Illustrated Specimen Details: Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia Example Specimen: 2 para and 3 kopecks, 1773 — Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia Design & Inscriptions: Sadagura coins are a fascinating type of …
Gulden Coin: From Medieval Gold to Dutch Silver Guilders
Illustrated Specimen Details: The Republic of the Seven United Netherlands 1/4 Gulden Example Specimen: 1/4 Gulden, 1758 (The Republic of the Seven United Netherlands, Utrecht Mint) Denomination & Attribution: Interestingly…
Goertz Daler: The Swedish Emergency Coinage
Illustrated Specimen Details: Swedish Empire 1 Goertz Daler Example Specimen: 1 Goertz daler (daler silvermynt), 1718 (Swedish Empire) Iconography & Origin: Issued during the reign of Carl XII (Charles XII of Sweden). The o…
French Denier: Charlemagne’s Silver vs Revolution Coins
Illustrated Specimen Details: 12 Deniers (France) Example Specimen: 12 deniers, 1791-1793 (French Revolution) Revolutionary Transition: This coin was minted during the turbulent years of the French Revolution (1789-1799). It fe…
Fanam: One of the smallest gold coins in human history
Illustrated Specimen Details: Gold Fanam (Cochin) Example Specimen: Fanam, 17-18th centuries (Kingdom of Cochin, India) This gold coin is relatively popular among numismatists and is known for several unique reasons: It is o…
Skilling: Main Small Coin of the Scandinavian Kingdoms
Illustrated Specimen Details: 1 Skilling (Kingdom of Denmark) Example Specimen: 1 skilling, 1771 — Kingdom of Denmark History and Context: During the reign of Christian VII (1766-1808), Denmark and Norway existed as a unified…
Groten: Silver Coin of Bremen and Hanseatic Trade
Illustrated Specimen Details: 1/2 Groten (Bremen) Example Specimen: 1/2 groten, 1771 — Free Hanseatic City of Bremen Authority and Symbolism: This small silver coin was issued by the Republic of Bremen (Moneta Nova Reipublicae…
Grivennik Coin: 10 Kopek Silver Denomination of russia
Illustrated Specimen Details: Grivennik (Russian Empire) Example Specimen: Grivennik (Гривенникъ), 1748 — Russian Empire Empress Elizabeth I: This silver coin displays the portrait of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna , who reigned fr…
Greschl Coin: 3/4 Kreuzer of the Kingdom of Bohemia
Illustrated Specimen Details: Greschl (Bohemia) Example Specimen: 1 greschl, 1760 — Kingdom of Bohemia Monarch and Period: This copper coin was struck under the authority of Maria Theresa , the formidable Habsburg sovereign who…
Polushka Coin: 1/4 Kopeck of the Russian Empire
Illustrated Specimen Details: Polushka (Russian Empire) Example Specimen: Polushka (полушка), 1735 — Russian Empire Monarch and Authority: This coin was issued during the reign of Empress Anna Ioannovna (Anna of Russia), who r…
Dam Coin: Mughal Empire and Indo-Persian History
Illustrated Specimen Details: 1 Dam (Mughal Empire) Example Specimen: 1 Dam of Aurangzeb (Mughal Empire) Design & Numismatic Features: Struck during the long and influential reign of the 6th Mughal emperor, Aurangzeb (1658…
Stuiver Coin: Dutch Republic and Provincial Minting
Illustrated Specimen Details: 2 Stuivers (Provincial Issue: Holland) Example Specimen: 2 Stuivers, 1780 — The Republic of the Seven United Netherlands (Holland) Design & Symbols: This silver coin represents the monetary sys…
Heller Coin: Aachen Copper and the 1/2 Pfennig Standard
Illustrated Specimen Details: Copper 4 Heller Example Specimen: 4 heller, 1744 (Aachen) Design & Symbols: The obverse features a small eagle, the coat of arms of the Free Imperial City of Aachen , positioned between two stars. The reve…
Duit Coin: VOC Colonial Copper and the Gulden Standard
Illustrated Specimen Details: Copper Duit (VOC) Example Specimen: 1 duit, 1790 (Utrecht Mint) Design & Symbols: The obverse features the VOC monogram of the United East India Company ( Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie ) p…
Seiseno: Spanish Copper Coin Denomination; 6 dinero
Illustrated Specimen Details: Seiseno (Valencia / Spain) Example Specimen: Seiseno, 1710 (Philip V) Authority: Issued under Philip V (Felipe V), the first Bourbon King of Spain, whose reign was the longest in the history of th…
Burbe: Ottoman Tunisia's Minor Coin (17th-18th c.)
Illustrated Specimen Details: 1 Burbe (Tunisia) Example Specimen: 1 burbe, 1773 (AH 1186) Authority: Mustafa III — the 26th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1757-1774). This coin was minted for the Eyalet of Tunis, which by 1705 …