18TH CENTURY Coins
From Stuiver to Stuber: Evolution of Small Coin in Europe
Illustrated Specimen Details: ½ Stuber of Jülich-Berg Example Specimen: ½ Stuber, 1790 (Duchy of Jülich-Berg, Germany) Authority & Design: This regional copper coin was issued by the Duchy of Jülich-Berg under the rule of C…
Mun Monetary System: Traditional Copper Coins of Korea
Illustrated Specimen Details: 2 Mun of Great Joseon (Korea) Example Specimen: 2 Mun, from 1742 to 1752 (Great Joseon) Authority & Design: This traditional cast copper coin represents the principal monetary unit of the Great…
Kopeck | Akçe: Dual-Denomination Coin of the Crimea
Illustrated Specimen Details: 1 Kopeck and 3 Akçe of the Crimean Khanate Example Specimen: 1 Kopeck and 3 Akçe, struck in 1780 (Crimean Khanate under Russian Empire protectorate) Authority and Imagery: The reverse (left) featur…
Tauride Coins (1787-1788): The Rare Copper Kopecks
Illustrated Specimen Details: Tauride Coins Example Specimen: 2 kopecks, 1788 (Russian Empire — Tauride Mint) Visual Assessment & Rarity: At first glance, the photo shows an extremely common Russian copper coin of the 18th …
Kolyvan Copper and the Suzun Mint: Siberian Coins
Illustrated Specimen Details: Copper Siberian Polushka Example Specimen: Polushka, 1769 (Siberia Governorate of the Russian Empire) Authority & Heraldry: This fractional copper coin was issued under Catherine II (Ekaterina …
Evolution of the Sesino Coin: Northern Italy Small Change
Illustrated Specimen Details: Copper Sesino (Parma) Example Specimen: Sesino, 1694-1727 (Duchy of Parma and Piacenza) Authority & Identification: This copper coin is a sesino issued in the Duchy of Parma and Piacenza betwee…
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…