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Medieval coins

Medieval coins show that communication through both text and image was not restricted to books. Coins are tiny historical monuments, material witnesses of how medieval people thought, how they recognised and understood the world. Learn more from our [blog](https://bit.ly/3b6OfXn)

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KNAW-DANS

PAN-00038504 - coin/coin-related, Philippe VI (1328-1350), ecu d'or à la chaise

KNAW-DANS

PAN-00064882 - coin/coin-related, Philipp von Heinsberg (1167-1191), denar

The Hunt Museum

Irish Edward IV Silver Groat (Dublin Mint)

Coin. Irish, Edward IV, silver groat, 1460-1465, Dublin mint. Anonymous crown coinage.

The Hunt Museum

Papal Bulla (seal)

Bulla of Pope Boniface VIII (1294-1303). Lead. From a sandpit outside west wall of graveyard of Knockannahola, Adare, Co Limerick, Ireland.

The Hunt Museum

Copper Byzantine Coin

Coin, copper. Byzantine, denomination and date uncertain. Obverse shows human figure with halo and birds in background. On the reverse is a thin cross with pellets.

The Hunt Museum

Irish Edward IV Silver Groat, Limerick Mint

Coin. Irish, Edward IV, silver groat, 1473-1478, Limerick mint.

The Hunt Museum

Irish King John Halfpenny

Coin, halfpenny, King John, Limerick mint, moneyer Willem, silver. Third Rex coinage, c. 1210. Condition good. C13th

The Hunt Museum

Scottish Robert II Silver Penny

Coin. Scottish. Robert II. Silver penny, 1371-1390.

The Hunt Museum

Irish King John Silver Halfpenny

Coin. Irish. King John silver penny, third coinage 1204-1211, Dublin mint.

Numismatic Collection, Berlin State Museums

England: Edward III

Vorderseite: König Edward III. mit geschultertem Schwert in der Rechten und Schild in der Linken in einem Schiff stehend. Rückseite: Verziertes Kreuz im Achtpass, in den Kreuzwinkeln Krone und Leopard, im Zentrum das Münzstättenzeichen C. (Münzkabinett)

National Library of France

[Coin. Obole, undetermined, Louis le Pieux]

Part of the documentary ensemble: MonnFrCar

National Library of France

[Merovingian Coins]

Appartient à l’ensemble documentaire : MonnFrMer

National Library of France

[Monnaies royales françaises. Charles V]

Part of the documentary ensemble: MonnFrRoy

Numismatic Collection, Berlin State Museums

Pfennig (Brakteat)

National Library of France

gold sheep, 17 January 1355

Includes: + AGN DEI QVI TOLL PCCA MVDI MISERER NOB; + XPC VINCIT XPC REGNAT XPC INPERAT

National Library of France

[Monnaies royales françaises. Jean II]

Part of the documentary ensemble: MonnFrRoy

National Library of France

golden guilder with the Queen

Includes: + PHILIPP 'DEI GRA FRACHORV REX; + XPC VICIT XPC REGNAT XPC IMPERAT

The Hunt Museum

Anglo-Saxon Edward the Elder coin

Coin. English, Saxon, Edward the Elder, 900-925 AD. Broken penny of Church-tower type by a moneyer (ea)dmund at Chester. Wt. 18.0 grains. Obverse central crown. Eadweard R/ Tower. + D V H D. Ex-Mungret Hoard. Referenced in Dolley, NMAJ 8,3(1960)125.