Medieval Golden coin !!!!

[Johan K]

Hey there !

Last week a stunning find : found a golden coin, mediëval ! Minted in France in 1436. I was detecting a acre just e few miles from my hometown.
After a few nice coins, BAM ! Turned the grasspole and that golden piece was shining at me. Almost got a heartattack. It was minted in the period of Charles de Vitorieux who was the emperor back then.
Charles was also named as Charles the Good-one. He was very well trained in warfare, didn't loose many battles.

Enjoy the pic's !!

Greetz from Holland/the Netherlands :groovy:

[Tony Two-Cent]

Woooooooooooooooow :shocked03:

Now that's a mind-blowing find of a lifetime! :wow:

It's simply stunning! What a spectacular piece of history! Words cannot describe how beautiful that coin is! :loveit:

I am curious about the diameter of the coin, Johan. How big is it?

Huge congratulations on the jaw-dropping find!!!!!!!!! :notworthy:

[freemindstuck]

Very very cool! Congrats!

[leslie(nova scotia)]

She be agood one. last trip to Dominican dug with one of your countrymen. Thanks for posting and go dig em me bouy!

[CyberSage]

Un-freaking-believable!!! What a great detecting find. :)

[Lodge Scent]

Not much one can say for a find like that. YOW :drool:

[del]

:shocked03::shocked04::shocked05::omg:

[Dan]

Great find Johan!! That's a beautiful coin....:thumbsup02:

[PL8MAN]

Beautiful gold !

[Johan K]

Woooooooooooooooow :shocked03:

Now that's a mind-blowing find of a lifetime! :wow:

It's simply stunning! What a spectacular piece of history! Words cannot describe how beautiful that coin is! :loveit:

I am curious about the diameter of the coin, Johan. How big is it?

Huge congratulations on the jaw-dropping find!!!!!!!!! :notworthy:

Thanks Tony ! To answer your question: 27,5 mm diameter.

[Tony Two-Cent]

Thanks Tony ! To answer your question: 27,5 mm diameter.

Wow, that is a big coin, between the size of our US quarter and half dollar. AWESOME! :thumbsup02:

[MangoAve]

Wow that is a great find. I've said it before how the west is envious of the North East because we can find colonial coins, but the NE is envious of Europeans because they can find Medieval coins.

It must be a thin coin then. Less than 1 mm thick. They weigh only around 3.4g, the density being 19.3g/cc.
http://www.ma-shops.com/cheilan/item.php5?id=3397&lang=jp&PHPSESSID=nktdnqabrh0uv049gc9sovg2e0

[The Rebel]

That's AWESOME! Congratulations!

[Johan K]

Wow that is a great find. I've said it before how the west is envious of the North East because we can find colonial coins, but the NE is envious of Europeans because they can find Medieval coins.

It must be a thin coin then. Less than 1 mm thick. They weigh only around 3.4g, the density being 19.3g/cc.
http://www.ma-shops.com/cheilan/item.php5?id=3397&lang=jp&PHPSESSID=nktdnqabrh0uv049gc9sovg2e0

Yep, that's the same one !

[Nesdore]

:shocked05: absolutely awesome :congrats: :perfect10:

[Isaac]

Amazing find sir !!!!! :wow: :perfect10:

[POKIE73]

great find we are all a little envious over here our chances of finding a gold coin are slim at best you have so much more history than us its amazing what some of you find congrats on a peice of history

[RIdirtdigger]

holy crap what a beautiful coin, gold and hammered, you can't beat that!!!!

[Pacivilwarluke]

Wow! That's an incredible find! Congratulations! :D

[Johan K]

great find we are all a little envious over here our chances of finding a gold coin are slim at best you have so much more history than us its amazing what some of you find congrats on a peice of history

Haha, I can imagine that ! We've had the Kelts here, Angelsaksians, even bronze-period, Romans, the Frecnh, Spanish en last but not least our German neighbours haha So the soil is stuffed with goodies. Just have to find the right spot.
Greetz Johan

[BTV Digger]

Fantastic find Johan! A gold coin anywhere is a find of a lifetime for most. I can't imagine how much of a monetary loss that would've been for the poor chump back in 1436! A month's wages perhaps? Not sure.

John

[kpmoose]

Congrats Johan. She's a beauty. :shocked04:

[mownomo]

Now that is some super bling. I can imagine your reaction when it was uncovered. What do you think the value is? Congrats.

[MangoAve]

What do you think the value is? Congrats.

Mow, my link on page 1 of this thread has a sale price. About $820 USD. Buying price, not selling price. Melt value I saw is around $133, but coins are worth more than their melt value.

[Johan K]

Now that is some super bling. I can imagine your reaction when it was uncovered. What do you think the value is? Congrats.

The value depends on the state of the coin. A collector already bought this coin and I could use the money. I've sold the coin and my Minelab Etrac and traded it for the Minelab CTX 3030 ! That is the detector i've Always wanted, so the
hobby provided it ! I've sold the coin for about 1000 € that is more than I would get in an auction.

Yeah, did hurt a little bit when I handed the coin over but hey....I've got a new detector !

Besides, I've already found more beautifull coins to look at !

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[Restoring Your Finds]

Amazing !!! It is actually Charles le Victorieux (not "de Vitorieux" :) )

If you want to know more about the guy, here is his Wiki : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_VII_of_France

[Johan K]

Amazing !!! It is actually Charles le Victorieux (not "de Vitorieux" :) )

If you want to know more about the guy, here is his Wiki : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_VII_of_France

Yep, that's the same dude !

[diggindog]

SWEET coin.Nice history there.

[Johan K]

Fantastic find Johan! A gold coin anywhere is a find of a lifetime for most. I can't imagine how much of a monetary loss that would've been for the poor chump back in 1436! A month's wages perhaps? Not sure.

John

More than a month's wages for the common man. This piece of gold is worth 9 silver crones. (Ecu d'or neuf à la couronne : Coin gold nine crones)

[MIKE54]

Almost 600 years old.Wow!

[JdsCoins]

Johan. I'm voting for you for best coin of the month even though I have a coin up for nomination. Truly an amazing find my friend! :smitten:

[Johan K]

Johan. I'm voting for you for best coin of the month even though I have a coin up for nomination. Truly an amazing find my friend! :smitten:

Wow, very kind of you !! Thanks ! Just woken up from my nightshift, didn't saw your message earlier ! Sorry for the delay ! Greetz Johan

[ODA 226]

Awesome find! Congrats!

[Johan K]

I was awarded for the best coin of the month ! Thanks everyone for voting ! That's really something ! Detectorists from the other side of the world voting for me....wow ! :notworthy: