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PORTUGAL - PORTUGUESE INDIA - MALACCA (MALAKA) - JOAO III (1521-1557) - Tn.Dinheiro n.d.
weight 2,84gr. ; tin Ø 21mm.
obv. Crowned Portuguese coat of arms within a circle.
In outer circle the (crude) legend; +JOANES 3 R P ET AL
(″John III King of Portugal and Algrave″)
rev. Astrolabe
Malaka was captured by the Portuguese on the 24th of August, 1511, after an attack on the city by a force led by Alfonso D′Albuquerque, the 2nd Viceroy of Portuguese India (1509-1515) and who was to become to the first governor of Melaka. The Melaka remained occupied by the Portuguese for the next 130 years, until the year 1641, when the Dutch occupied the city following an 8 months siege.
These cast tin dinheiro′s were produced in Malacca in private mints , excellent condition for these, rare. Some of the production of these coins was given into private hands, and some coins were produced in those private mints. These coins follow the pattern of the official coins, but carry nonsensical and almost unreadable inscriptions. All such private mint coins are scarce to rare. These coins are almost always found in poor condition - this piece is practically ″as made″ and is very rare as such.
An astrolabe is an elaborate inclinometer, historically used by astronomers and navigators to measure the altitude above the horizon of a celestial body, day or night. It can be used to identify stars or planets, to determine local latitude given local time (and vice versa), to survey, or to triangulate. It was used in classical antiquity, the Islamic Golden Age, the European Middle Ages and the Age of Discovery for all these purposes. The astrolabe′s importance not only comes from the early development of astronomy, but is also effective for determining latitude on land or calm seas. Although it is less reliable on the heaving deck of a ship in rough seas, the mariner′s astrolabe was developed to solve that problem.
Singh J3.03 ; Mitchiner 3148 R
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ZUIDELIJKE NEDERLANDEN (SOUTHERN NETHERLANDS) - KAMERIJK (CAMBRAI) - BELEG DOOR DE SPANJAARDEN IN 1595 - Noodmunt van 20 stuivers 1595
gewicht 11,52gr. ; messing 32x32mm.
vz. Ronde middenstempel met het gekroonde wapen van Frankrijk tussen 9 – 5 ,
daaromheen HENRICO .PROTECTORE , op de hoeken instempelingen met de
waarde aanduiding XX – P – P (= 20 patards) en het wapenschildje van de
gouverneur Jean de Moltluc, heer van Balagny
kz. Blanco
In 1595 werd de stad Kamerijk (Cambrai) belegerd door de Spanjaarden. In 1589 was deze stad in handen gevallen van de Fransen en was maarschalk Jean Montluc van Balagny in 1594 aangesteld tot gouverneur van Kamerijk. De bevolking was echter ontevreden over hun gouverneur en kozen Antoine de Villers au Tertre tot hun leider en namen de wapens op tegen Balagny. Deze moest zijn toevlucht nemen in de citadel van Kamerijk. Er volgde een zware belegering door de Spanjaarden maar Balagny moest uiteindelijk toch capituleren en verliet de stad op 9 oktober 1595. Gedurende het beleg van de citadel zijn er koperen/messing noodmunten vervaardigd in naam van de Franse koning Henri IV(1589-1610), van 1,2 , 5 , 10 en 20 stuivers (patards). De in 1595 vervaardigde noodmunten konden in 1596 ingewisseld worden tegen regulier kopergeld.
van Gelder 190;Mailliet 22,14;Robert 250,3 RR
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ROMAN REPUBLIC - CAIUS NORBANUS - AR Denarius, Rome (83 BC) - BROCKAGE DENARIUS (obverse incusum)
weight 3,64gr. ; silver Ø 19mm.
obv. Diademed head of Venus right, CXXXVI behind, C•NORBANVS below
rev. Incusum of obverse
In 83 BC the father of Caius Norbanus, with the same name, was consul. During the civil war between Caius Marius and Lucius Cornelius Sulla, he sided with Marius. He was elected consul in 83 BC and at Mount Tifata, near Capua, he intercepted Sulla, who had returned to Italy from Greece. Sulla sent over some emissaries to discuss coming to terms with Norbanus, but they were thrown out when it became apparent that they were trying to suborn the men of Norbanus, who were mostly raw recruits. Although Norbanus was helped by Quintus Sertorius, they were defeated by Sulla at the Battle of Mount Tifata, losing around 6.000 men in the process. He only managed to regroup his shattered army at the walls of Capua, whereupon he eventually retreated to Cisalpine Gaul. In 82 BC, he was probably the Marian proconsular governor of Cisalpine Gaul. He and Gnaeus Papirius Carbo were defeated by Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius at Faventia. Proscribed by Sulla, Norbanus was betrayed by one of his Legates, Publius Tullius Albinovanus, who murdered many of Norbanus principal officers before surrendering Ariminium to Metellus Pius. Norbanus himself did not attend the invitation of Albinovanus, and he managed to evade capture, fleeing to Rhodes. Here he committed suicide in the middle of a market-place, while the leading citizens of Rhodes were debating whether to hand him over to Sulla. Normally the reverse of this coin shows the imperial symbol, the fasces. This probably refers to Sulla, who became dictator, after he defeated Marius.
cf. Crawford 357-1b ; cf. Sydenham 739 ; cf. Albert 1243 ; cf. Sear 278 R
Very minor bankersmark on the obverse.
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SELEUKID KINGDOM OF SYRIA - ANTIOCHOS II THEOS, 261-246 BC - AR Drachm, Tarsos (circa 259-250 BC)
weight 4,11gr. ; silver Ø 19mm.
obv. Diademed head of Antiochos II right
rev. Apollo seated left on omphalos, holding arrow in right hand, his left hand
resting on bow, BAΣIΛEΩΣ to right ANTIOXOY to left, NK-monogram inner left below,
AI-monogram below omphalos
The Tarsos mint increased in importance under Antiochos II. Cilicia was a principal theatre in the Second Syrian War (261-253 BC), in which Ptolemaios II of Egypte seized Cilicia Trancea (western Cilicia). Newell suggested that Tarsos’precious metal coinage was connected with the defense of Cilicia Pedius (eastern Cilicia), and that it continued without interruption until the death of Antiochos II, when Ptolemaios III occupied Tarsos and took over the mint establishment. Tetradrachms with these controlmarks are known and published in the reference literature, but until now no drachms were known from this issue, with these control marks. Seems to be unpublished. Extremely rare.
Newell WSM.- (cf. 1301 = tetradrachm) ; SNG.Spaer- ;
Houghton & Lorber - (cf. 562 = tetradrachm) RRRR
Traces of oxidation on the obverse, otherwise attractive coin,
struck on a broad flan of good style and with fine details.
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