AR Polgrosz. Mint Krakow. 19 mm, 0.96g. Obv: ALEXANDER DEI S REX, eagle. Rev: MONETA REGIS POLONIE, crown. Ref: Kopicki 389
AR Grosz Pruski. Mint Torun 1531 AD. 23 mm, 1.75g.
Obv: SIGIS I REX PO DO TOCI PRV, bust of king right. Rev: GROSS COMV TERR PRVSS 1531, eagle with sword. Ref: Kopicki 3086
AR Grosz Gdanski. Mint Gdansk 1540 AD. 23 mm, 1.72g.
Obv: SIGIS I REX POLO DO TO PRVS, bust of king right. Rev: GROSSVS CIVI GEDANEN 1540, crown & two crosses. Ref: Kopicki 7324
King Zygmunt II August 1548-1572 AD
AR Polgrosz Litewski. Mint Wilno 1547 AD. 19 mm, 1.20g.
Obv: SIGIS AVG REX PO MAG DVX L, eagle.
Rev: MONETA MAGNI DVCAT LITVA, knight on horse 1547.
Ref: Kopicki 3239
King Zygmunt III Waza 1587-1632 AD
AR Trojak Koronny. Mint Krakow 1622 AD. 20 mm, 1.73g. Obv: SIG III D G REX POL M D L, bust of king right. Rev: III 1622 GROS ARGE TRIP REGN POLONI, eagle, knight, coat-of-arms, two stars & crescent below. Ref: Kopicki 1227
AR Poltorak Koronny. Mint Bydgoszcz 1622 AD. 20 mm, 0.99g. Obv: SIGIS 3 DG 3 REX PM DL, crown, coat-of-arms.
Rev: MONE NO REG POLO 22, 24 inside circle, cross on top, two stars, crescent & arrow below. Ref: Kopicki 860
King Jan II Kazimierz 1648-1668 AD
City of Swidnica
City of Legnica
Sweden:
Queen Christina Waza 1640-1654 AD
Prussia:
Albrecht Hohenzollern 1525-1568 AD
AE Szelag Litewski. Mint Kowiensk 1666 AD. 15 mm, 1.39g.
Obv: IOAN CAS REX GFH, bust of king right. Rev: SOLI MAG DVC LIT 1666, knight on horse, head of stag below. Ref: Kopicki 3604
AR Brakteat. Mint Swidnica XV century AD. 14 mm, 0.26g.
Obv: Boar. Ref: Kopicki 8700
AR Halerz. Mint Legnica XV century AD. 12 mm, 0.25g
Obv: Bust of St. Peter holding a key right. Rev: Eagle.
Ref: Kopicki 8656
AR Billon Solidus. Mint Riga 1650. 15 mm, 0.53g.
Obv: CHRISTINA D G R S, coat-of-arms. Rev: SOLIDVS CIVI RIG 50, leaf, coat-of-arms.
AR Grosz Pruski. Mint Krolewiec 1539 AD. 23 mm, 1.93g.
Obv: IVSTVS EX FIDE VIVIT 1539, bust of Albrecht right.
Rev: ALBER D G MAR BRAN DVX PRVSS, eagle.
Ref: Kopicki 3780
AR Grosz Pruski. Mint Krolewiec 1544 AD. 23 mm, 1.90g.
Obv: IVSTVS EX FIDE VIVIT 1544, bust of Albrecht right.
Rev: ALBER D G MAR BRAN DVX PRVSS, eagle.
Ref: Kopicki 3787
AE Szelag Koronny. Mint Ujazdow 1664 AD. 16 mm, 1.15g.
Obv: IOAN CAS REX TLB, bust of king right. Rev: SOLID REG POLO 1664, Eagle. Ref: Kopicki 1552
Russia:
Czar Ivan IV the Terrible 1533-1548 AD
AR Wire kopek. Mint 1535-1547 AD. 25 x 11 mm, 0.70g.
Obv: ЧPЬН BEΛIKIH KHSЫBA HЪBCEH PVCIH
Rev: King on horse holding spear.
Later Periods Europe:
Russia:
Czar Peter the Great 1689-1725 AD
Queen Catherine the Great 1762-1796 AD
Czar Nicholas II 1894-1918 AD
Austro-Hungary:
Franz-Joseph 1830-1916 AD
Poland:
Period 1918-1939:
AR 1 Corona. Mint 1914 AD. 22 mm, 4.94g. Obv: FRANC IOS IDG IMP AVSTR REX BOH GAL ILL ETC ET AP REX HVNG, bust right. Rev: 1, 1914, crown, branches.
AR 1 Florin. Mint 1878 AD. 29 mm, 12.29g. Obv: FRANC IOS IDG AVSTRIAE IMPERATOR, bust right in ivy. Rev: LOD ILL REX AA 1878 HVNGAR BOHEM GAL, 1FL, double headed eagle.
AE 5 kopek. Mint 1775 AD. 42 mm, 53.10g. Obv: J II E 1775, crown. Rev: ΠЯTЬKOΠЪEKЬ, E M, double headed eagle.
Obv: 2 ZLOTE, ship. Rev: RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA 1936, eagle in crown. Ref: Kopicki 2916
AR 5 Zloty. Mint Warszawa 1933 AD. 28 mm, 10.91g.
Obv: Head of a woman left, Rev: 5 ZLOTYCH, RZECZPOSPO-
-LITA POLSKA 1933, eagle in crown. Ref: Kopicki 2950
Period 1945 - present
AR Altyn (3 kopeks). Mint 1704 AD. 13 mm, 0.82g.
Obv: Я Д ЯΛIIIЫ HЪBK Rev: Double headed eagle.
AR 20 Zloty. Mint 2001 AD. 38 mm, Obv: SZLAK
BURSZTYNOWY, Amber road, Roman Denarius, piece of real amber embeded in the coin .Rev: RZECZPOSPOLITA POLSKA 2001, eagle in crown, two jars.
Germany:
Karl IV 1347-1378 AD (Bohemia)
AR Regensburg type Pfennig. Mint Lauf. 17mm, 0.80g
Obv: K L, bust of Karl IV. Rev: Karl IV and his wife on opposite sides of a tree, in square Ref: Bonhoff 2029, Friedensburg 2521 (thanks to Andy Singer for his help with attribution)
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AR Halerz. Mint Wroclaw XV century AD (under Sigismund of Luxemburg). 12 mm, 0.3g Obv: Head of St. John left. Rev: Standing lion, left Ref: Kopicki 8765a
City of Rostock
AE Brakteat. Mint Rostock XV century AD. 14mm, 0.28g
Obv: Greek letter? Ref: ?
City of Oswiecim
AE Halerz. Mint Oswiecim XV century AD 14 mm, 0.3g