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  1. Coin Conversations: Maravedies

    As it turns out, the history of the humble marivedi coin is a long and winding road.

    Travel back in time with me to the early days of the second millenia, to the Medditeranian Islamic states in what would become Italy, Sicily, North Africa and Spain.

    After the fall of Rome, and during the decline of Byzantium, the Fatimid and Umayyad Caliphates rose to power.

    The extant monetary systems at the far edges of Byzantium were crumbling. Barter slowly replaced the hyperpyrons, solidi, and Byzantium bronze coins.

    When the stability of new government settled, a new monetary system was put in place. The largest denomination in this system was the gold maravedi.

    It was created on the Iberian peninsula, and derived from the Islamic gold dinar system which was modeled on Byzantium, and, previously, Roman gold solidus systems.

    It was not a decimal or fractional system, but rather weight based. The weight of the coins and their metals determined their cost, or value, in a relationship to one another.

    The Umayyad Caliphate minted gold maravedis and smaller coins in silver and bronze to facilitate trading around the Medditeranian.

    Over the next five hundred years the Caliphate thrived, leveled out, and declined as empires are wont to do.

    As times changed and the cost of goods changed, a gold maravedis became too expensive for the treasury to mint, and largely impractical for most trading. So the coin was devalued in relation to the coin’s metal. To maintain trade they started minting silver maravedies.

    Any time in history when faith in a governance system declines, the value of their currency also declines. When the population is wary of their government, the price of precious metals increases.

    By the 1500s, maravides were the common bronze coin. The kingdoms of Leon and Castile, not yet united, counterstamped each other’s coinage seeking financial dominance in contested regions.

    When the fighting concluded, and the two kingdoms created a union, they sent their ships far and wide. It was the Age of Exploration.

    The maravedi was reduced to a low-price token. Thirty-four maravedies made one real, sixteen reales made one escudo, and two escudoes made one excelente, the new gold coin.

    A few centuries later, during the Revolutionary period, eight reales comprised the pirate’s piece-of-eight, equal to Spain’s Dolár, the US Dollar, and the Mexico Peso.

    In 1831, Spain minted the last maravedies on the Iberian Peninsula. I told you it was a long and winding road.

    Thank you for joining us on this journey through time.

    Subscribe for more adventures!

    Find your very own maravedí in the Pendant & Ring Etsy store.

    Read more from Pendant & Ring. Explore the new articles, or the archives using the menu.

    #Coincollecting #Culture #Maravedis #history
  2. Coin Conversations: Maravedies

    As it turns out, the history of the humble marivedi coin is a long and winding road.

    Travel back in time with me to the early days of the second millenia, to the Medditeranian Islamic states in what would become Italy, Sicily, North Africa and Spain.

    After the fall of Rome, and during the decline of Byzantium, the Fatimid and Umayyad Caliphates rose to power.

    The extant monetary systems at the far edges of Byzantium were crumbling. Barter slowly replaced the hyperpyrons, solidi, and Byzantium bronze coins.

    When the stability of new government settled, a new monetary system was put in place. The largest denomination in this system was the gold maravedi.

    It was created on the Iberian peninsula, and derived from the Islamic gold dinar system which was modeled on Byzantium, and, previously, Roman gold solidus systems.

    It was not a decimal or fractional system, but rather weight based. The weight of the coins and their metals determined their cost, or value, in a relationship to one another.

    The Umayyad Caliphate minted gold maravedis and smaller coins in silver and bronze to facilitate trading around the Medditeranian.

    Over the next five hundred years the Caliphate thrived, leveled out, and declined as empires are wont to do.

    As times changed and the cost of goods changed, a gold maravedis became too expensive for the treasury to mint, and largely impractical for most trading. So the coin was devalued in relation to the coin’s metal. To maintain trade they started minting silver maravedies.

    Any time in history when faith in a governance system declines, the value of their currency also declines. When the population is wary of their government, the price of precious metals increases.

    By the 1500s, maravides were the common bronze coin. The kingdoms of Leon and Castile, not yet united, counterstamped each other’s coinage seeking financial dominance in contested regions.

    When the fighting concluded, and the two kingdoms created a union, they sent their ships far and wide. It was the Age of Exploration.

    The maravedi was reduced to a low-price token. Thirty-four maravedies made one real, sixteen reales made one escudo, and two escudoes made one excelente, the new gold coin.

    A few centuries later, during the Revolutionary period, eight reales comprised the pirate’s piece-of-eight, equal to Spain’s Dolár, the US Dollar, and the Mexico Peso.

    In 1831, Spain minted the last maravedies on the Iberian Peninsula. I told you it was a long and winding road.

    Thank you for joining us on this journey through time.

    Subscribe for more adventures!

    Find your very own maravedí in the Pendant & Ring Etsy store.

    Read more from Pendant & Ring. Explore the new articles, or the archives using the menu.

    #Coincollecting #Culture #Maravedis #history
  3. Roland Rollins has released an updated reference book on "SECURITY FEATURES ON WORLD BANKNOTES 2026". Originally published in 2021, this new edition features 1/3 new features.

    The oldest security feature is probably the watermark invented in 1282 by Fabriano, the same paper firm Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo used. Fabriano is still in existence producing new security features. The newest patented device is the TwinColors patch of 2025 by Giesecke & Devrient. All the known features for the last 743 years are included in the new Security Features on World Banknotes, 2026.

    Read more: coinbooks.org/v29/esylum_v29n3

    #Numismatics #Banknotes #BanknoteCollecting #CoinCollecting #History #Histodons @histodons @numismatics

  4. Roland Rollins has released an updated reference book on "SECURITY FEATURES ON WORLD BANKNOTES 2026". Originally published in 2021, this new edition features 1/3 new features.

    The oldest security feature is probably the watermark invented in 1282 by Fabriano, the same paper firm Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo used. Fabriano is still in existence producing new security features. The newest patented device is the TwinColors patch of 2025 by Giesecke & Devrient. All the known features for the last 743 years are included in the new Security Features on World Banknotes, 2026.

    Read more: coinbooks.org/v29/esylum_v29n3

    #Numismatics #Banknotes #BanknoteCollecting #CoinCollecting #History #Histodons @histodons @numismatics

  5. Roland Rollins has released an updated reference book on "SECURITY FEATURES ON WORLD BANKNOTES 2026". Originally published in 2021, this new edition features 1/3 new features.

    The oldest security feature is probably the watermark invented in 1282 by Fabriano, the same paper firm Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo used. Fabriano is still in existence producing new security features. The newest patented device is the TwinColors patch of 2025 by Giesecke & Devrient. All the known features for the last 743 years are included in the new Security Features on World Banknotes, 2026.

    Read more: coinbooks.org/v29/esylum_v29n3

    #Numismatics #Banknotes #BanknoteCollecting #CoinCollecting #History #Histodons @histodons @numismatics

  6. Roland Rollins has released an updated reference book on "SECURITY FEATURES ON WORLD BANKNOTES 2026". Originally published in 2021, this new edition features 1/3 new features.

    The oldest security feature is probably the watermark invented in 1282 by Fabriano, the same paper firm Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo used. Fabriano is still in existence producing new security features. The newest patented device is the TwinColors patch of 2025 by Giesecke & Devrient. All the known features for the last 743 years are included in the new Security Features on World Banknotes, 2026.

    Read more: coinbooks.org/v29/esylum_v29n3

    #Numismatics #Banknotes #BanknoteCollecting #CoinCollecting #History #Histodons @histodons @numismatics

  7. Roland Rollins has released an updated reference book on "SECURITY FEATURES ON WORLD BANKNOTES 2026". Originally published in 2021, this new edition features 1/3 new features.

    The oldest security feature is probably the watermark invented in 1282 by Fabriano, the same paper firm Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo used. Fabriano is still in existence producing new security features. The newest patented device is the TwinColors patch of 2025 by Giesecke & Devrient. All the known features for the last 743 years are included in the new Security Features on World Banknotes, 2026.

    Read more: coinbooks.org/v29/esylum_v29n3

    #Numismatics #Banknotes #BanknoteCollecting #CoinCollecting #History #Histodons @histodons @numismatics

  8. These 1920s-30s "Palestine" coins may not support the view they may at first seem to. Forwarded from this post: hcommons.social/@candi@kinkyca - promoting "free Palestine", these #coins, issued for use in the "Mandate for Palestine" which Britain ran after the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in WWI: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandate_ "Under the mandate, #Britain assumed obligations both to the inhabitants of #Palestine and to the establishment of a #Jewish national home, as set out in the British government's 1917 Balfour Declaration"; precursor to modern #Israel. The name "Palestine" goes back to the "Philistine" people ~1150 BC: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline - the name "Israel" means "God struggles," "one who wrestles with God," or "God perseveres" from Jacob wrestling God in Genesis 32: biblegateway.com/passage/?sear

    All of which is not to take one side or the other, but simply to say, history is very complex!

    #Numismatics #CoinCollecting #Coins #History #Histodons #SaturdayNightCoinShow @numismatics @histodons

  9. These 1920s-30s "Palestine" coins may not support the view they may at first seem to. Forwarded from this post: hcommons.social/@candi@kinkyca - promoting "free Palestine", these #coins, issued for use in the "Mandate for Palestine" which Britain ran after the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in WWI: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandate_ "Under the mandate, #Britain assumed obligations both to the inhabitants of #Palestine and to the establishment of a #Jewish national home, as set out in the British government's 1917 Balfour Declaration"; precursor to modern #Israel. The name "Palestine" goes back to the "Philistine" people ~1150 BC: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline - the name "Israel" means "God struggles," "one who wrestles with God," or "God perseveres" from Jacob wrestling God in Genesis 32: biblegateway.com/passage/?sear

    All of which is not to take one side or the other, but simply to say, history is very complex!

    #Numismatics #CoinCollecting #Coins #History #Histodons #SaturdayNightCoinShow @numismatics @histodons

  10. These 1920s-30s "Palestine" coins may not support the view they may at first seem to. Forwarded from this post: hcommons.social/@candi@kinkyca - promoting "free Palestine", these #coins, issued for use in the "Mandate for Palestine" which Britain ran after the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in WWI: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandate_ "Under the mandate, #Britain assumed obligations both to the inhabitants of #Palestine and to the establishment of a #Jewish national home, as set out in the British government's 1917 Balfour Declaration"; precursor to modern #Israel. The name "Palestine" goes back to the "Philistine" people ~1150 BC: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline - the name "Israel" means "God struggles," "one who wrestles with God," or "God perseveres" from Jacob wrestling God in Genesis 32: biblegateway.com/passage/?sear

    All of which is not to take one side or the other, but simply to say, history is very complex!

    #Numismatics #CoinCollecting #Coins #History #Histodons #SaturdayNightCoinShow @numismatics @histodons

  11. These 1920s-30s "Palestine" coins may not support the view they may at first seem to. Forwarded from this post: hcommons.social/@candi@kinkyca - promoting "free Palestine", these #coins, issued for use in the "Mandate for Palestine" which Britain ran after the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in WWI: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandate_ "Under the mandate, #Britain assumed obligations both to the inhabitants of #Palestine and to the establishment of a #Jewish national home, as set out in the British government's 1917 Balfour Declaration"; precursor to modern #Israel. The name "Palestine" goes back to the "Philistine" people ~1150 BC: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline - the name "Israel" means "God struggles," "one who wrestles with God," or "God perseveres" from Jacob wrestling God in Genesis 32: biblegateway.com/passage/?sear

    All of which is not to take one side or the other, but simply to say, history is very complex!

    #Numismatics #CoinCollecting #Coins #History #Histodons #SaturdayNightCoinShow @numismatics @histodons

  12. These 1920s-30s "Palestine" coins may not support the view they may at first seem to. Forwarded from this post: hcommons.social/@candi@kinkyca - promoting "free Palestine", these #coins, issued for use in the "Mandate for Palestine" which Britain ran after the defeat of the Ottoman Empire in WWI: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandate_ "Under the mandate, #Britain assumed obligations both to the inhabitants of #Palestine and to the establishment of a #Jewish national home, as set out in the British government's 1917 Balfour Declaration"; precursor to modern #Israel. The name "Palestine" goes back to the "Philistine" people ~1150 BC: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline - the name "Israel" means "God struggles," "one who wrestles with God," or "God perseveres" from Jacob wrestling God in Genesis 32: biblegateway.com/passage/?sear

    All of which is not to take one side or the other, but simply to say, history is very complex!

    #Numismatics #CoinCollecting #Coins #History #Histodons #SaturdayNightCoinShow @numismatics @histodons

  13. One day, I will remember to post the #MysteryCoin before I'm starting to work on the newsletter... That day is not today :)

    All the more reason to ensure you are signed up to the #Newsletter, as subscribers got it nearly a fortnight ago: coinofnote.com/newsletter/

    Ok, so I have a few questions for you about this piece:

    Firstly, of course: Who minted this coin and when?

    But then, one even harder question.... Exactly how do you "line up" this coin? The top or bottom of the square? The left of it? The value? The other characters? The feet of the creature? So many options!

    #Numismatics #Coin #CoinCollecting #WhatIsIt @numismatics

  14. One day, I will remember to post the #MysteryCoin before I'm starting to work on the newsletter... That day is not today :)

    All the more reason to ensure you are signed up to the #Newsletter, as subscribers got it nearly a fortnight ago: coinofnote.com/newsletter/

    Ok, so I have a few questions for you about this piece:

    Firstly, of course: Who minted this coin and when?

    But then, one even harder question.... Exactly how do you "line up" this coin? The top or bottom of the square? The left of it? The value? The other characters? The feet of the creature? So many options!

    #Numismatics #Coin #CoinCollecting #WhatIsIt @numismatics

  15. One day, I will remember to post the #MysteryCoin before I'm starting to work on the newsletter... That day is not today :)

    All the more reason to ensure you are signed up to the #Newsletter, as subscribers got it nearly a fortnight ago: coinofnote.com/newsletter/

    Ok, so I have a few questions for you about this piece:

    Firstly, of course: Who minted this coin and when?

    But then, one even harder question.... Exactly how do you "line up" this coin? The top or bottom of the square? The left of it? The value? The other characters? The feet of the creature? So many options!

    #Numismatics #Coin #CoinCollecting #WhatIsIt @numismatics

  16. One day, I will remember to post the #MysteryCoin before I'm starting to work on the newsletter... That day is not today :)

    All the more reason to ensure you are signed up to the #Newsletter, as subscribers got it nearly a fortnight ago: coinofnote.com/newsletter/

    Ok, so I have a few questions for you about this piece:

    Firstly, of course: Who minted this coin and when?

    But then, one even harder question.... Exactly how do you "line up" this coin? The top or bottom of the square? The left of it? The value? The other characters? The feet of the creature? So many options!

    #Numismatics #Coin #CoinCollecting #WhatIsIt @numismatics

  17. One day, I will remember to post the #MysteryCoin before I'm starting to work on the newsletter... That day is not today :)

    All the more reason to ensure you are signed up to the #Newsletter, as subscribers got it nearly a fortnight ago: coinofnote.com/newsletter/

    Ok, so I have a few questions for you about this piece:

    Firstly, of course: Who minted this coin and when?

    But then, one even harder question.... Exactly how do you "line up" this coin? The top or bottom of the square? The left of it? The value? The other characters? The feet of the creature? So many options!

    #Numismatics #Coin #CoinCollecting #WhatIsIt @numismatics

  18. U.S. Mint launches special versions of two iconic silver dollars

    al.com/news/2026/08/us-mint-la

    The U.S. Mint is reissuing two collector favorites: the Morgan silver dollar and the Peace silver dollar.

    Beginning at noon EDT Tuesday, Aug. 25, people can place orders on the federal agency’s website when both coins launch at $169 each.

    They are composed of 99.9% silver and are part of a series of releases commemorating United States’ 250th anniversary. They, therefore, bear the dual date 1776–2026, and feature a Liberty Bell with the numeral “250.”

    #Numismatics #CoinCollecting #Coins #Anniversary #USA #USA250 #Bullion #Silver #Collecting @numismatics

  19. U.S. Mint launches special versions of two iconic silver dollars

    al.com/news/2026/08/us-mint-la

    The U.S. Mint is reissuing two collector favorites: the Morgan silver dollar and the Peace silver dollar.

    Beginning at noon EDT Tuesday, Aug. 25, people can place orders on the federal agency’s website when both coins launch at $169 each.

    They are composed of 99.9% silver and are part of a series of releases commemorating United States’ 250th anniversary. They, therefore, bear the dual date 1776–2026, and feature a Liberty Bell with the numeral “250.”

    #Numismatics #CoinCollecting #Coins #Anniversary #USA #USA250 #Bullion #Silver #Collecting @numismatics

  20. U.S. Mint launches special versions of two iconic silver dollars

    al.com/news/2026/08/us-mint-la

    The U.S. Mint is reissuing two collector favorites: the Morgan silver dollar and the Peace silver dollar.

    Beginning at noon EDT Tuesday, Aug. 25, people can place orders on the federal agency’s website when both coins launch at $169 each.

    They are composed of 99.9% silver and are part of a series of releases commemorating United States’ 250th anniversary. They, therefore, bear the dual date 1776–2026, and feature a Liberty Bell with the numeral “250.”

    #Numismatics #CoinCollecting #Coins #Anniversary #USA #USA250 #Bullion #Silver #Collecting @numismatics

  21. U.S. Mint launches special versions of two iconic silver dollars

    al.com/news/2026/08/us-mint-la

    The U.S. Mint is reissuing two collector favorites: the Morgan silver dollar and the Peace silver dollar.

    Beginning at noon EDT Tuesday, Aug. 25, people can place orders on the federal agency’s website when both coins launch at $169 each.

    They are composed of 99.9% silver and are part of a series of releases commemorating United States’ 250th anniversary. They, therefore, bear the dual date 1776–2026, and feature a Liberty Bell with the numeral “250.”

    #Numismatics #CoinCollecting #Coins #Anniversary #USA #USA250 #Bullion #Silver #Collecting @numismatics

  22. U.S. Mint launches special versions of two iconic silver dollars

    al.com/news/2026/08/us-mint-la

    The U.S. Mint is reissuing two collector favorites: the Morgan silver dollar and the Peace silver dollar.

    Beginning at noon EDT Tuesday, Aug. 25, people can place orders on the federal agency’s website when both coins launch at $169 each.

    They are composed of 99.9% silver and are part of a series of releases commemorating United States’ 250th anniversary. They, therefore, bear the dual date 1776–2026, and feature a Liberty Bell with the numeral “250.”

    #Numismatics #CoinCollecting #Coins #Anniversary #USA #USA250 #Bullion #Silver #Collecting @numismatics

  23. This week's E-Sylum has an article about Jacob Lipson is selling the Christopher Faulkner Collection with this piece on some interesting variations of the "Ships, Colonies & Commerce" tokens: coinbooks.org/v29/esylum_v29n3

    #Numismatics #CoinCollecting #Canada #Ship #History #Histodons @numismatics @histodons

  24. This week's E-Sylum has an article about Jacob Lipson is selling the Christopher Faulkner Collection with this piece on some interesting variations of the "Ships, Colonies & Commerce" tokens: coinbooks.org/v29/esylum_v29n3

    #Numismatics #CoinCollecting #Canada #Ship #History #Histodons @numismatics @histodons

  25. This week's E-Sylum has an article about Jacob Lipson is selling the Christopher Faulkner Collection with this piece on some interesting variations of the "Ships, Colonies & Commerce" tokens: coinbooks.org/v29/esylum_v29n3

    #Numismatics #CoinCollecting #Canada #Ship #History #Histodons @numismatics @histodons

  26. This week's E-Sylum has an article about Jacob Lipson is selling the Christopher Faulkner Collection with this piece on some interesting variations of the "Ships, Colonies & Commerce" tokens: coinbooks.org/v29/esylum_v29n3

    #Numismatics #CoinCollecting #Canada #Ship #History #Histodons @numismatics @histodons

  27. This week's E-Sylum has an article about Jacob Lipson is selling the Christopher Faulkner Collection with this piece on some interesting variations of the "Ships, Colonies & Commerce" tokens: coinbooks.org/v29/esylum_v29n3

    #Numismatics #CoinCollecting #Canada #Ship #History #Histodons @numismatics @histodons

  28. I got a little stand to hold my phone to take a picture - it works well - despite the results here - this is a well circulated 2011 Australian dollar coin - but definitely easier than hand-holding the phone (Photographed on the tea towel just because it was there and looked a more interesting background than the bench).

    What are your coin photography tips?

    #Numismatics #CoinCollecting #Coins #Photography #Photo #tips @numismatics

  29. I got a little stand to hold my phone to take a picture - it works well - despite the results here - this is a well circulated 2011 Australian dollar coin - but definitely easier than hand-holding the phone (Photographed on the tea towel just because it was there and looked a more interesting background than the bench).

    What are your coin photography tips?

    #Numismatics #CoinCollecting #Coins #Photography #Photo #tips @numismatics

  30. I got a little stand to hold my phone to take a picture - it works well - despite the results here - this is a well circulated 2011 Australian dollar coin - but definitely easier than hand-holding the phone (Photographed on the tea towel just because it was there and looked a more interesting background than the bench).

    What are your coin photography tips?

    #Numismatics #CoinCollecting #Coins #Photography #Photo #tips @numismatics

  31. I got a little stand to hold my phone to take a picture - it works well - despite the results here - this is a well circulated 2011 Australian dollar coin - but definitely easier than hand-holding the phone (Photographed on the tea towel just because it was there and looked a more interesting background than the bench).

    What are your coin photography tips?

    #Numismatics #CoinCollecting #Coins #Photography #Photo #tips @numismatics

  32. I got a little stand to hold my phone to take a picture - it works well - despite the results here - this is a well circulated 2011 Australian dollar coin - but definitely easier than hand-holding the phone (Photographed on the tea towel just because it was there and looked a more interesting background than the bench).

    What are your coin photography tips?

    #Numismatics #CoinCollecting #Coins #Photography #Photo #tips @numismatics

  33. Ok #MysteryCoin fans, it's nearly #Newsletter time, so let's have a last look at this fortnight's #Coin.

    A little less for you on this one than last time - 10.... in a great serif font! With a word underneath, and some interesting leaves and berries around the edge. But who issued it, and when? And from a series of coins which used broadly similar designs, why did I go with this one? It's not the lowest denomination... nor the highest, but there IS something about this one...

    #Numismatics #CoinCollecting #Newsletter #Coins #WhatIsIt @numismatics

  34. Ok #MysteryCoin fans, it's nearly #Newsletter time, so let's have a last look at this fortnight's #Coin.

    A little less for you on this one than last time - 10.... in a great serif font! With a word underneath, and some interesting leaves and berries around the edge. But who issued it, and when? And from a series of coins which used broadly similar designs, why did I go with this one? It's not the lowest denomination... nor the highest, but there IS something about this one...

    #Numismatics #CoinCollecting #Newsletter #Coins #WhatIsIt @numismatics

  35. Ok #MysteryCoin fans, it's nearly #Newsletter time, so let's have a last look at this fortnight's #Coin.

    A little less for you on this one than last time - 10.... in a great serif font! With a word underneath, and some interesting leaves and berries around the edge. But who issued it, and when? And from a series of coins which used broadly similar designs, why did I go with this one? It's not the lowest denomination... nor the highest, but there IS something about this one...

    #Numismatics #CoinCollecting #Newsletter #Coins #WhatIsIt @numismatics