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The E-Sylum: Volume 22, Number 3, January 20, 2019, Article 15

RECOINED SOL UNDERTYPE SUGGESTIONS
1696-A recoined sol of 15 deniers

Last week Jeff Rock asked about this 1696 Paris Mint "Recoined Sol", seeking help identifying the coin is was struck over. -Editor

Julia Casey writes:

I think Jeff's coin could be struck on a 1622 Batzen of Zug, Swiss Cantons. Here is an image.

1622 Swiss 1 Batzen
From: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces90028.html

Chip Howell writes:

Looks like this is the "host coin": Switzerland/Zug Canton KM #20 silver dicken. I matched it from the reverse exergue:

CVM · HIS · QVI · OD[erant] · PACE · ERAM · PACI[fic]

This translates to "I was peaceful with those who hated peace" (per Krause 1601-1700 catalog).

1622 Swiss 1 Dicken obverse 1622 Swiss 1 Dicken reverse
From: https://www.coinsbook.net/coins/silver-coin-1-dicken-11651

Robert Laviana writes:

I am not 100% certain, but the confidence level is 99%, based on a short inspection, that the host is (at least) a douzain of Navarre (St. Palais) or Bearn (Pau and Morlaas).

There may be multiple recoinages here; one of which is most likely from Bearn or Navarre. What signals this attribution is the legend of the cited example which includes the letters "Q SVM" I don't see a reference to any douzains for 1622 for this province (only eight ecus, which are heavier), so if actually 1622, that may be a third strike from a royale or other series.

I have seen Dutch coins and a couple of other French provinces as host coins, but these other provinces are encountered less frequently and the legends on the example cited don't seem to correspond to the other provinces, whereas from the legends I can identify, do correspond to Bearn/Navarre.

Thanks everyone! Some great starting points here. -Editor

To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:

QUERY: RECOINED SOL UNDERTYPE SOUGHT (https://www.coinbooks.org/v22/esylum_v22n02a16.html)

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Wayne Homren, Editor

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