Objekt 9750
Copies
Description
Honest imitations
A generally accepted method of bringing new money into circulation was to copy a common and popular coin. In order to distinguish them from the original, distinctive marks or letters were added or amendments were made to the image.
Object description
1. Corinth and Ambracia. Corinthian staters with Pegasus, distinguished only by the letters Koppa and Alpha, 4th c. BC
Silver, struck
Inv. 1908.1469., 1908.1130.
2. Basel and Zofingen. «Turmpfennige» («tower pennies») of the Bishops of Basel and copies of the Lords of Zofingen, featuring swords instead of crosiers and with the double head of the Zurich saints Felix and Regula, around 1260/80.
Silver, struck
Inv. 1918.3903., 1941.1003., 1918.3549.
3. France and Holland. «Gros tournois» of French King Philipp IV (1285–1314) and of Count Florens V of Holland (1256/66–1296) from the treasure trove discovered at the former Jewish cemetery in Basel, around 1290/1300
Silver, struck
Inv. 1937.350.38., 1937.350.56.
Which Coin is Fake?
[left]
Genuine, but copy
Solothurn penny based on Zurich coinage, around 1300
Inv. 1957.441.415.
[right]
Genuine
Zurich penny with head of Saint Felix and «TVRECVM» for Zurich, around 1280
Inv. 1957.441.394.