Ottoman shield with German tokens

erlikhan · 2nd May 2009, 08:06 AM

Manolo thank you,i didnt know the relation between lud-ludwig .I google it together with the word coin results a mint company established in 1790. Perhaps sites in German could provide more details.. But if they are from earliest 1790s, who has nailed them to a buckler? Such a buckler would be of any use against 19th century weapons? . There is some serious labor spent on this buckler.

Ariel, further examples in the links i will show here look even more similar to Ethiopians in shape but they are quiet often found here in Anatolia Turkey, and usually they have been called as Ottoman origin like:

described as 17th century Turkish buckler,
http://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=3584

same model with upper link, this time having exactly the same German tokens of mine
http://www.proxibid.com/asp/LotDetai...2550302&aiid=2

http://www.czernys.com/auctions_lot....=34023&asta=24

in hermann-historica there are several more with coins from different auctions but i am unable to get their links. They describe Ottoman and/or Caucassian as origin.

I think it was some kind of a fashion once, but which century is that 'once'?

2nd May 2009, 08:06 AM	#5
erlikhan Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Istanbul Posts: 452	Manolo thank you,i didnt know the relation between lud-ludwig .I google it together with the word coin results a mint company established in 1790. Perhaps sites in German could provide more details.. But if they are from earliest 1790s, who has nailed them to a buckler? Such a buckler would be of any use against 19th century weapons? . There is some serious labor spent on this buckler. Ariel, further examples in the links i will show here look even more similar to Ethiopians in shape but they are quiet often found here in Anatolia Turkey, and usually they have been called as Ottoman origin like: described as 17th century Turkish buckler, http://www.oriental-arms.com/item.php?id=3584 same model with upper link, this time having exactly the same German tokens of mine http://www.proxibid.com/asp/LotDetai...2550302&aiid=2 http://www.czernys.com/auctions_lot....=34023&asta=24 in hermann-historica there are several more with coins from different auctions but i am unable to get their links. They describe Ottoman and/or Caucassian as origin. I think it was some kind of a fashion once, but which century is that 'once'? Last edited by erlikhan; 2nd May 2009 at 09:32 AM.