Thread: UFO on an Ancient?

I would like to know the facts behind this coin. Is it an ancient, or a reproduction? Where is it from? The UFO thing pretty much blew me away. Thank You.

Ah - so that is what this guy was doing? ET Phone HOME

Looks more like a condor token. Flan and die definitely not ancient, more 18th century.

It is some type of religious token, but that is about all I can figure out. My knowledge of Latin only goes as far as google translate... But it is a token and I think medoraman is right about the age as well.

google "opportvnvs adest" for hours of fun reading speculation about this 1600's jeton

Thank You Very Much.

Dang it, missed it by a century.

Shades of Jazz Joe........

Originally Posted by ziggy9

google "opportvnvs adest" for hours of fun reading speculation about this 1600's jeton

http://www.haveyoulostyourmind.com/

It's an ancient Mexican coin. What is depicted is someone throwing a sombrero into the air.

Originally Posted by Log Potato

I see what you did there

That is a French jeton from the mid-1600's, and a very difficult find if you ask me. It's an original strike, I have a similar later-date restrike to compare that one to-

Looks like you have got a winner there Jason. What's the story about finding this old coin ?

Can't figure out why your coin doesn't have a date such as the 1656 one depicted.
I thought usually that no date coins were in the catagory of tokens.

Dave

Originally Posted by Mojavedave

Looks like you have got a winner there Jason. What's the story about finding this old coin ?

Can't figure out why your coin doesn't have a date such as the 1656 one depicted.
I thought usually that no date coins were in the catagory of tokens.

Dave

Dave, dates were not universal in this period. They were gradually becoming the norm, but lack of a proper AD date does not mean its not a coin.