Need help on an ID (gaul maybe?)

I picked this coin up at an antique shop today for $15 and took a chance. It was in a bag with no ID on it. Its silver and my guess would be gaul but I really don't know. Has a horseman on one side and not sure what the depiction is on the other. Any help with an ID? And any rough estimate on value? Thanks!

 

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Just throwing out a very wild guess. Ukraine, eastern Europe or somewhere nearby. Lettering looks like something 13th-15th century. Horseman is reminiscent of early Russian. I don't think it's from Gaul. It doesn't look like anything in Roberts book. That may give you someplace to search

 

Thanks for the tip, I'll try to search around. If I get lucky, maybe someone else here might know.

 

Could the coin be a form of Drachma? I found some similar legends on some Germanic coins but no positive matches.
how big is the coin? weight?
The legends I have linked are ancient Greek.

 

It's very thin and is a little smaller than the size of a dime. Weighs about .59 grams.

 

maybe a form of Obole at that size and weight.

 

these two legends appear to be quite similar to those in your image.

 

So I will guess early Russian "wire money"

http://www.metaldetectingworld.com/hammered_wire_silver_coins.shtml

I think oldhoopster was on the right track.

 

IMHO not gaulish at all. Looks central/east slavic-germanic/medieval.

 

Awesome! I think you hit the nail right on the head! Thanks for the help!!

 

It's from the Duchy of (Upper) Lorraine/Lotharingia, maybe 13th century(?), issued in the capital of Nancy. The reverse shows a hand holding a sword (which is what tipped me off). Neat coin!

https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1017223

 

So much for the eastern European guess.

 

It's an antecedent of this later cool & somewhat bizarre type showing an "armored arm, wielding sword, emerging from clouds."

 

Well, pretty close... (coool coin, BTW!)

 

Thanks for the replies everyone! Solid ID. neat coin for $15 bucks!

 

Here she is! Looks to be about a $50 coin!