I have an old coin that i really know nothing about, my grandpa has it and one of his family members, a long time ago, found it in a hog trough in Wisconsin i believe, i'm just trying to figure out where it came from, it has a date of 1800 something, the last two digits are a little blurred out, it got bit by a hog i guess, i will try to send an attachment, it has a queen with a child on her lap and the word Incoronata with the date below it, the otherside has a man with a spear with horns on top of it, he has wings and some kind of animal is knealing in front of him, and the word Aspromonte below him...
That's not much to go on. Can you post a pic of the coin? Is the coin silver? Gold? Copper? What is its approximate diamater and weight? Is the edge smooth or reeded? Does it indicate a denomination?
Sounds like a medal for the madona and child from Foggia in Italy, does it look anything like the lady on this web page? http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://www.santuarioincoronata.it/&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=1&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DIncoronata%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26safe%3Doff%26rlz%3D1G1GGLQ_ENUK305%26sa%3DG%26pwst%3D1
I am trying to post a pic, i'm a little slow in the computer world. There is no denomination on it, it's pretty light and doesn't really feel like a precious metal, the sides are ribbed not smooth. I have the pics on my email, i'm just not sure how to attach them here.....
That's cool Do you know where i might find something on these coins, or is it pretty common to have Mary and Jesus on an old coin??? I can't figure out how to attach them to these messages, all i have is them on my email...
Pics :computer::computer::computer::computer::computer: if someone will let me email them the pics of these coins maybe they can get them on the site so we can figure out these coins HELP
Aspromonte is a mountain in southern Italy so it is more than likely a Italian medal of some kind :smile
Thank You Yeah the info i have been finding, has been leading to an Italian coin of some kind, but thats where it ended.. I can't find anything else on them... Thanks for helping me out, maybe someone will recognize them now... Thanks again
I honestly dont think it is a coin as there is no value to my eye it is a religiouse medal or token of some sort :smile But there again I might be wrong LOL woudnt be the 1st time :kewl:
