Thanks all! I actually got it in a random mixed lot so it is not that surprising at all that it is not legit. I was just fooled by the...
Hi - I tried to identify this coin online and think it is a Philip II Tetradrachm - though please correct me if I have it wrong. I don't have...
Neat find! I agree it may be a rare contemporary cast copy. Have you checked out the edge? I have a Nova Scotia token which is an obvious cast...
I have been trying to figure this one out for years! I considered at first that the stop between the E & R would indicate the legend starting at...
Thank you all very much! I really appreciate the assistance :)
Can anyone lead me in the right direction on this one? It is the same design obverse and reverse. Sized about 18mm & 2.8g. Thank you :)...
Overstrikes are so neat! Can you show a photo of the edge?
Aha! Thank you!! I suspected something like this was possible but it is really interesting to see that it is a known variety- "Contemporary...
I had never seen this coin variety before and have been working on identifying it. I think it is of the design of this coin:...
Thank you. It is a sad case. I probably should have included a warning in the title :-/
Poor thing... thank you! I'm amazed it is even holding together.
I think this is a Trajan Sesteritius ..? It is very porous and lightweight (about 31mm & 9.0g.) and the reverse is smooth. Is it a coin -...
I think it is an IHS Jeton - here is some additional info: http://www.coinpeople.com/index.php/topic/33988-15th-century-ihs-jeton/...
I see what you mean! I did find some coins of Bologna with a similar design too- [ATTACH] I also think some other words of the legend on the...
It may have to do with the Battle of Fossalta in 1249 when the Guelphs of Bologna captured Enzio of Sardinia, son of Emperor Frederick II of...
Ok here is a little trial and error... the legend in the first photo may be: A BONONIENSI CAPTVS FVIT Which Google Translate tells me is...
Could that be related to the Guelphs and Ghibellines? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guelphs_and_Ghibellines I am coming up with possibly GVELFI...
Thanks all for the replies! I have actually handled a number of Dutch jetons before and these are different. They are significantly heavier and...
Any ideas where I should start with these? I bought them together as unknowns - lured in by the thought that they look quite old and the large...
This site attributes this type of jeton as circa 1793 and made in Germany as commemoratives of the death of Louis XVI....
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