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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;LotsofCoppers, post: 2256905, member: 27343&quot;]I had never seen this coin variety before and have been working on identifying it.&nbsp; I think it is of the design of this coin:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.coinfactswiki.com/wiki/Salzburg_1520_batzen" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinfactswiki.com/wiki/Salzburg_1520_batzen" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinfactswiki.com/wiki/Salzburg_1520_batzen</a></p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;<i>SAINT EMPIRE, SALZBOURG, Archevêché, Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg (1519-1540), AR Batzen, 1520, Droit : Les écus de l&#039;archevêché et de l&#039;archevêque accolés sous un chapeau de cardinal. En dessous, la date. Revers : B. de saint Rupert de face, tenant un saloir et une crosse. Très Beau à Superbe</i>(Archbishopric of Salzburg, Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg (1519-1540), silver batzen of 1520. Obverse: arms of the archbishop and of the archbishopric, cardinal&#039;s hat above, date below; reverse: facing bust of St. Rupert, bearing a crozier and a salt casket. VF - EF)&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>But my coin is so sloppily executed I&#039;m not sure what is going on.&nbsp; Size is about 26mm &amp; 2.8g. and it has the right feel of a silver coin of this era IMO. Thoughts?&nbsp; My coin on top - Coinfacts coin below[ATTACH=full]447461[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]447462[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]447463[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]447464[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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