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<p>[QUOTE="The Eidolon, post: 5499841, member: 102103"]I got these 7 unattributed small coppers as a lot recently as a lot for about $20. </p><p>The proprietor thought they might be from Spain, but I'm guessing Portugal from the castle with 3 towers on the front and shield with 9 symbols on the back. <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces107002.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces107002.html" rel="nofollow">Here's</a> a similar example from Numista. Is there a good way to try to attribute these? They don't seem to be dated and it's hard to make out the inscriptions. I don't have any specialty reference books for this area, and my Krause guides start at 1600. I'm assuming 1400-1500s as a likely date and copper or billon composition. Most are about 16~18 mm diameter except the bottom one which is 20 mm. Thanks!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1239787[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1239788[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="The Eidolon, post: 5499841, member: 102103"]I got these 7 unattributed small coppers as a lot recently as a lot for about $20. The proprietor thought they might be from Spain, but I'm guessing Portugal from the castle with 3 towers on the front and shield with 9 symbols on the back. [URL='https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces107002.html']Here's[/URL] a similar example from Numista. Is there a good way to try to attribute these? They don't seem to be dated and it's hard to make out the inscriptions. I don't have any specialty reference books for this area, and my Krause guides start at 1600. I'm assuming 1400-1500s as a likely date and copper or billon composition. Most are about 16~18 mm diameter except the bottom one which is 20 mm. Thanks! [ATTACH=full]1239787[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1239788[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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