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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;alurid, post: 3247453, member: 81991&quot;]I have this coin that is made of copper that I think is supposed to be a Gold coin. It may be someones attempt to make a forgery I do not know. It is quite bizarre on the reverse.&nbsp; It looks to be completely corroded away. </p><p>If anyone is interested in having a closer look I would be happy to send it to you. It does not fit into any of my collecting, so I would like to be rid of it. I cannot bring myself to toss it out without at least offering it up here. The obverse looks like a legit coin, but what do I know of a 1400&#039;s coin. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]851353[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]851354[/ATTACH] </p><p>&nbsp;The only info I found.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Agnel_d%27or_1311_641413.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Agnel_d%27or_1311_641413.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/Agnel_d%27or_1311_641413.jpg/220px-Agnel_d%27or_1311_641413.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a></p><p>An agnel of Philip the Fair</p><p>An <b>agnel</b>, <b>aignel</b>, <b>agnel d&#039;or</b> or <b>mouton d’or</b> was a French gold coin, invented by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_IX_of_France" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_IX_of_France" rel="nofollow">Louis IX of France</a> in the 13th century. The first known examples were struck under <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_the_Fair" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_the_Fair" rel="nofollow">Philip the Fair</a> from 26 January 1311 onwards.</p><p><br /></p><p>The obverse of the coin showed the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamb_of_God" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamb_of_God" rel="nofollow">Paschal Lamb</a> or Agnus Dei, which gave the coin its name. The reverse showed a Gothic cross. The last agnels were struck under <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_VII_of_France" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_VII_of_France" rel="nofollow">Charles VII of France</a> in the 15th century.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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