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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ajm229, post: 70893, member: 3350&quot;]Here is another bit of information I was able to dig up for you: this coin IS a papal coin (coin of the Pope) struck to commemorate the feast of St. Peter (hence S. PETRUS on the obverse) and given annually to employees of the Vatican and curators of the Roman Curia (library). They did indeed make several of these coins out of gold, and it is most likely from the early 16th century, because according to what I read, the minters struck Biblical verses on the coins during the mid- to late-16th centuries up to the 18th century, and yours has no verses, making it earlier. The coin itself is either a &quot;florin&quot; or a &quot;papal florin,&quot; although I believe that it is simply a florin as it does not have the name of the Pope-in-office at the time on it. Obviously, the fact that no Pope&#039;s name is on the coin makes it understandably difficult to identify the exact year it was coined. As for the ROII on the reverse, I have been unsuccessful at figuring out what that is so far, but I&#039;ll keep looking. </p><p><br /></p><p>Obviously, what you have would be rather rare to come by from somewhere outside of the country of origin, and therefore, it should make its numismatic value very high. I would estimate at least a couple thousand dollars to the right bidder, especially one interested in ancient Roman Catholic iconology. (Okay, I&#039;ll be honest.... that would be really cool to add to MY collection, but I don&#039;t think I&#039;ll be finding one in my pocket change!!! <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> )</p><p><br /></p><p>Anyhow, I hope this helps more to figure out what you have there! Nice find!</p><p><br /></p><p>~AJ[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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