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Message:: [QUOTE="The Eidolon, post: 8056110, member: 102103"]When I have a coin in a script that I can't read, a custom search on Numista by weight, diameter and composition can often narrow it down enough to spot it out of the lineup of possible answers. For example, <a href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/index.php?r=&ct=coin&im1=&im2=&tb=y&tc=y&tn=y&tp=y&tt=y&cat=y&ru=&ca=3&no=&v=&i=&b=&d=&u=&a=&dg=&m=np&f=hole&t=16&w=1&mt=&g=&se=" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.numista.com/catalogue/index.php?r=&ct=coin&im1=&im2=&tb=y&tc=y&tn=y&tp=y&tt=y&cat=y&ru=&ca=3&no=&v=&i=&b=&d=&u=&a=&dg=&m=np&f=hole&t=16&w=1&mt=&g=&se=" rel="nofollow">a search for your coin's properties</a>:weight:  1 g (they give you within +/- 0.5 g)diameter:  16 mmShape:  center holecomposition:  non-precious (this covers bronzes and coppers, among other things)gives only 14 results, including your coin.  For older coins, such as Italian states before 1800, I often fail to find unknown coins, but for modern stuff a custom search often really helps.  You can add or drop parameters (such as a date range) if you get too many or no valid results.[/QUOTE]