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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;MrClean, post: 202392, member: 8074&quot;]i am a complete novice at coin collecting.&nbsp; i have in my possession a coin that i am unable to identifiy.&nbsp; i have no idea how old this coin is, if it&#039;s legit - anything.&nbsp; i&#039;ll post a couple of shoddy photo&#039;s - the best i can do with substandard equipment... and i&#039;ll try to provide some additional detail from the coin:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>the coin appears to be silver?&nbsp; it&#039;s quite hard, but some of the surface features have been worn over time.</p><p><br /></p><p>side 1:</p><p>around the edge on the top, it says&nbsp; &nbsp; D . G . H I S P A N&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>around the edge on the bottom it says&nbsp;&nbsp; _ _ _ N D . R E X (some sort of symbol) P H L L I E</p><p><br /></p><p>on the center of the coin is a crest with four sections; the only two symbols i can somewhat identify are in the top right and bottom left quadrants and those being a monkey and a lion respectively. i may be wrong on the monkey but whatever it is it&#039;s got a long tail.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>to the left of the crest are two letters, one on top of the other:&nbsp; M </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; F</p><p><br /></p><p>to the right of the crest is an odd looking symbol that resembles the number 6, but more like the shape of an 8.&nbsp; in other words, take a piece out of the 8 to make it a 6 and that&#039;s what it looks like. </p><p><br /></p><p>side 2:</p><p>around the edge on the top, it says:&nbsp; V T A (some sort of symbol) _ Q U E&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; then along the right side edge, V N U N </p><p><br /></p><p>along the bottom edge, it has the numbers 1 7 4 5&nbsp; &nbsp; although the 5 is a little funny looking, more like an S than a 5.</p><p><br /></p><p>in the center is a picture.&nbsp; it has a sea for a base, two pillars rising up from either side with two spheres hovering above the water and in between the pillars.&nbsp; the spheres are shadowing one another, similar to the way the olympic circles slide over themselves.&nbsp; inside the spheres are unknown shapes.&nbsp; there is some sort of crown-looking object above the two spheres.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>along the edges of both top and bottom of the coin are small lines, not unlike modern day coins. but they aren&#039;t precise as a US Quarter would be.&nbsp; somewhat crude.</p><p><br /></p><p>the outer edge of the coin (the side) isn&#039;t exactly round either.&nbsp; its rough, with small cuts about every 1/8th of an inch. </p><p><br /></p><p>also noted is the width of the coin as it pertains to the edges.&nbsp; it varies in thickness ever so slightly.</p><p><br /></p><p>thanks for any insight.</p><p><br /></p><p>by the way, can someone let me in on how to post a pic to this?&nbsp; lol&nbsp; sad, isn&#039;t it?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>- mike[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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