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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lehmansterms, post: 3380082, member: 80804&quot;]It&#039;s a good idea to provide at least a diameter - rounded to the nearest whole mm is fine - (and a weight if possible, but to know the weight is less important at this point in the process, generally) when asking for ID help.</p><p>That said, I suspect this will turn out to be one of the almost innumerable German or Austrian states&#039; issues from the later middle ages or the early modern period. The facing spread eagle is a pretty common coin device in general, but its combination with a seated saint or church official suggest it may be an episcopal (bishopric) issue and may be restricted to a locale as small as a single town.</p><p>At this point, reading the legends is probably the most productive thing you can do. See if you can figure out a ruler&#039;s or cleric&#039;s name and/or any hint as to the place of origin. Generally, if you can read them, the legends on this sort of medieval or quasi-medieval piece will tell you just about everything you need to know.</p><p>Granted, the Lombardic and Gothic lettering is not easy to interpret at a glance, but it may well be worth trying to write out the legends as visible in a straight line on paper. The letters which are at least more or less clear may allow you to see something that suggests a useful lead. To start you off, it appears that the eagle side legend may begin to read something like a name (&quot;IONHES&quot; perhaps). Having even a single name or other legend fragment to work with, even though it may be a common name or part of a common place name or dedicatory inscription, may serve to significantly pare down the list of possibilities.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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