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Micj670 New Member Netherlands 2 Posts	Posted 09/22/2026 03:37 am Good afternoon, I'm reaching out to you with a request to help me identify the find. I've already contacted many places, but no one can help. I suspect it's a coin made of silver. It was found in Crimea. It's exactly 2 centimeters in diameter and about half a millimeter thick. Unfortunately, I don't have the opportunity to weigh it right now. I would be very grateful, even for some tips. For your convenience, I've attached a photo with the symbols that were on one of the sides, which I managed to make out. * Edited by Staff to crop and/or rotate images. In the future, please crop and correctly orient images before uploading. * First two lines of the Upload Form Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 196043 Posts	Posted 09/22/2026 08:56 am to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
livingwater Pillar of the Community United States 2355 Posts	Posted 09/22/2026 2:12 pm Welcome to CCF. I've never seen one of these. It may not be a coin, perhaps it's a token or medal. Report this Post to the Staff
publius Pillar of the Community United States 855 Posts	Posted 09/22/2026 3:25 pm I advise X-ray fluorescence testing to determine the metallic composition. If you want to get really fancy, neutron activation analysis can often distinguish between genuine antiquities and modern forgeries. Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 8056 Posts	Posted 09/22/2026 4:39 pm How was it "found?" In the ground, or in a transaction? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 17005 Posts	Posted 09/23/2026 12:19 am It has almost the same strange inscription on both sides. The lettering kind of reminds me of Cherokee, or Georgian, but it's neither of those. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Micj670 New Member Netherlands 2 Posts	Posted 09/23/2026 2:28 pm Thank you for your answers and opinions. As for the question of where it was found: I found it using a metal detector in Crimea, in an old village. Report this Post to the Staff
fortcollins Pillar of the Community United States 3739 Posts	Posted 09/23/2026 2:46 pm Could it be one of the Gothic language group, maybe Crimean Gothic? Report this Post to the Staff
colonelgreen New Member United States 30 Posts	Posted 09/27/2026 7:03 pm Has anyone tried an online app to ID this coin? Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 8056 Posts	Posted 09/27/2026 8:01 pm Condition makes me suspicious for a detector find. Likewise some of the design motifs. Edited by tdziemia 09/28/2026 07:09 am Report this Post to the Staff
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