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pat44 Valued Member Canada 96 Posts	Posted 01/18/2022 3:51 pm Greetings all, I haven't been here for quiet a while, hope everyone is ok :) What do you think of these very strange looking coins/tokens? The first looks to be made of 22 carat gold: 2.5cm(about) 4.9g 1mm thick(about) The second is made of bronze: 3.5cm(about) 25.1g What do you guys think? Edited by pat44 01/19/2022 05:12 am Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 14262 Posts	Posted 01/18/2022 4:50 pm The script on both appears to be Celtiberian (pre-Roman Spain). Other than that, I don't really know what they're supposed to be. 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
january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 3906 Posts	Posted 01/18/2022 5:41 pm How did you acquire those objects? The first item in particular looks very suspicious in a "probably made by some modern joker" way, but the other two don't trip the same flags as much. Never seen anything remotely similar but I'm not familiar with Celtiberian stuff in the first place. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 23268 Posts	Posted 01/18/2022 8:00 pm Anyone else find it odd that all of the design features on these pieces are incuse, either scratched or punched? My vote is that the two gold-colored ones are of modern origin and the bronze one is a slick from the Byzantine empire that someone has counterpunched to make it more interesteing. Or maybe I am just being cynical this evening? "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 5395 Posts	Posted 01/18/2022 8:14 pm Quote: Anyone else find it odd that all of the design features on these pieces are incuse Absolutely agree. The first one is trying to be a Carolingian temple denier on one side. The other side looks like gobbeldygook. Not aware that design was used on anything gold (which I suspect may turn out to be brass). Edited by tdziemia 01/18/2022 8:17 pm Report this Post to the Staff
pat44 Valued Member Canada 96 Posts	Posted 01/19/2022 05:16 am Very interesting, thank you all for your help! Report this Post to the Staff
january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 3906 Posts	Posted 01/19/2022 05:46 am Quote: and the bronze one is a slick from the Byzantine empire that someone has counterpunched to make it more interesteing ...hadn't thought of this option but it would explain a lot. Report this Post to the Staff
pat44 Valued Member Canada 96 Posts	Posted 01/19/2022 11:23 am january1may, someone asked my opinion about them, I do not own them. Report this Post to the Staff
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