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Need Help With A 1685 Charles II Coin?

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I am not sure of much on this coin. Charles II of Spain? of England? I am not even sure that it is a Charles, although I think I see a 1685 on the obverse, being stared at by the bust. And I think those are an eagle's wings on the reverse.

What do you think?

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P.S. Don't make too much of the different colors to the pictures, as they were taken separately when the light was different.
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My best guess is a farthing of George II. I think what you see as a "68" is the OR in GEORGIUS, but the pic of the obverse is too unfocused to tell. If it wouldn't be too much trouble take a better picture of the obverse
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 Posted Yesterday   10:44 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add jdsstrat to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Too small for a farthing. Yes, I am having a tough time with that obverse picture. I just reposted a slightly better one.
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Thanks! It looks like that letter I though was an R is a B, like in Jacobus. James II? Can you provide measurements? If its too small to be a farthing I dont know what else this could be other than some sort of token. I don't think any of his gun money issues were very small.
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Sorry! Totally overlooked measurements: 16mm for the diameter, and about 1.6 grams for the mass.
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Yeah, I'm stumped. Admittedly, my knowledge on British coins is surface level, maybe someone who knows a bit more than me can help. There's subforums here for both unidentified coins and British coins, but both haven't had a new post in 2 days, so a response might be slow.
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You and me both. I was originally thinking Charles II of Spain but I'm all twisted at this point and don't know what to think anymore. Thanks for your replies!
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VRBS ROMA
circa A.D. 330
OBV. VRBS-ROMA; Roma, helmeted, wearing imperial cloak.
REV. She-wolf left with twins (Romulus and Remus); above, two stars.

Constantine and his sons issued a few different types of commemoratives from 330-346. These were issued to mark the foundation of Constantinople and to also re-affirm Rome as the traditional center of the Empire. Thirteen mints produced these types: Trier, Lugdunum (Lyon), Arelate (Arles), Aquileia, Rome, Siscia, Thessalonica, Heraclea, Constantinople, Nicomedia, Cyzicus, Antioch and Alexandria.

I can't make out the mint on this example, but here is one from Lugdunum...these are also very common, so don't get excited


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Thanks Victor! 1000 plus years in the wrong direction... Sheesh! Clearly I've got a lot to learn. Using this website, the one thing I have learned is definitely NOT to get excited.
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