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New Member
United Kingdom
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This necklace was my dads but I cant seem to identify what the coin is? any help would be appreciated!  |
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CCF Advertiser
United States
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OK, the person who set the piece did not place that as an "E" so Byzantine is out. Then if this is a classic double cornucopia you have the Nabateans or Jews. You seem to have a larger circular shape in the center which makes me think this Jewish as perhaps a pomegranate. I know you can't weigh it but can you tell us the diameter? Very blurry photo as you know so I tried to enhance the photo below just to determine features. And I pulled out a lot of color. The coin I am talking about is just bronze and would not be that gold colored at all like yours. The link is to an ancient Maccabee coin for you to consider to know what I am talking about.  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pruta...Hyrcanus.jpg |
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Moderator
United States
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@emmaw, first welcome to CCF. Second, my initial thought was a prutah, but we really need pics of both sides that are in focus before we can help very much with identification.
"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
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New Member
United Kingdom
8 Posts |
It about 10mm width and 13mm in length , ive tried to take a better picture, hope this helps!  |
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New Member
United Kingdom
8 Posts |
ive no idea why the picture just rotated!
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Moderator
United States
14879 Posts |
Probably rotated if you used the camera on your phone and held the phone vertically. Try holding your phone horizontally (that is with both hands). Any chance of a pic of the back of this piece?
"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
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New Member
United Kingdom
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Moderator
United States
14879 Posts |
Those pics are better! I have taken the liberty of rotating, enlarging, and enhancing them here. I'm still thinking a prutah, although the lack of any detail on the reverse is disappointing. With that said, there are others here who are much more knowledgeable about Judaica and may be able to discern more.   "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
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CCF Advertiser
United States
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New Member
United Kingdom
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Im so sorry , hopefully these are better!   |
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New Member
United Kingdom
8 Posts |
ahh widows mite does ring a bell! thank you so much for the help :)
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New Member
United Kingdom
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Does anyone know how to clean? or should I leave it as it is?
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Moderator
United States
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should I leave it as it is? Since it was your dad's, I would leave it exactly the way it is. The numismatic value may be pretty low, but the emotional value may be higher. I see a jeweler's mark on the clasp so the setting (and the chain) may be gold.
"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
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New Member
United Kingdom
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Your so right, I'm going to leave it exactly as it is, thank you all so much for the help. x
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Moderator
United States
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 to the community My first impression was that it is a Widows Mite (Prutah) as well.
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Valued Member
United States
464 Posts |
Always fun to watch an identification develop at this forum.
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Posted 07/21/2019 07:08 am
