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Medieval European Coin To Identify

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 Posted 03/15/2026  11:34 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add arok to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Please help me to identify the following coin:

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Medieval-European-Coin-To-Identify

Diameter: 12.2mm,
Weight: < 0.5g (sorry, I don't have proper weights)

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 Posted 03/15/2026  2:07 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add tdziemia to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Looks like European lettering (14-15th c.?), but difficult to figure out what the central device is on either side.
Probably the second photo shoud be rotated 180 degrees to put the cross at the top. When this is done, letters like R (5:00) and EIN (or EM) at 7:00-10:00 maybe?
Also, the one prominent letter in the first photo appears to be an E.

Maybe someone who is good with image searches can give it a shot.

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03/15/2026 2:09 pm
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 Posted 03/21/2026  12:41 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add arok to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
A few more notes for discussion:

I bought the coin on ebay as Brandenburg-Preußen.
However, https://www.ma-shops.de/olding2/item.php?id=337189 is the best match, I could find so far from Brandenburg coin references available online.
While there is some resemblance between my and this coin, it still doesn't look to be sufficient for conclusive identification.
The ebay seller is normally not too accurate with his description and identification of his coins. So, I can't take his word for granted.

Meanwhile, I totally agree with tdziemia's assessment that the letters on the coin are European and it looks like it was produced somewhat in 14-15 century. In my observation, it is indeed could be from Eastern Germany but also could be originated further to the east in Pomerania and even Poland or some Baltic area.
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 Posted 03/21/2026  1:18 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add mikev50 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
there is one on vcoins if you want to check it out---maybe that is it---in the search bar type in Brandenburg-Preußen.----
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03/21/2026 1:20 pm
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