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lockeashe New Member France 2 Posts	Posted 01/25/2012 6:05 pm Well heres a mystery, whilst searching in the loft of the house I discovered this bizarre coin... It was actually beneath the floorboard by the wall (I live in a 16th / 17th century french farm house) any clues:? its approximately 1 1/8" in diameter and it almost looks like its been hammered into the metal because its very thin! Report this Post to the Staff

Apollo Pillar of the Community Canada 1610 Posts	Posted 01/25/2012 6:59 pm I believe it could a 16-17th century French imitation of a British coin made out of gold. It doesn't seem to be documented anywhere. Though I could be completely wrong, just my thoughts of what it could be. Report this Post to the Staff
svslav Pillar of the Community United States 2605 Posts	Posted 01/25/2012 7:58 pm Welcome to the forum, lockeashe! The legends, Elizabeth Queen of England and (an attempt of) "POSUI DEU ADIUTOREM (MEUM)" (I have made God my helper) point to Elizabeth I. No coin pictures QE1 on horseback (I suspect that would be inappropriate for a woman of those days). The whole thing doesn't strike me as a period piece. I'd guess it was made later than 16-17 c. with a purpose of being a token or a counter of some kind. Probably it wasn't as popular as Geo III "spade guinea" counters though. Report this Post to the Staff
lockeashe New Member France 2 Posts	Posted 01/26/2012 02:45 am thanks for your quick replies! all ideas are welcome, and thanks for the kind greeting as well. Report this Post to the Staff
Apollo Pillar of the Community Canada 1610 Posts	Posted 01/26/2012 5:40 pm It does look to be gold, after many years under a floorboard, a brass token would be porous and deteriorated, this one is in quite great shape, nice find. Report this Post to the Staff
turtleoverhead Pillar of the Community Australia 585 Posts	Posted 02/06/2012 06:58 am It is a brass counting jetton from Nuremberg, H.K. stands for Hans Krauwinckel, German jetton maker. Ref.: Barnard [Pl. XXXII, 67 Report this Post to the Staff
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