Unidentified Potential Token From France

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mysterious_dr_x Valued Member Canada 284 Posts	Posted 12/18/2012 10:39 pm Here's a coin I got in an international bin. From researching with the legend, it would be a louis XII token of sorts. It's the same legend as this: http://www.cgb.fr/essai-de-metal-et..._2276,a.html So I assume that's what it looked like before being so worn. It's 25mm wide, I don't have the exact weight yet, and oddly enough, it's thicker in the middle and thinner on the edges. If anyone has more information on it, it's welcome :) Report this Post to the Staff

alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 12/19/2012 07:04 am See: http://www.coinarchives.com/w/resul...search=regni Scroll down to No. 56 Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 12/19/2012 09:46 am The legend perdam babillonis nomen, or, "I will cut off the name of Babylon," is from Isaiah 14:22, and likely was meant to compare Rome to the doomed, decadent Babylon. These were coins minted in Italy by the French king Louis XII after his victory at the Battle of Ravenna 1512. Report this Post to the Staff
alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 12/19/2012 10:30 am My bad, scroll down to No. 55 Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 12/19/2012 12:08 pm An, there it is. Agree it's more likely a 19th century copy than the 16th century original. What does the coin seem to be made of? Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 12/19/2012 12:14 pm There even seems to be a book from 1901 on this this coin: "The Neapolitan Ducat of Louis XII and its Imitations." http://books.google.com/books/about...tFILOQAACAAJ Report this Post to the Staff
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