Unknown Coin | Copper Replica Of Hungarian Gold Coin

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haxer New Member Slovenia 4 Posts	Posted 02/14/2013 06:54 am Can anyone help me to identify this coin ? Identified - moved to Exonumia forum - Sap Report this Post to the Staff

philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 02/14/2013 3:52 pm Man, this was tough, but I think I've got it! Matthias Corvinus, King of Hungary and Croatia from 1458 to 1490. Obverse: Madonna and child; MATHIAS D[EI] G[RATIA] R[EX] UNGARI... Reverse: St. Ladislaus; S.LADISL_AUS REX. Here's a different rendering of the same design: http://www.mcsearch.info/record.html?id=488285 Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 02/14/2013 4:05 pm But the way this appears to be a coin pressed into another disc, I wonder if this is some kind of copper electrotype of a 15th century goldgulden of Matthias Corvinus. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 02/14/2013 8:06 pm philadelphian: Good work! I am also inclined to agree with you about the electrotype. Probably worth doing for museum purposes in this case. Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 02/14/2013 8:44 pm Thanks! Oh, and of course, haxer, Report this Post to the Staff
haxer New Member Slovenia 4 Posts	Posted 02/15/2013 08:28 am So how much is it worth according to its preservation ? Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 02/15/2013 1:10 pm An electrotype is a reproduction of a coin made of two thin surface copies, one of each side, joined together, with some filler inbetween. If we're right, there should be a seam around the edge of this coin. This was probably not meant to fool anyone, but to be an example to show others what the original gold coin looked like. In Slovenia, this might be an interesting souvenir of a coin of the legendary Kralj Matjaž. Edited by philadelphian 02/15/2013 1:28 pm Report this Post to the Staff
jcmworld Pillar of the Community United States 567 Posts	Posted 02/15/2013 1:22 pm Check the weight of the copper reproduction against the weight of the gold original. If they're similar (+/- 0.5 g) then this is a weight meant to be used on a balance scale. Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 02/15/2013 1:25 pm Meaning a contemporary coinweight? That is another good possibility here. Report this Post to the Staff
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