HI Everyone. Need Help With Identifying This.

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Mackev New Member Ireland 2 Posts	Posted 08/13/2013 3:59 pm Hi everyone, I was going through my grandfathers old coin collection which was left to me, and I came across this item. To be honest I am not even sure if it is a coin or not, but any help would be gratefully appreciated. * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

publius Pillar of the Community United States 807 Posts	Posted 08/13/2013 4:14 pm These photos are not entirely clear. Can you transcribe the inscriptions? Obverse appears to say "SENAVETVS CIVITAS VIRGINIS", & the other side I can't figure out at all. I'm tempted to call it a modern fantasy of a mediaeval coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Mackev New Member Ireland 2 Posts	Posted 08/13/2013 4:33 pm In the 1st picture it says 'senavetvs civitas virginis' (not sure if the 'a' are actually a's and the same with the'v', they might be a 'u') and on the reverse it says what looks like (I've never seen this lettering before) 'abfa I to principivm 7 finis'(again the 'v' could be a 'u' and the 'f' could be a 'h'). But some of the letters are completely different to modern day english lettering Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 08/13/2013 4:37 pm Gives the impression of a modern reproduction of the coinage of the Republic of Siena from the period 1404-1555, but I'm not familiar enough to authenticate, or identify the denomination. Report this Post to the Staff
Mackev New Member Ireland 2 Posts	Posted 08/13/2013 4:41 pm Yeah I think that's what it is looking at the picture above. That's great, thanks a million for your help. Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 08/13/2013 4:50 pm So the reverse legend should be ALFA ET O PRINCIPIVM Z FINIS. And welcome! Edited by philadelphian 08/13/2013 4:51 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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