Please-Help Me Identify My Quarter Sized Coin-Please

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JP9227 New Member Canada 3 Posts	Posted 07/28/2014 12:20 am * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Edited by JP9227 07/28/2014 08:00 am Report this Post to the Staff

jimbucks Pillar of the Community United States 4691 Posts	Posted 07/28/2014 03:28 am I suggest you post images of the other side, as well as more closer images of the front side. I am sure the community can help you with this. Report this Post to the Staff
oh my florin Pillar of the Community Australia 1006 Posts	Posted 07/28/2014 03:29 am Not my area but I can tell you it is most definetely Roman. My best guess would be a later issue from the Byzantine empire the eastern part of the former Roman Empire. Part from that I have nothing. If you could weigh it and provide a diameter of the coin I am absolutely certain someone here will be able to help you identify it and determine wether it is real or fake. Also a picture of the other side of the coin would help confirm its attribution. Report this Post to the Staff
Tom Goodheart Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 856 Posts	Posted 07/28/2014 04:31 am Personally I think it looks more like a 'Nuremberg' jeton. Like this one: The legend is too regular for a Roman coin IMHO. As omf says, diameter (mm) and if possible weight (g) would help. Report this Post to the Staff
HawkHybrid Valued Member United Kingdom 183 Posts	Posted 07/28/2014 07:09 am I thinking it's not roman as well. in the first pic, 10 o'clock, is that a 4 point star symbol between the letters 'T' and 'P' ? may also be another at 7 o'clock? HH Report this Post to the Staff
FVRIVS RVFVS Pillar of the Community United States 3433 Posts	Posted 07/28/2014 07:40 am I believe I can read H I S P A N on reverse. Looks like a 'modern' coin (17th-18th century) to me ! Report this Post to the Staff
Tom Goodheart Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 856 Posts	Posted 07/28/2014 07:48 am OK, not a jeton. I think I can just make out ISPA around 12- 1 o'clock on the new image. Could therefore read HISPANIA? Possibly Spanish colonies then? Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 07/28/2014 08:28 am to the community I agree not Roman most likely a jeton of some type. Report this Post to the Staff
Coins101 Valued Member United States 118 Posts	Posted 07/28/2014 12:34 pm The ruler looks like Louis I The Great. That is in the 14th century. Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 07/28/2014 1:29 pm Reverse legend is VTRVMQ VIRT PROTEGO, followed by the date (hard to make out; 1726?). With the visible V D G HISPAN, this should be a copper two or four maravedis of Philip V of Spain. http://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces3787.html Edited by philadelphian 07/28/2014 1:33 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Petrus Pillar of the Community Belgium 2895 Posts	Posted 07/28/2014 3:12 pm Sharp eyes Phil! Here are the pictures after a little bit photoshop. On the left picture there are 4 horizontal stripes I think The right has a 9 in the date ? should be 28mm 2 amaravedis is 23mm http://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces26886.html Report this Post to the Staff
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