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canary01 Valued Member Netherlands 202 Posts	Posted 12/10/2014 10:22 am Hello, Can someone help me with this token? It is square with an engraving of a man holding a sword and an orb. Diameter: 17mm, weight:4,65 grams Thanks in advance! Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 12/10/2014 4:15 pm Interesting piece it looks like some type of medieval Jeton. Report this Post to the Staff
pinpoint Valued Member Netherlands 99 Posts	Posted 12/10/2014 4:38 pm Hello , Coinweight made by Leonard van de Gheere II ( 1523-1577) Initials : L G V , Antwerpen ( Belgium( Greetz , Pinpoint Edited by pinpoint 12/10/2014 5:05 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Medieval Pillar of the Community 3772 Posts	Posted 12/10/2014 4:41 pm What material is it? And what more of the reverse inscription can you read? To me it looks like there is something, a date ending in '7' perhaps. Btw, the representation on the obverse is that of a sovereign (king); with sword, royal orb and crown. Report this Post to the Staff
Medieval Pillar of the Community 3772 Posts	Posted 12/10/2014 5:36 pm 'pinpoint' That's what came into my mind as well, but couldn't associate the weight with any specific coinage. What coin was it made for? And what else is inscribed on those weights? Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16829 Posts	Posted 12/10/2014 8:28 pm Based on the design, date and likely location of use, I'd assume the weight was intended for a gold real (5.32 grams) or the carolusguilder (2.91 grams); the first two coins depicted here. Here's an Antwerp real. It weighs considerably less than a real, though. I don't know if the weight might have lost that much mass due to corrosion, or if the piece was intended for use on an asymmetric coin balance. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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