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NumisMattyUk Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2217 Posts	Posted 09/21/2007 3:03 pm Can someone identify this little shard of silvery metal please? I had the thought it might be Viking but in the end it could be any thing at all... Obverse Reverse Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16830 Posts	Posted 09/21/2007 8:28 pm Venetian: you can see the "dux" on the obverse just left of the face, and on the other "...MARCVS VENETI" around the central fuzzy thing, which is supposed to be a winged lion. Can't say too much more than that at the moment, the catalogues I've got on Venice only focus on the big boys, and ignore the shards. Edit: "big boys". Meant to say, "big boys". 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 Edited by Sap 09/22/2007 12:11 am Report this Post to the Staff
NumisMattyUk Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2217 Posts	Posted 09/21/2007 9:40 pm Thanks for the research anyway - got it in a lot for nothing so this one's just for curiosity really. It has to be the weirdest one I've got so far - and indication of era? Edited by NumisMattyUk 09/21/2007 9:41 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16830 Posts	Posted 09/22/2007 12:07 am Venetians are impossible to date without being able to read the name of the doge, but we may be in luck this time. I believe I can read "ANTO..." to the right of the kneeling (or standing) figure, and "PRIO DVX" to the left. Take your pick from this list of Doges of Venice. I think the best match is Antonio Priuli (1618-1623), a time period which matches well with the style of the coin. The CoinArchives page for this Doge doesn't illustrate anything that matches yours exactly. 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
GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 09/22/2007 12:26 am How?!? You still can baffle me sometimes Sap BTW I have a germanish coin I need to post here for you once my camera and or scanner start to function again Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16830 Posts	Posted 09/22/2007 12:51 am Can't see any lettering there, GO? Maybe this pic will help: 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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