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New Member
United States
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I found this while metal detecting. What is this a coin or token? I know it is worn and partially corroded, but does it have any value?   *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. *** |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Watching. I'm also curious as well.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
807 Posts |
Where did you find it?
It looks kind of like a Vermont token, which were widely counterfeited at the time.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4932 Posts |
Also...  to CCF!! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4932 Posts |
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Where did you find it?
His profile says New Jersey. |
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 Australia
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Hello and welcome.  I believe it is actually an ancient Carthaginian coin. Compare with the example on this Wildwinds page. Judging by the huge broken hole pierced in it, it was presumably worn on a necklace and subsequently lost. 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
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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New Member
 United States
33 Posts |
I did find it in New Jersey. Thank you all for finding similar coins. The Obv. Looks like the person has a helmet of some sort. I wonder how it got to New Jersey and does it have any value in the condition that its in.
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New Member
United States
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I wanted to also say the coin is about the size of a dime but is thick.
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Moderator
United States
23731 Posts |
to the community I also believe this is an ancient coin from Carthage. The bust appears to be Tanit. I'm going to move this over to the ancient coin section for more information. |
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Moderator
United States
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I believe your coin is reference Sear # 6522 AE 24, Bust of Tanit I with head and neck of a horse.
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Pillar of the Community
Spain
629 Posts |
I think so...
A carthaginian Ae chalcos struck in the north of Africa, Syracuse or Spain...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
513 Posts |
Report it to the "History" channel and they might give you your own show complete with speculation of ancient trans-Atlantic trade :)
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Pillar of the Community
Spain
629 Posts |
http://www.ebay.com/itm/MORCILLOM-C...em4194cc7a7aSame horse style, different Tanit... according the size it must be a quarter of chalcos, this shown is an unit... before thinking in travels across the ocean before Cristobal Colón, I prefer to think in a GI Joe In WWII at Tunisia buying a little gift for his girlfriend in the USA...
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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well i'll be darned....how cool is that. we had a few strange metal detecting finds posted here. I wish that coin could tell us how it ended up in jersey.
of course, I wish they all could talk.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Wow, what an interesting find.
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