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aardspeed Pillar of the Community 921 Posts	Posted 05/05/2015 02:43 am Curious if anyone knows what this coin may be? It's 57mm... I see a statue of a horse on 1 side & 2 people in profile on the other...Any help is much appreciated Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16837 Posts	Posted 05/05/2015 03:14 am It appears to be a cast copy of an old 18th or 19th century medal. Unfortunately, it's a copy-of-a-copy-of-a-copy and has lost quite a bit of the legibility the original presumably once had. A closer pic might reveal enough detail to discern from what country it came, for example. THe date is below the exergue line ont he reverse, I can read "AN." but not the actual date-numerals 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
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 05/05/2015 09:48 am The original is a 1796 Mexican "El Caballito" Proclamation Medal of Carlos IV. The pedestalled statue on the reverse was unveiled in 1796, and nicknamed "El Caballito:" Quote: O: conjoined busts of Carlos IV and Maria Luisa facing right CAROLO . IV . ET . ALOISIAE . HISP . ET . IND . RR . AA . below busts: MARCH . DE . BRANCIFORTE . / NOV . HISP . PROREX . C . F. ET . D . MEX . AN . 1796, on the truncation of the shoulder, the signature GIL R: the equestrian statue of Carlos IV at Mexico City, 'El Caballito' CAROLO . IV . PIO . BENEF . HIS . ET . IND . REGI . To the left of the statue: MICH . LA . GRUA . / BRANCIFORTE . / PROREX . SUAE . / FIDELIT . To the right of the statue: MARCH . DE . NOV . HISP . MEXICANAEQUE . H . M . P . In exergue: AN. 1796 . Edited by philadelphian 05/05/2015 12:59 pm Report this Post to the Staff
aardspeed Pillar of the Community 921 Posts	Posted 05/05/2015 12:08 pm Thanks for the info Philadelphian...much appreciated Report this Post to the Staff
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