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pattiewhack Pillar of the Community Canada 1152 Posts	Posted 06/15/2015 12:15 pm Hey all, just wondering if the experts might be able to shed some light on this coin and to what exactly it is. 13mm diameter and 0.48g weight. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

Pertinax Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2135 Posts	Posted 06/15/2015 5:16 pm It's a guess, however I think this might be a replica Anglo-Saxon penny. Report this Post to the Staff
pattiewhack Pillar of the Community Canada 1152 Posts	Posted 06/15/2015 5:18 pm You think the age might be faked? Hmm would be interesting to know! Report this Post to the Staff
Numisma Pillar of the Community United States 4963 Posts	Posted 06/15/2015 5:52 pm I agree with pertinax. I seems too round and centered for an authentic coin- just a little too perfect. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16851 Posts	Posted 06/15/2015 6:14 pm I assume the side with the large-A-in-circle is based on one of these Anglo-Viking coins, while the other side is based on an inscription-in-two-lines type coin such as one of these. But two anachronisms stand out to me: this piece looks machine-made, and to the best of my knowledge the central t-shaped cross never featured on early English coins; early crosses were always +-shaped. With no maker or inscription, I suspect this one will be hard to try to find other examples of. 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 06/16/2015 3:30 pm You're slipping, Sap. The ebay seller has already nailed this as a "denar," and pinned the date down to 1200. No, wait! 1100! http://www.ebay.com/itm/351426505048 Report this Post to the Staff
alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 06/16/2015 4:10 pm On another forum, this seller is often discussed and regarded as "light relief". Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16851 Posts	Posted 06/16/2015 8:24 pm I never even noticed the watermark in the OP's pics! And yes, this particular seller has proven their, um, "strategic incompetence" countless times before. Much of what they sell is either fake or extremely mis-identified (ie a common-as-dirt ancient bronze hyped up as some kind of super-rarity). Avoid, avoid, avoid this seller. 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
peter1234 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1351 Posts	Posted 06/17/2015 1:55 pm He is a well known conman. Report this Post to the Staff
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