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sfroggat New Member United Kingdom 2 Posts	Posted 06/23/2016 08:06 am Hi All Because I have collected coins for the last few years (1900 onwards) everyone thinks I am an expert in coins of any age!! Hence I was forwarded the attached pic for a history and valuation from a friend of a friend I have carried out search but cannot find out a great deal other than I think it may have something to do with the Knights Templar Can any of you wisend collectors far more knowledgable shed any light ? Regards Mark Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 188524 Posts	Posted 06/23/2016 08:48 am to the Community! I moved your welcome post to the appropriate forum for the proper attention. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
sfroggat New Member United Kingdom 2 Posts	Posted 06/23/2016 09:13 am Thank you :-) Report this Post to the Staff
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5241 Posts	Posted 06/23/2016 09:52 am It is a modern token of some sort. A period piece would not have been machine struck and so perfectly formed. A google search of a phrase on the item "ludovic dei gra domes" give 2 hits, but I cannot figure out how to dig through this web site to get any details. Report this Post to the Staff
Petrus Pillar of the Community Belgium 2895 Posts	Posted 06/23/2016 10:02 am Tourist replica of a coin of Louis II (Lodewijk van Male) gold rider) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis..._of_Flanders LUDOVICus:DEI:GRAtia:COMES:Z:DomiNuS:FLADRIE Louis, by gods grace, count and lord of Flanders XPC:VINCIT:XPC:REGNAT:XPC:IMPERAT: XPC is the short for Christ (in greek) : Chi;Rho;Iota;Sigma;Tau;Omicron;Sigma; Christ conquers, Christ reigns, Christ commands The Z has a long history and means 'etcetera' See page 9: http://www.sint-rochus.be/gazetten/...juni2006.pdf https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lodewijk_van_Male Real coin: http://thibautdechassey.com/2015/12/ http://multicollec.net/1-mo-h1/1h136a Edited by Petrus 06/23/2016 10:52 am Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188524 Posts	Posted 06/23/2016 11:42 am Well done, Petrus. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Petrus Pillar of the Community Belgium 2895 Posts	Posted 06/23/2016 4:56 pm I have never seen it before. Just a little bit of google Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188524 Posts	Posted 06/23/2016 5:50 pm Well, you did the work. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
sfroggat New Member United Kingdom 2 Posts	Posted 06/24/2016 05:13 am Thank you gentlemen especially Petrus My status as "expert" in the local pub has been upheld due to your help Regards Mark Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188524 Posts	Posted 06/25/2016 12:06 am Very good! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Petrus Pillar of the Community Belgium 2895 Posts	Posted 06/26/2016 11:17 am It will cost you a pint when I get in Tamworth Report this Post to the Staff
Petrus Pillar of the Community Belgium 2895 Posts	Posted 06/30/2016 3:37 pm I knew I had seen it before. I have one in my collection! Stupid of me. Here are the details: http://www.nationaltokens.com/colle...ntry_id=1002 Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188524 Posts	Posted 06/30/2016 3:40 pm Nice "find" you have there! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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