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CGCoins Pillar of the Community United States 797 Posts	Posted 10/23/2016 12:29 pm I do not know where to start with these types of coins. Ancient Roman, much easier. Just picked this up in a random lot. Any help, or pointing in a direction is greatly appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34437 Posts	Posted 10/23/2016 4:04 pm I have never seen that reverse before. Kinda looks like an upside typewriter. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
CGCoins Pillar of the Community United States 797 Posts	Posted 10/23/2016 5:20 pm Yeah, its not something I can even decipher on what it may be. I can make out a Cross in the center of the Obverse, along with the letters of "EMRIK Cross M" Perhaps something to note, The lower legs of R and K seem to be the same triangular shape the Cross is made up of. Edited by CGCoins 10/23/2016 5:21 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16868 Posts	Posted 10/23/2016 6:28 pm I believe it is a fantasy/replica coin struck by a historical re-enactment group, such as the Society of Creative Anachronism. This one has an "obverse" somewhat loosely based on the extremely scarce Viking uniface "longship" coins - turn the bottom pic upside-down to see the ship. 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
CGCoins Pillar of the Community United States 797 Posts	Posted 10/23/2016 9:24 pm I think you are onto something there Sap! Most likely a reproduction. I'll keep my eye out and see if anything matches. Report this Post to the Staff
Badger Mint Valued Member United States 324 Posts	Posted 10/23/2016 9:26 pm I agree with Sap as there is an SCA moneyer who goes by the name Emerich and this may be one of his pieces. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 10/23/2016 9:47 pm For comparison, with some of - perhaps - the type the ship side is emulating: Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34437 Posts	Posted 10/23/2016 10:02 pm Nice work Sap--you nailed it! After a bit of searching on the interwebs with that clue from @badger mint, I found your coin on Emerich's website. It is called Hedeby Viking Ship Coin"--scroll about a third of the way down. http://alphaofficium.weebly.com/gallery.html "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
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