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New Member
Croatia (Locally: Hrvatska)
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Heya lads! My first post here ever :) The reason being I can't figure out what this coin is.. any help would be appreciated!   |
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 United States
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 to the community. I can't tell what it is either. You might be able to remove some of the dirt, it would help a bit. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Venetian Bagattino (1/12 Soldo), obverse is R. C. L. A. (Regina Coeli Laetare Alleluia) - Madonna facing w/child, reverse is Lion of St. Mark in a square with a star to either side. The exergue on the obverse will have the mintmaster's initials, looks like M something. These were made approx. 1520-1630. They are called "anonymous" issues because the name of the doge is not stated -- Venice had 22 doges during this period alone. See, for instance, https://www.deamoneta.com/auctions/view/80/273Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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 Croatia (Locally: Hrvatska)
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Oh wow! Thx!! I was hesitant to clean it more because I didn't want to damage it. Who knew such old coins were around my house.. few days ago I found 20 something BC roman coin..
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm always amazed at the expertise of this forum. Well played paralyse.
Abishua
Welcome. I'm a bit jealous you are capable of finding such coins in your backyard. In my backyard here in the southern USA I only find old beer cans and shotgun shells.
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New Member
Croatia (Locally: Hrvatska)
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Hahah.. yeah but you guys get more silvers then we do.. I only found like 2 I think so far.. and trust me I covered lots of ground.. Was just now cleaning another crusty coin.. cant figure it out again.. I think its roman.. but have no idea what it is.. haalp    |
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@Abishua, first welcome to CCF, Second, interesting coins that you have. However, best practice is to start a new thread with each coin that you have to post. You'll definitely get more eyeballs on it that way. @paralyse:  "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
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Pillar of the Community
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The pearl diadem signifies an emperor.
The style of portrait places it later 4th century
The reverse appears to be emperor raising up a female with his extended hand.
These three clues lead me to believe it is Constantius II.
I could be wrong ! There were several others who issued this reverse type.
Without the mint mark it makes the job a bit more difficult.
It is in rough shape so the value is minor.
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Now THAT is impressive...
Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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Just joined and utterly impressed by the experts in this forum.
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utterly impressed by the experts in this forum. I agree. Sometimes it makes me feel silly posting a '40s LWC for grading, etc.  But, in a good way! I'm constantly impressed with the knowledge here. I've been holding out on an "ancient" to post for opinions but may shortly.  In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020
In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020
In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024
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New Member
Croatia (Locally: Hrvatska)
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Thanx guys.. you are the best!! I m still new here so can you direct me maybe on a topic how to best clean these? I really dont want to do more harm and damage to them than good by cleaning them!
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