ID Help - Medieval Coin. German Or Austrian?

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Wallet Valued Member Sweden 447 Posts	Posted 12/15/2017 11:29 am Hello, Can anyone help me to identify this coin. Weigth 0.30 gram. Diameter 14 mm. Report this Post to the Staff

Coopertron5000 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 516 Posts	Posted 12/15/2017 5:19 pm I believe this is a Dinar from Wallachia, which was a region of Romania. I'm not overly familiar with these so can't attribute any further but hopefully a step in the right direction. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 12/15/2017 6:46 pm It's nice to see more medieval coins here. Makes me want to learn more about them. Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 12/15/2017 10:15 pm I call these "chicken coins." This one is in the style of Wallachian dinars, although I can't find an exact match; it seems to be similar to some issues under Mircea I (the three bars on the shield are in the left quadrant.) The "chicken" is really an eagle facing left with a cross above. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
Wallet Valued Member Sweden 447 Posts	Posted 12/16/2017 03:40 am Great! Thanks for your replays! Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34419 Posts	Posted 12/16/2017 1:43 pm Yes I agree with @coopertron5000 and @paralyse. It was minted in Wallachia in medieval Romania between 1383 and 1386 AD under the authority of Mircea I ("The Elder"). I think that the denomination is actually a ducat. "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
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 12/17/2017 8:51 pm I figured denar @ 15mm, but the ducat was not much larger at 16mm, so it could swing either way, although I tend to trust Spence quite a bit more than myself. 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 Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34419 Posts	Posted 12/18/2017 04:28 am Adam, I think that you are giving me too much credit. I have my silver coin of Mircea I labelled as a ducat, so I just assumed that the OP's coin was one too. I don't have a good reference book for these medieval Romanian coins. "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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