Unidentified Coin #3 - Medieval Copper?

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january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5176 Posts	Posted 04/20/2018 12:17 pm I literally have no idea about this one. I have reasons to suspect it's probably medieval European, but that's about as far as I could realistically go. About 15 by 11 mm, about 0.53 grams (could be 0.52 or 0.54 - I keep getting different figures). Oh, and it's almost certainly copper. Um, any ideas what this could be? The crosses with the lines feel very vaguely familiar but I can't figure out from where, and in hand the bottom of the second side looks a lot like a very fancy O and traces of several other letters, but I'm not sure which country might write their legends in such a fancy way (though, again, it somehow feels vaguely familiar). (Oh, and I'm putting this coin in the Ancients forum because I think it's pre-1600. In principle it could just as easily be from a little later.) Report this Post to the Staff

tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7956 Posts	Posted 04/20/2018 5:26 pm If you rotate the top photo 90 degrees, you have a double barred cross and three horizontal lines, which I think is the coat of arms of Hungary? Edited by tdziemia 04/20/2018 5:26 pm Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7956 Posts	Posted 04/20/2018 5:48 pm Maybe something like this? https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces40107.html Reverse photo rotated almost 180 degrees could be eagle's head, but not facing in same direction, and lettering does not match type in the numista link. Very debased billon can age like copper? Edited by tdziemia 04/20/2018 5:49 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34427 Posts	Posted 04/20/2018 8:21 pm Quote: which I think is the coat of arms of Hungary? I agree that it is Hungarian. I'll look around in my Frynas. "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
travelcoin Pillar of the Community United States 1120 Posts	Posted 04/21/2018 08:03 am Good detective work guys. Saw the cross thought about the crusader states, but no coinage there with a double cross. Report this Post to the Staff
january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5176 Posts	Posted 04/21/2018 2:53 pm Quote: Saw the cross thought about the crusader states Me too, but it didn't look like any crusader coins I could recall. In retrospect, I'm not sure why I didn't realize it was from Hungary. Report this Post to the Staff
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