Medieval Coin For Attribution. Looks To Be Copper, Looks To Be Abused

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oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5253 Posts	Posted 07/13/2019 07:22 am Weighs 0.58 grams. daimeter 16-18 millimeters. Looks like an english penny, but why is it copper? I am not sure of the orientation. Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34435 Posts	Posted 07/13/2019 08:18 am @oriole, yes the first pic is upside down and the second pic needs to be rotated 90 degrees. I'm about 85% sure that this is from Medieval France, but not sure that I'll have a chance to look through my Roberts until this evening. If no one has solved this mystery before then, I'll take a crack at it. "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
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5253 Posts	Posted 07/13/2019 11:17 am Thanks, Spence! Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34435 Posts	Posted 07/13/2019 4:22 pm Ok sorry for the delay, but I've got it now. You have a Denier from the French Duchy of Burgundy that dates to between AD 1305 and 1315. It was issued by Hugo V and minted at Dijon. The obv legend (found on your second pic) is VGO BVRGVNDIE with DVX across the middle. The rev legend is DIV ION ENSIS. The attribution is Roberts 5784. Perhaps someone else can comment as to whether the silver is a little debased on these coins? Mine are a little more silver colored: "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
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5253 Posts	Posted 07/13/2019 5:11 pm Thanks, Spence. The coin looks scrubbed. perhaps it was more of a silver wash. Report this Post to the Staff
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