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gawd0wns Valued Member Canada 464 Posts	Posted 09/28/2008 8:36 pm What can you tell me about the coin on the right? Edited by gawd0wns 09/28/2008 8:37 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Archraz Pillar of the Community United States 3499 Posts	Posted 09/28/2008 10:43 pm That looks to be from the Italian state of Naples & Sicily. It is C#153c. Report this Post to the Staff
Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 09/29/2008 12:50 am quote: "Ferdinand II (Ferdinando Carlo, January 12, 1810 - May 22, 1859) was the King of the Two Sicilies from 1830 until his death." from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferdin...Two_Sicilies I suspect that the "G.120" in the legend refers to the denomination of the coin: 120 Grano. Peter in Oz Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16827 Posts	Posted 09/29/2008 01:47 am This is known as a "piastra", or 120 grano coin. It's not particularly scarce, but I have to say I'm a bit concerned about the authenticity of this one. It appears very weakly struck, most notably at the tip of the crown, and in the details inside the shield. Compare it with a genuine one on CoinArchives and you'll see what I mean. Obtain the weight, if you can; it should be 27.53 grams. What's the provenance? 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
gawd0wns Valued Member Canada 464 Posts	Posted 09/29/2008 10:01 am This coin belongs to a friend of mine. He says it was handed to him from his grandfather who found it while working in a farm field somewhere in Italy. I suppose that would explain the heavy damage on the reverse. It looks like it took a few heavy strikes from something. All of the details showing on the photo at coinarchives.com were on the coin, they were not reflected in my photo. Thank you for the info. Edited by gawd0wns 09/29/2008 10:07 am Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 09/29/2008 5:59 pm Sap, I see what you mean by comparing the two coins. There are also some details in the coat of arms which are missing or otherwise irregular on one coin. If I'm ever to collect older world coins, I'll need to be aware of these important details. Report this Post to the Staff
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