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Neil666 Valued Member India 56 Posts	Posted 11/07/2020 04:27 am Hello everyone. The person I bought this coin from claims it was issued by the Moldovan voivode Stefanita Lupu/Papura Voda. (1659-61). Unfortunately, I've not been able to find other examples of this coin anywhere to be able to draw any comparison. Requesting help. Dimensions: 20mm,1.4g Edited by Neil666 11/07/2020 04:28 am Report this Post to the Staff

tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7963 Posts	Posted 11/07/2020 2:14 pm I think from the first photo, we can confirm the coin is from Moldavia. If the second photo is rotated about 90 degrees clockwise, the shield within the beaded circle has the same shape as this early 16th century groat of Stefan IV: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces122393.html I think the legends are in such bad condition we may not be able to confirm this for sure, but the shape of the major devices look right. Edited by tdziemia 11/07/2020 2:16 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Gincoin43 Pillar of the Community United States 1543 Posts	Posted 11/07/2020 2:46 pm Quote: The person I bought this coin from claims it was issued by the Moldovan voivode Stefanita Lupu/Papura Voda. (1659-61) I can't find any coins issued in his name. Modovia was in a economic collapse during his reign his successor, Eustratie Dabija, reopened the Suceava in his first year, but mostly to make counterfeits. Report this Post to the Staff
Neil666 Valued Member India 56 Posts	Posted 11/08/2020 02:17 am I get the confusion now. Both Stefan IV and the other guy were known as Stefanita. Upon closer inspection against the light, the lettering matches with the Stefan IV groschen. I'm assuming it is a scarce coin since I didn't find any examples for sale in a better condition than my piece, which seems to be caked in some sort of dirt which I'd rather not clean. Many thanks to everybody. Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7963 Posts	Posted 11/08/2020 09:08 am The only example I can find is this one, which sold for $350 back in 2010: https://www.acsearch.info/search.ht...us=1&order=0¤cy=usd&company= But the weight is quite different Edited by tdziemia 11/08/2020 09:09 am Report this Post to the Staff
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