Trying To ID Coin Poss Lithuanian-Polish 1400-1600

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gerio2 Valued Member United Kingdom 112 Posts	Posted 07/31/2021 5:53 pm I'm trying to ID this coin Details: 18mm across, Base silver - Billon? Weight 0.7g Identifying features: - eagle which I why I thought Lithuanian & or Polish - Slavic script? - see detailed photo 1) cyrillic backwards 'N' and 2) upside down V Any help gratefully received! Edited by gerio2 07/31/2021 6:01 pm Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 07/31/2021 6:13 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Pauley Valued Member United States 109 Posts	Posted 07/31/2021 8:25 pm I would try Czechoslovakia Ancient currency it has that look to me , and I am by no means any expert. Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7941 Posts	Posted 07/31/2021 10:06 pm The eagle looks like Polish 15-16th c., but I don't recognize the legends on either side as belonging to a Polish/Lithuanian coin. The retrograde N is pretty common in this era (15th/early 16th c, but not later), and your V is probably an A. Edited by tdziemia 07/31/2021 10:22 pm Report this Post to the Staff
gerio2 Valued Member United Kingdom 112 Posts	Posted 08/01/2021 09:11 am Thanks tdziema - that fits my research today, esp re the N and V. The legends don't match anything I can find Report this Post to the Staff
january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5174 Posts	Posted 08/01/2021 09:32 am Archbishopric of Riga, Wilhelm von Brandenburg, ca. 1540-47. Saurma 2731, probably Numista 130682 but could be another similar variety. (How I figured it out: I read OTENCIA on the legend and looked around on the Saurma site for coins with eagles and a similar legend. Fortunately I decided to get the eagle variants out of the way first, and it turned out to be one of those variants.) Report this Post to the Staff
erafjel Pillar of the Community Sweden 2124 Posts	Posted 08/01/2021 10:37 am Nice work, @january1may! Report this Post to the Staff
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7941 Posts	Posted 08/01/2021 11:03 am Yeah, no kidding. Even if we could see the details on the shield I never would have recognized it. Good reminder that Prussians were in charge of lots of places along the Baltic. Report this Post to the Staff
gerio2 Valued Member United Kingdom 112 Posts	Posted 08/03/2021 05:23 am Only just seen this @january1may - brilliant. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
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