Small Ethiopia Menelik Help Identifying

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Burt99 New Member United Kingdom 3 Posts	Posted 12/17/2021 10:46 am Hi Can anyone help identify this coin It's about 16/17 mm Weight is about 1.65g I believe the date is 1895 Possibly gold A mint And believe it's genuine Opinions would be greatly appreciated Edited by Burt99 12/17/2021 10:51 am Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 12/17/2021 11:25 am Report this Post to the Staff
owatchman Pillar of the Community United States 1494 Posts	Posted 12/17/2021 12:34 pm Judging from the specs you gave, I would have said it was a 1/4 werk. The only one I see on Numista that matches the physical description doesn't have a reverse that matches. This is the closest I could find. https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces22979.html It's certainly possible that Numista just doesn't have it listed. They are a great resource but even they don't have everything in their catalog. You might consider taking it to a coin or jeweler shop so they can test it to see if it is gold. Report this Post to the Staff
Burt99 New Member United Kingdom 3 Posts	Posted 12/17/2021 2:29 pm Hi yep I have seen this one on Numista thought it could also be the 1 Gersh. Have looked on heritage but most seem to be EE mints. Edited by Burt99 12/17/2021 2:31 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Albert Pillar of the Community United States 1912 Posts	Posted 12/17/2021 4:52 pm The Standard Catalog of World Gold Coins lists an example of the piece as: Kingdom of Abyssinia KM#16 1/4 Werk EE1889(1897) 1.75g, .900 gold, $100+/- There are some notes about minting, so maybe you could post better quality close-ups? Edited by Albert 12/17/2021 7:20 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Burt99 New Member United Kingdom 3 Posts	Posted 12/17/2021 5:33 pm Could it not be a gold gersh struck from the dies 1/20 Birr Report this Post to the Staff
Albert Pillar of the Community United States 1912 Posts	Posted 12/17/2021 6:56 pm I'm not strong on dating this coin and the details aren't so clear. But it could be Paris mint of EE 1903 (1911 AD) in one look. Someone that can make out the numbers with better clarity will have the right answer. Edited by Albert 12/17/2021 7:10 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2871 Posts	Posted 12/18/2021 10:05 am Wasn't that sold on ebay about 2 weeks ago? My Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html Report this Post to the Staff
andyg Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1314 Posts	Posted 12/18/2021 11:26 am yup, it's now had the black from the mount mark removed. I kinda thought it wasn't gold when it was listed on ebay. Report this Post to the Staff
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Dorado Bedrock of the Community Canada 24885 Posts	Posted 12/20/2021 9:28 pm To the Forum. Report this Post to the Staff
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