Hammered Byzantine? Crescent And Star. Need Some Help With Identification

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Roma2021 Pillar of the Community Italy 1130 Posts	Posted 09/10/2022 08:36 am Hello, Google lens is letting me down on this one. If anyone has an ID, I'd appreciate it. I haven't bought it yet.... Thank you! Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 09/10/2022 4:04 pm @roma, any chance of you posting in-focus pics? I've been struggling with this one for awhile looking with keywords like CRESCENT MOON and STAR, but am coming up empty. It sure seems like medieval France/Germany with that bishop on the other side. If I could read the inscriptions that might help. Thx. Added: Pretty sure I see CIVITAS in that second pic. Maybe this is from Trieste, Italy and so the rest of the inscription would be TERGESTVM? Added #2: Sorry that this has been a bit stream of consciousness, but this is how my brain is working today. You have an Italian Denaro from the late 13th Century. Below is a description from an auction of a similar piece along with the description: Quote: Italy, Trieste. Arlongo de Visgoni, bishop AD 1260-1282, AR Denaro (20mm, 0.90 gram) ARLONGVS EP; seated bishop holding staff and book of gospels +CIVITAS TERGESTVM; crescent and star Biaggi 2726 https://www.ma-shops.com/boersema/item.php?id=4496 "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
Roma2021 Pillar of the Community Italy 1130 Posts	Posted 09/10/2022 4:48 pm @Spence . . . you are a legend! Thank you. I was foolishly searching 'tachy' and 'early-ottoman' or 'byzantine'. No reason to doubt it's authenticity, I suspect. It is in a shop with a number of other coins in a lot for 45 euro. There's an austrian 50 shilling commemorative that melts at around 10 euro of that 45. The price is discounted next week to 36, but I am thinking I should jump on it and 45 vs the risk of losing it. Thank you again! Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34397 Posts	Posted 09/10/2022 6:56 pm No prob at all and I agree nothing looks suspect in terms of authenticity. Good luck with the purchase and be sure to follow up with better pics in this thread once you get it home. "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
tdziemia Pillar of the Community United States 7934 Posts	Posted 09/10/2022 8:29 pm I would DEFINITELY jump on it before it gets away. Nice ID (I was thinking Aquilea which has the same style obverse , but always AQUILEGIA or something like that). . Edited by tdziemia 09/10/2022 8:30 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Roma2021 Pillar of the Community Italy 1130 Posts	Posted 09/11/2022 10:43 am Hello again everyone. I picked up the lot today. Here are some photos of the coin relevant to this thread. I will post another strange find under world coins. Thank you @spence for the help with the I'd and thank you @tdz for the push to grab it today! It weighs 1.09 g. Report this Post to the Staff
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