Looking For Identification Help On A Potential Hungarian Denar

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Spence Moderator United States 34393 Posts	Posted 02/02/2023 07:27 am Have been stuck on this one for some time. The crosses with circles remind me of Denars issued by Bela IV of Hungary, but I'm not finding a solid match in my reference books. Also, the letterforms seem to be right for Europe in that 1000 to 1300 AD range. This silver coin is pretty tiny: the diameter is 13 to 14 mm while the weight is 0.3 g. Any thoughts from the hive on what I've got here? Thx in advance. "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 7933 Posts	Posted 02/02/2023 07:40 am Looks Italian to me. And it looks like the engraver liked to mess around with letter positions. Any possibiity the first photo could have DE V for "of Verona"? If I recall, those Verona denaros have some really stylized blocky lettering. And the second photo clearly has an A written inverse to the normal way, possible with an R on its left. Added: Similarities to this one: https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=2397788 I can now see the word VERONA is in the second photo, not the first. And I am pretty sure you have another one in your collection. Edited by tdziemia 02/02/2023 07:48 am Report this Post to the Staff
erafjel Pillar of the Community Sweden 2124 Posts	Posted 02/02/2023 08:26 am Here is the Numista link, with inscriptions deciphered: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces151549.html I can see the characters as described in Numista, although with shifted and mirrored C's and tight ligatures: Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34393 Posts	Posted 02/02/2023 08:48 am Nice thx @tdz and @era--you guys rock! "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 7933 Posts	Posted 02/02/2023 08:54 am The other one in your collection is in this thread: http://goccf.com/t/363636&SearchTerms=Verona Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34393 Posts	Posted 02/02/2023 2:25 pm Yikes that is embarrassing. Clearly I've been spending too much time looking Hungarian coins and need to take a step back to look broadly in my own collection. "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
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