A Pair For The Insomniacs (Id: Nuremberg Jeton And Likely France Liard)

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wetglaswegian Member United States 917 Posts	Posted 04/20/2009 01:19 am An interesting pair of objects , lots of familiar features on both.I snagged them at 99p off ebay..but what are they? Image: ad6c_1.jpg 21.61 KB Image: b2ca_1.jpg 26.37 KB Report this Post to the Staff

Peter THOMAS Pillar of the Community Australia 2830 Posts	Posted 04/20/2009 01:33 am G'day, insomniac ? Just picked up my kids from school, and the sun is shining brightly ... but I digress. I'd be wondering if the one with the fleur-de-lis might be French, from either the Royal (pre-1792) or Feudal (very early) periods. Back then, there was a large silver coin, the Ecu; and there were fractionals too. There were small coins too: liard was one. These coins looked hammered, rather than milled, which tends to direct your attention to earlier, rather than later. Good buying, in any event. Peter in Oz Report this Post to the Staff
wetglaswegian Member United States 917 Posts	Posted 04/20/2009 01:40 am G'day Peter , 1:35am here on the east coast of the US of A ,good to hear the suns shining,we had a couple real nice days lately. On the coin objects , I can see emblems on the one that look french , I'm not so sure of the spelling but the fluer de ..is there. On the other I can deffo see rex spelled out,its in much worse condition by the looks of it. When they arrive this week ill get better pics if they seem worthwhile,im with you thinking they could be hammered :) Report this Post to the Staff
wd1040 Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 04/20/2009 01:46 am And right now... 10:45PM on the west coast, I'm still packing my books for school tomorrow. Why does the left coin have a sand/boil texture? I thought hammered coins were supposed to have very very smooth fields. Report this Post to the Staff
wetglaswegian Member United States 917 Posts	Posted 04/20/2009 01:53 am Hi WD1040 , the seller sold them as metal detecting finds,i bought them off ebay.uk.I will get them this week likely so dont know if the finish is smooth or not. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16816 Posts	Posted 04/20/2009 03:42 am The one on the left is a Nuremberg jeton, much like the "rose / orb" type on this page. If it were in better condition, you'd be able to see the token-maker's name. The one on the right looks kind of like a liard or similar French coin; I'd need to see a clearer pic. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
wetglaswegian Member United States 917 Posts	Posted 04/20/2009 11:50 am That is amazing Sap , you nailed it.I think it is the rose/orb version on the page you supplied , thank you.Further down the page there is one called the English version and it sure looks like the 2nd one. I will add better pics when I get them to finalize , I think you got them exactly right though Sap,thank you. Wow..coins arrived today , I reckon the seller sent them immediately , I only bought them a few days ago , pretty quick coming from England.Ill get better pics today but I think Sap got them right first time. Edited by wetglaswegian 04/20/2009 1:43 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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