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scoutjim99 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 04/05/2006 12:22 pm its in an old 2x2 for now so ignore the rosevelt words on it does any one know what this is. thank you in advance for your time Image: coinanccient.jpg 74.86 KB Image: coinanccient r.jpg 64.61 KB Report this Post to the Staff

Sap Moderator Australia 16829 Posts	Posted 04/06/2006 06:06 am Technically, it's not "ancient". Ancinet coins go up to about 500 AD (think ancient Greek, Ancient Roman). After that, they're "medieval". They didn't start using coats-of-arms like that shield until the Crusader period (1100 or so). The style of this coin looks later than that, but not by much - 1300's or 1400's, I would guess. Location? Not sure. Somewhere in Central Europe (Poland or Silesia) would be a guess. There's just not enough of the legend left to read clearly on either side. The Coat of Arms is the best clue here. It's four lions, some with "two tails", some with one. The "two-tailed lion" is a common symbol for Bohemia, hence the abovementioned guess of Central Europe. I'll keep an eye out for anything else that might be helpful. 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
thekidcollector Forum Kid Kuwait 1523 Posts	Posted 04/06/2006 08:23 am Well, Bohemia is or used to be Austria. Thats an early 1300's medieval thaler I think. Thats just my guess... But I like the design! Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16829 Posts	Posted 04/06/2006 09:59 am Nah, can't be a thaler - it's too small. Might be a groschen/grosz or fraction thereof. The old kingdom of Bohemia occupied most of what is now known as the Czech Republic; Prague was the capital. Silesia was to the north of this, in Poland and eastern Germany. 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
thekidcollector Forum Kid Kuwait 1523 Posts	Posted 04/06/2006 12:16 pm Could Be groschen, I got a coupla 1700's groschens, same sort of size. Report this Post to the Staff
scoutjim99 Pillar of the Community United States 4589 Posts	Posted 04/06/2006 1:32 pm hey thanks my lords , that gives me a place to start Report this Post to the Staff
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