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Tomten Valued Member Sweden 159 Posts	Posted 12/27/2010 12:27 pm Hey there! Is this a coin? There seems to be some sort of Cross on one side, however the back is quite empty.. Help needed! Thanks! Moved to Exonumia forum - Sap Report this Post to the Staff

Tomten Valued Member Sweden 159 Posts	Posted 12/29/2010 11:39 am Anyone have any ideas? :) Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 12/29/2010 2:10 pm The reverse pattern is interesting. What do you think the coin is made from? Is it possibly lead? I wonder this because lead seals were once common and may explain the appearance of being pressed into rough fabric. Report this Post to the Staff
Tomten Valued Member Sweden 159 Posts	Posted 12/29/2010 2:39 pm I actually have no idea what it's made of.. It's hard to tell.. Your idea seems very plausible at least :) Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 12/29/2010 4:03 pm It was a guess of mine...the color reminds me of lead seals take when buried. If lead, it should feel heavy as lead is slightly denser than silver. A lead seal would also be soft. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16810 Posts	Posted 12/29/2010 8:27 pm Yep, a lead seal would be my guess. I would assume the "cross" shape is a result of the seal being broken and the underlying string being torn out, and not part of the intended design of the seal. Remnants of the undisturbed pattern the seal once held can be seen in the "cross" - it looks like a lion's tail in one part. Here's an English one on UKDFD. It's not ancient, so I'm moving it to exonumia. 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
Tomten Valued Member Sweden 159 Posts	Posted 12/30/2010 12:54 am That seems about right actually. Thanks Sap! Report this Post to the Staff
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