Posted 03/12/2011 09:55 am
Your coin is a pfennig of Ludwig II of Bohemia (dating to the period 1508-1526).
See:
http://www.medievalcoinage.com/saur...r/g/s037.htm (scroll down to Ludwig II)
It is also a brockage coin where a coin got stuck on the die before this one was struck and this has resulted in a normal impression of the lion on one side and an incuse duplication of this on the other. Such brockages or mis-struck coins are quite commonly seen in the medieval period so it is a minor curiosity but collectors of coins generally prefer to have properly struck coins so the commercial value is only slight. Chris Wren
See:
http://www.medievalcoinage.com/saur...r/g/s037.htm (scroll down to Ludwig II)
It is also a brockage coin where a coin got stuck on the die before this one was struck and this has resulted in a normal impression of the lion on one side and an incuse duplication of this on the other. Such brockages or mis-struck coins are quite commonly seen in the medieval period so it is a minor curiosity but collectors of coins generally prefer to have properly struck coins so the commercial value is only slight. Chris Wren
