I've Got A Coin That I Can't Seem To Get Any Info On

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Spartan_No13 New Member South Africa 2 Posts	Posted 07/16/2011 5:16 pm on one side it reads pius. ix. pont. max. on the other side fiat pax in virtute tva I cant get a photo up yet but the one side has a picture of pope Pius ix and the other has a pic of jesus, the coin has no marking of value Report this Post to the Staff

Adam_E Pillar of the Community United States 4846 Posts	Posted 07/16/2011 5:17 pm im pretty sure you will need to get pics up for anyone to be able to help. Edited by Adam_E 07/16/2011 5:20 pm Report this Post to the Staff
fioti Pillar of the Community United States 4212 Posts	Posted 07/16/2011 5:49 pm Pius IX, most likely Papal States. It's a beginning, at least. Report this Post to the Staff
fioti Pillar of the Community United States 4212 Posts	Posted 07/16/2011 6:08 pm OOPS! Most likely (now) a Catholic religious token. "fiat pax in virtute tva" Peace be within your walls. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16994 Posts	Posted 07/17/2011 12:23 am Yep, sounds like a religious medal to me. Is it holed or mounted, for wearing on a chain? 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
Spartan_No13 New Member South Africa 2 Posts	Posted 07/17/2011 06:55 am ok well I know these are bad quality but I dont have a camera so I used my blackberry but you can see the general shape I've already told you what the writing is ok so it isn't a picture of jesus but a picture of Mary and I dont know if this means anything but there is an are underneath her picture I think its possibly the mint it comes from but I dont know the name Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16994 Posts	Posted 07/19/2011 10:15 am Can't see much detail in those pics, except that it was indeed once mounted on a chain - you can see the damage where the mounting has been broken off the top. The key thing indicating this is not an actual coin is the lack of a date. Vatican / Papal States coins from the 1800s usually bore two dates, the AD date and the regnal year of the Pope. 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
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