Hello all,
I got this beat up coin in a lot. I'm dying of curiosity. Could anyone help me identify it?
It has some similarities to some maravedis (castle with three turrets, lion with crown on reverse), but it is so light...
- weight : under a gram (my scale doesn't go lighter than that...)
- diameter : 24 mm
- looks like copper, but hard to tell. Sometimes looks like bronze.
Regards,
RMcK
Everything matches : rounded castle turrets (versus squared), gothic letter "A" under castle, round border between crest and lettering (versus scalloped on later pieces). Case closed! Thanks!
Best regards,
RMcK
Η κατάσταση άλλαξε σε Επιλυμένο.(RMcK, 1 Δεκ 2020, 04:05)
The one with the white background is from the auction site I provided the link for.
In the Numista link you provided, the turrets are pointed, and it weighs 2.4 grams, whereas mine (red background) is under a gram.
Is the one on the auction site misidentified? Regardless, it is a perfect design match, with the exception of the weight (1.7 gr, versus mine, which is under a gram. Corrosion with time?)
Maybe mine is actually a dinero or a cornado (lower value), which would match in terms of weight, though it is copper (I think), and not billon, which contradicts the dinero or cornado option.
Η κατάσταση άλλαξε σε Ανοιγμένο.(RMcK, 1 Δεκ 2020, 04:55)
Η κατάσταση άλλαξε σε Επιλυμένο.(RMcK, 1 Δεκ 2020, 04:55)
Η κατάσταση άλλαξε σε Ανοιγμένο.(RMcK, 1 Δεκ 2020, 04:55)
Η κατάσταση άλλαξε σε Επιλυμένο.(RMcK, 2 Δεκ 2020, 00:58)
Η κατάσταση άλλαξε σε Ανοιγμένο.(RMcK, 2 Δεκ 2020, 00:59)