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South Africa
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Hi, I have what appears to be an ancient European coin. It is approximately 3 CM across and has 9 crudely placed Fleur de Lis emblems on one side and a single crown on the other. Any ideas on the possible origin and age?   |
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Russian Federation
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 The overall style makes me think early 17th century but I'm not very confident. I'd guess a jeton (counter token), but even if so, it's not a design I recognize. Even for a jeton, it would be strange to not have lettering, and/or a recognizable emblem/coat of arms.
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 United States
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to the Community!
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United States
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I started off by agreeing with @j1m that you likely have a jeton here. I saw a similar pattern of nine fleur-de-lys in a couple places: jetons attributed to an anonymous French Prince of the Blood and Germany. The French versions are all stock photos from Alamy while the German piece can be accessed here: https://www.numiscorner.com/de/prod...-40-45-brassNeither one is a direct match, so then I used google lens on one of the Alamy pieces and found this which looks like a solid attribution: https://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotv...3e6ab8f4443eQuote:
French India, Pondicherry Fanon (Two Sols), undated (1723), crown with 9 globules to crown, rev. 9 small fleur de lis (KM.42)...Issued by the Compagnie des Indes in 1732 for circulation in the lle de France and the lle de Bourbon (modern Mauritius and Reunion). Added: Also, welcome to CCF! Thx so much for posting this mystery for us to track down. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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 Sweden
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Well done, Spence!  SeaBlue! |
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Russian Federation
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Numista: 1/2 fanon, 1 fanon. At ~3 cm you probably have a full fanon, KM# 42 and Numista 113458. Definitely not a direction I would have thought of! AFAICT "fanon" is probably a French spelling of what is usually spelled "fanam". |
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 South Africa
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Wow, thanks all for the welcome and Spence for figuring it out. It was a shot in the dark from my side and I didn't expect to figure it out. Thanks again!
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United States
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Always glad to help solve a mystery!
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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United States
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Always glad to help solve a mystery! 
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Moderator
United States
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"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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United States
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Saw an interesting coin in the latest SARC auction and thought of this thread: Interesting.
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