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I am unable to identify this small copper coin
Al21
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about 15 x 18 mm. Thanks!
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It almost looks like a cut down (center) piece of what was once a larger coin or medal? Or maybe it was just struck on a crowded, small flan.
Your chap there has a ruffed collar which puts him somewhere around the late 1500s-early 1600s, timewise, though that's not definitive as far as the coin itself goes. With that full coat of arms on there, someone should be able to ID it. I scratched my head over it for a little while (Spanish Netherlands? Brabant? etc., etc.), but I'm afraid I'm stumped.
One other random observation- if this thing is indeed as old as the gentleman's costume implies, then it's in a very nice state of preservation for a piece of copper that is 400+ years old.
I did not Google the arms of various French states. Given the number of fleur-de-lis in the heraldry there, those might be a good place to look.
Edit- I didn't see any exact match, but... ?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armorial_of_France
Aargh. Who knows. Those three orbs at the center look familiar to me but I can't remember from where (edit- yeah, pawn shops, so never mind). I think the three dangly things at the top right of the coat of arms might be ermine pelts.
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Well done, @1984worldcoins ! That one had me stumped.
I see my suspicions were correct that it is in fact a cut-down center fragment rather than a whole coin.