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Can anyone identify this hammered coin?

ipmmanipmman Posts: 565
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Thanks!

By the way, how do i get the pictures to appear on the posts?

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  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,455 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    CU #3245 B.N.A. #428


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  • farthingfarthing Posts: 3,294 ✭✭✭
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    After attaching the images to your post open the pictures in a new window. Edit your original post. Copy the URL address of the picture to the clipboard. select the Image control (between the U and http link) and paste in the URL address of the picture.

    What many posters do is create a thread on the Testing forum for the first part (uploading/attaching the image) then post here using the address of the images.

    If the image is already stored on another website you just need to add the URL address of the picture to your message using the Image control.
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  • ajaanajaan Posts: 17,455 ✭✭✭✭✭
    A couple seconds too slow David. image

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  • farthingfarthing Posts: 3,294 ✭✭✭
    I would have beat you to this, but I added instructions! image
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  • GDJMSPGDJMSP Posts: 799 ✭
    I believe it is a demi franc of Charles IIII of France - a billon issue.
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  • ipmmanipmman Posts: 565


    << <i>I believe it is a demi franc of Charles IIII of France - a billon issue. >>



    Thanks, I checked for Henry IV Demi Franc on the internet, and pictures I found match this example.
  • Silvereagle82Silvereagle82 Posts: 1,219 ✭✭✭


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    << <i>I believe it is a demi franc of Charles IIII of France - a billon issue. >>



    Thanks, I checked for Henry IV Demi Franc on the internet, and pictures I found match this example. >>



    ipmman,
    You'll find that GDJMSP is seldom incorrect.
    and by the way welcome to the forum.
  • SapyxSapyx Posts: 2,262 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That's a weird one. The doubling around the King's titles makes it look like HENRICVS IIIII , King of France and Navarre - but neither Navarre nor France had a "Henry V" that made coins - there was a pretender Henry V that made coins in the 1830's, but this coin is definitely more "mediaeval-looking" than that. A Henry IV ½ franc seems to be the best match to me. Henry (or Henri) IV reigned 1589-1610.

    The mintmark is "F" (Angers). Looks like it's undated, though there might be a remnant of a date at the bottom of the reverse. Either way, it's probably pre-1600 - there isn't a mintmark "F" ½ franc listed in the 1600's Krause for this king.
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  • ipmmanipmman Posts: 565

    There is a partial date, dating this coin in the 1590's. If you look carefully, you can see the "159" portion of the date:

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    Here is a link to other Henri IV Demi Francs:

    Henri IV Coinage

    At the bottom of the page, there are four Henri IV Demi Francs, One is dated 1594, another has the Angers "F" mintmark.

    Does anyone know if the Angers mintmark makes it of greater or lesser value?
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