bridgemanneil Posted 18 hours ago Posted 18 hours ago all, I recently found what I believe could be a medieval coin while metal detecting in a cornfield in Castletown, Celbridge (Ireland), and I’m hoping to get some opinions on it. The piece is quite small — smaller and thinner than a modern 2 cent coin. It appears worn, but I can make out what looks like a cross on one side. There are also some pellet-like markings, and possibly a letter (maybe an “A”) beneath them, though it’s not very clear. The shape isn’t perfectly round, which made me wonder if it could be clipped, broken from a larger coin, or possibly even a token rather than an official issue. The metal doesn’t seem obviously copper — I initially thought it might be silver, but I’m not certain. I’ve attached photos of both sides. Unfortunately, the detail is quite faint, but I’d really appreciate any thoughts on: What type of coin this might be Whether it looks medieval (and if so, what period) Or if it could be something else entirely (token, foreign, etc.) Thanks in advance for any help! Quote
Chris Perkins Posted 42 minutes ago Posted 42 minutes ago It certainly looks old. I tried to find images of small coins with a 'cross potent' (cross with T-shaped ends) but didn't come up with anything very similar. Maybe because parts of your original coin are missing/clipped. Could it be lead? There are some similar looking lead Henry VI-VII cross and pellet tokens. Quote
bridgemanneil Posted 7 minutes ago Author Posted 7 minutes ago Hi chris, thanks for the reply. I was thinking it could be lead, and I’ve looked through a lot of images of similar tokens. Keeping in mind that it’s obviously been clipped down, I still haven’t been able to find a close match. A friend of mine also ran it through an AI camera system they have at his workplace, and this was the readout it gave. Quote
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