Unidentified coins

[sweetcheeks82]

Can anyone identify these coins please?

[azda]

Pictures are a bit small, but the 2nd one is a gaming token, third might be a shilling, can you enlarge them to 150kb max and post again.

[SionGilbey]

Pictures are a bit small, but the 2nd one is a gaming token, third might be a shilling, can you enlarge them to 150kb max and post again.

Yes, it looks like one of those fake spade guineas they used as gaming tokens.

[argentumandcoins]

The first is Roman, but looks like it's a copy to me, 2nd as stated and the third is definitely a cast copy/modern replica of a 1747 Shilling.

[Red Riley]

The first is Roman, but looks like it's a copy to me, 2nd as stated and the third is definitely a cast copy/modern replica of a 1747 Shilling.

If the first is genuine (I can't tell without a lot of Photoshopping), it's probably Diocletian or one of the many short-lived emperors of the mid-late 3rd century A.D. As far as value is concerned, even if it is genuine, probably not worth a fortune as this type of coin is turned up quite regularly by metal detectorists. The second is definitely a gaming token and I would tend to agree with John (argentumandcoins) re the third.

[Peckris]

The first is Roman, but looks like it's a copy to me, 2nd as stated and the third is definitely a cast copy/modern replica of a 1747 Shilling.

If the first is genuine (I can't tell without a lot of Photoshopping), it's probably Diocletian or one of the many short-lived emperors of the mid-late 3rd century A.D. As far as value is concerned, even if it is genuine, probably not worth a fortune as this type of coin is turned up quite regularly by metal detectorists. The second is definitely a gaming token and I would tend to agree with John (argentumandcoins) re the third.

The first is an antoninianus of Postumus (you can just make out his name on the obverse); even if not a copy- which it probably is - it is not very valuable, around £20 perhaps. The third has the replica initials stamped in - if you look on the reverse somewhere inwards of 5 o'clock, there's a definite CR, and the company is WCR, right?

But thanks for showing them - hope you didn't get burned buying them?

[Gary]

The third has the replica initials stamped in - if you look on the reverse somewhere inwards of 5 o'clock, there's a definite CR, and the company is WCR, right?

Well spotted Peck! I'm impressed.

[Peckris]

The third has the replica initials stamped in - if you look on the reverse somewhere inwards of 5 o'clock, there's a definite CR, and the company is WCR, right?

Well spotted Peck! I'm impressed.

Aw shucks. Looks at the carpet pretending to be embarrassed.

[HistoryTreasures]

The first is Roman, but looks like it's a copy to me, 2nd as stated and the third is definitely a cast copy/modern replica of a 1747 Shilling.

If the first is genuine (I can't tell without a lot of Photoshopping), it's probably Diocletian or one of the many short-lived emperors of the mid-late 3rd century A.D. As far as value is concerned, even if it is genuine, probably not worth a fortune as this type of coin is turned up quite regularly by metal detectorists. The second is definitely a gaming token and I would tend to agree with John (argentumandcoins) re the third.

It actually says POSTVUMVS on the obverse side of that coin - Gotta have good eyes

[sweetcheeks82]

The first is Roman, but looks like it's a copy to me, 2nd as stated and the third is definitely a cast copy/modern replica of a 1747 Shilling.

If the first is genuine (I can't tell without a lot of Photoshopping), it's probably Diocletian or one of the many short-lived emperors of the mid-late 3rd century A.D. As far as value is concerned, even if it is genuine, probably not worth a fortune as this type of coin is turned up quite regularly by metal detectorists. The second is definitely a gaming token and I would tend to agree with John (argentumandcoins) re the third.

It actually says POSTVUMVS on the obverse side of that coin - Gotta have good eyes

Wow what a fountain of knowledge you all are. No i didnt get burned buying them they were amoungst my dads coins. I will deffo be posting more pics as i know absolutley nothing about coins, even if they not worth anything its nice to know what they are. Thanks again.

[sweetcheeks82]

Hi Again guys,

Can you tell me what these coins are please?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25208007@N08/sets/72157626469488078/

[Peckris]

Hi Again guys,

Can you tell me what these coins are please?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25208007@N08/sets/72157626469488078/

Hi - this isn't the best way for us to view coins, for one thing there is no pause button on that viewer. However, the first is a very low grade George III shilling (1816?), possibly a base metal counterfeit. The last one is what it says on the tin! viz., a Co-op token probably from the late 19th or 20th Century. The middle one, which with a pause button I would have stopped and studied more closely, looks like a European early milled coin, but more than that I cannot say.

Oh, now I've seen a pause - it's on the top and only shows if you mouse over. The middle item is of a European Charles II by the look of the legend, but there are confusing elements - IND IMP only applies to British coins, HISP refers to Spain, while DVX BVRG .. FLAN is probably 'Duke of Burgundy (and Flanders?)'. Probably a fantasy piece used for gaming, possibly 19th Century?

Edited April 10, 2011 by Peckris

[davidrj]

Oh, now I've seen a pause - it's on the top and only shows if you mouse over. The middle item is of a European Charles II by the look of the legend, but there are confusing elements - IND IMP only applies to British coins, HISP refers to Spain, while DVX BVRG .. FLAN is probably 'Duke of Burgundy (and Flanders?)'. Probably a fantasy piece used for gaming, possibly 19th Century?

Think it's Brabant (Spanish Netherlands)

The IND doesn't refer to India, but the Indles ie the Americas

David

[sweetcheeks82]

cheers guys