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Coin or Token for Identifiaction

Started by jalwa, May 06, 2015, 02:57:28 PM

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jalwa

Hi Guys,
I have a Coin or Token, looks European probably English
please help me out for exact identification.
Thank you

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Oord 1649 in the name of Philip IV of Spain for the Southern Netherlands. Vanhoudt I 449. Mint off flan, possible mints: Antwerpen/Anvers, Bruxelles/Brussel, Brugge/Bruges, Tournai/Doornik, Maastricht, Arras/Atrecht. Today, Maastricht is in the Netherlands, Arras is in France, the rest is in Belgium.

obv: arms of Austria (left), Burgundy (right) and Brabant (down) and crown cruciform around a fire iron (Burgundy). PHILlippvs.IIII.Dei.Gratia.HISPaniarvm.ET.INDIARvm.REX - Philip IV by the grace of god king of Spain and India (Latin America)
rev: crowned arms of Spain. ARCHIDvx.AVStriae.DVX.BURGvndae.BRABantiae.Z - archduke of Austria duke of Burgundy Brabant etcetera.

Peter
An unidentified coin is a piece of metal. An identified coin is a piece of history.

jalwa

 Thanks Peter for  details  piece of information

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Looking at this coin again, I think the reverse legend is rather ARCHID.AVS.DVX.BVRG.D.TOR.Zc. That would make the mint Doornik/Tournai. Its mint sign tower would have been above the crown on the obverse.

Peter
An unidentified coin is a piece of metal. An identified coin is a piece of history.