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Swiss states vierer?

Started by carpatic, November 18, 2023, 05:25:25 AM

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carpatic

Hi. I got this in a set of medieval Swiss coins.
It is 0.63g, 17 mm
The inscription on the cross side has 2 letters between each arm of the cross, I think I see CA - PS on one side. I cannot determine more, but I hope that you could help me!
Thanks

Figleaf

Did some extensive searching on the anchor cross in Numista, checking both Vierer and Kreu(t)zer denominations. No luck. The coin may be a German or French local issue.

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

carpatic

Thank you, Peter. I did the same, as you imagine with no luck either, but can we find someone who might know? This still should be documented somewhere, right?

Figleaf

I am sure it is described, but that wasn't my problem. Rather, I can't make sense of what's in the inner ring on the first picture - it looks like a soccer ball - and I can't read enough of the legend.

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

carpatic

I found this double vierer from Basel which gives me hope that I could be on the right track
https://www.ma-shops.co.uk/heiler/item.php?id=10570
The croisier is not very well visible, which might be the case with my coin also.
Mine is half the weight of a double vierer, thus probably indeed a vierer.
However, I still cannot go further because I could not find a match for mine yet.