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Quote: Giovanni Micelithink that is a coin used by the minersThanks. Better than the help anyone else has given!
Quote: Dr. MathThis is a great mystery...but can we have the reverse anyway, the diameter, and the weight. Is it bronze or copper?
Bought this coin yesterday. There is no purpose in showing the reverse (or possibly obverse) since it is completely marred. The "10" is the only distinguishable marking on the coin.
Does anyone have any idea what this coin is?
Quote: bam777This is a great mystery...but can we have the reverse anyway, the diameter, and the weight. Is it bronze or copper?
Quote: ArnoVAny idea may contribute to the solution of this problem, so here are my ideas. As you may conclude from my avatar coin, I feel some compassion with abused coins...I can clearly see a T, R, and possibly a C although it looks somwehat like a Greek letter. I can also see what may be a crown or a flag at 3 o'clock right along the rim. At 8 o'clock I see a man's face with possibly a sun above it. It appears as if he is carrying a pitchfork which is the diagonal line. Also the on the 1 there is a possible die crack so when I turn it upside down it spells OD. Thanks for the ideas!
1. I think it likely that there was original coin at the the basis of this mystery item. However it has been hammered meticulously to erradicate all identifying features. One wonders why. Furthermore, I think the 'maltreatment' took place long ago, probably in the 19th century, because the coin has managed to obtain a patina comparable to 19th century copper coins after being hammered (what would a coin look like immediately after being treated like this?).
2. The underlying coin had a beaded edge and also text running circularly. Remains of letters (although illegible) are clearly visible between the 10 and the beading.
3. The only readable feature is the numeral "10". However the number is not positioned evenly on a vertical axis. It is too far to the left. This kind of asymmetry is unusual for coins. I reckon with the possibility that the "10" was not part of the underlying coin (if so, why wasn't it erradicated as well?).
4. If the previous point makes sense, then it is quite possible that the actual orientation of the coin is different from what one expects. Actually, I think that the top of the underlying coin is at 8 o'clock, and I tend to think it displayed an effigy.
5. And what about the diagonal line below the 10? Could it be a detail of the underlying coin? As a matter of fact, I don't think so, as it would have been one rare detail to have survived the abuse. But if it is not part of the underlying coin, what would the hammerer's intention have been to put it there?
6. The size of the coin may be the most underestimated identifying feature in this mystery. Who will pick up this clue?
Come on guys, the collective intelligence of the Numista community must be able to solve this problem.
Quote: tony_k_1965To me it looks like it's been turned into some kind of tool or to fit a piece of missing machine part.Could be but I don't see any markings on the hole that indicate it has been used as such. Maybe it was used as a balance for a scale. Definitely not 10 grams, though.
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