700 year old silver!

[mindcrime1988]

***I am posting this here on "Today's Find" from the advice of another viewer.

I went out metal detecting today in search of some more WWII items. I found some American rounds and a few German but then I stumbled upon this incredible beauty. I couldn't believe my eyes when I first saw it. I could tell it was silver but I just did not know how old it was. After about ten minutes of research on the internet, I figured out it is a Gros Tournois coin. These were minted in honor of King Philippe IV of France. He ruled from 1285-1314. I found a coin which is 700 years old!!! I'm still smiling on this find

***If anybody knows a little bit more about this coin, please let me know. Thanks for looking!

 

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[detectahead]

Like that!! Nice coin!

 

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[BuckleBoy]

when you magnify the image, It appears that the coin is plated or painted one. You might want to get it checked out, jmho............HH

Not at all! Just tarnished from being in the ground for 700 years.

-Buck

 

[mindcrime1988]

A coin, similar to yours, is coming up for auction this coming Tuesday, Oct. 9th. Estimated value: 100 EUR. Good luck !
http://www.coinarchives.com/aa4de6b3235550a24781f347f9d50590/img/kunker/217/image02130.jpg
and here:
http://www.coinarchives.com/w/lotviewer.php?
LotID=1278660&AucID=1171&Lot=2130&Val=6565ac728d9c8aeee78290a4e8aec82b

Don.....

Thanks for the sites!

 

[mindcrime1988]

I know nothing about this foriegn hammered other than its in great shape & only slightly clipped. Great find.

Was it in ploughed land?

It was on the side of a hill in a wooded area. I usually do not find many coins in the woods!

 

[yassou]

Very very nice good luck for further finds and me too.

 

[CRUSADER]

What do you mean by clipped? I know very little about hammered's. Thanks crusader

Clipping was an illegal activity of cutting off small slivers of silver from around the edge of hammered coins. They would only take small pieces so as not to be noticed, but during difficult times the clipping was heavy. If they were caught (in the UK) they would have their hands chopped off, so a risky but often profitable enterprise as they did it many times. It was the weight of silver that was important, not the coin, thats why you get cut halves & Qters.

 

[cudamark]

Yup, that's why more modern coins have reeded or lettered edges so if the coin was clipped or scraped, you would see evidence of that.