A friend of mine posted this coin looking for an id any ideas?

[bill from lachine]

Hope everyone is holding up well under the virus situation.

A friend of my found this coin in Canada and was unable to make a positive id any help would be appreciated. It obviously has some serious age so suspect it was either lost or stolen from a coin collection.

I suspect it's European origin.

 

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[bill from lachine]

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[creskol]

Opps .. sorry,, I made a post about a back image at the same time you were posting it.

 

[bill from lachine]

creskol,

No problem a few people mentioned possibly viking, Danish or old English. Hopefully some of our coin wizzards can figure it out.

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Good morning Bill.
My first thought was an English Celtic Tribe coin from the UK.
What type of metal is it, silver or bronze?

Due to it being so clean, do you think it might be a replica?
Dave

 

[CRUSADER]

I don't recognize it, so it's not British.

What I can tell is that its an imitation/copy of whatever ancient coin its 'trying' to be. IMO not ancient.

 

[desertexplorer]

Viking/Norse possibly. Attached is a Viking coin with similar markings.

 

[Mackaydon]

The coin reminds me of the hoard found in Ribe, Denmark two years ago--at least the side with the stag.
Like here: https://steemit.com/steemsilvergold...damhus-treasure-and-viking-coinomics-webztvkt
If it isn't real, it may be a coin used in Viking reenactments.
Don........

 

[Red-Coat]

The stag looks to me like a loose copy of the stylised form used on some Viking era coinage. This one is the Danish King Godfred and circa AD800. I would be sure it's not authentic and more likely a fantasy design rather than an actual replica copy.



EDIT: @Mackaydon found similar examples while I was faffing around.

 

[CRUSADER]

The stag looks to me like a loose copy of the stylised form used on some Viking era coinage. This one is the Danish King Godfred and circa AD800. I would be sure it's not authentic and more likely a fantasy design rather than an actual replica copy.

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EDIT: @Mackaydon found similar examples while I was faffing around.

Makes sense its more fantasy than copy, as its an easy way around the Laws. ie. no need to put 'copy' or any other identifying words stamped on it.

 

[bill from lachine]

Folks,

A big thumbs up for all your imputs. I already advised the finder that it was a modern replica or copy as per Crusader's advice. It kind of looked the part just from the design being overly neat and raised rather than struck into the metal as you'd expect.

Take care and stay safe during this crazy time we are all living through.