Coin or medal? I am clueless.

[dg39]

I was visiting a friend Saturday and he brought this out and gave it to me. He had found it in a box of things when his grandfather had passed away. I am always getting things and most of the time can ID them. I am stumped on this one.
Sooo Here it is: 1-3/8 inches dia. thickness of about a dime or a hair thicker. It looks like someone may have struck it with a nail to put a hole in it, but then did not finish. It appears to be brass or bronze that was once silver plated, perhaps. I'm guessing Italy? Says ROMA and a numerial date cant make out.

 

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[PBK]

The design appears to be derived from that of an ancient Roman coin. (See c. 211-206 B.C. example below.) Given its size, relative thinness, and plated metal construction, it may be the suspension medallion from a classical motif watch fob or organizational badge of the late 19th century.

(For more examples, do a search on "head of Roma Jupiter in quadriga X behind")

 

[Angelo]

DG39:

I put the kid (PBK) to work on this one and told him to hurry!

Anything else?

At your service,

Tony

 

[PBK]

DG39:
I put the kid (PBK) to work on this one and told him to hurry!

Sorry it took so long, sir, but you know how picky some people are about pictures!

 

[dg39]

Not me. I am not to be confused with others. Figured it was a medal of some type. But, had no reference. But nail it down to what fraternal or club? Italian-American?

Ahh, Tony don't be a (wise-guy)

 

[PBK]

Not me. I am not to be confused with others. Figured it was a medal of some type. But, had no reference. But nail it down to what fraternal or club? Italian-American?

Sorry, no guess. As you know, classical/mythological themes, motifs, etc. were adopted by many fraternal and social organizations in the late 1800's, and widely used in jewelry as well.

Time for someone else to take up the thread and weave a rich new tapestry.

 

[dg39]

Thank's ! "Believe it or not "as Mr Ripley use to say--you did help. 8)
And I perfer mosaics to tapestry's, they are more of a puzzle.

 

[BuckleBoy]

Puzzling...the fact that there is a date on it rules out the possibility of it being ancient. The Roman numerical date itself dissuades the idea that it is a coin in general (I may be wrong, but to my knowledge no coin ever had just a Roman number date). Oh, and of course the fact that it is metal, round, and doesn't have gills rules out the idea that it might be a fish. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.

 

[dg39]

Puzzling...the fact that there is a date on it rules out the possibility of it being ancient. The Roman numerical date itself dissuades the idea that it is a coin in general (I may be wrong, but to my knowledge no coin ever had just a Roman number date). Oh, and of course the fact that it is metal, round, and doesn't have gills rules out the idea that it might be a fish. Sorry I couldn't be of more help.

 

[dg39]

MNVC ?

 

[dg39]

MNVC ?

I know there is no "N" in roman #'s, but thats what it appears to be.

 

[peterjl]

PBK: The pic of the coin that you posted, is it possible that it is silver plated? If so then could that same coin that dg39 has be it, and didn't people use to make holes in coins because they didn't have pockets to hold them?

Peter

 

[gollum]

Probably part of a piece of Italian Tourist Trade jewelry somebody brought back from vacation. A modern copy of an old coin mounted in some cheap fake jewelry.

I blew it up huge in Photoshop and it looks like it says ROMA / MILANO

Mike

 

[dg39]

Not impossible to believe...

 

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

=diving doc
So it was a franchise, one restaurant in Rome and the other in Milan.
Doc
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Shewehs , for a supposedly relatively intelligent (?) man Doc, how can you be so wrong so any times??

Get a new OUIJI board.

Beyond any question, it is from Luigis Happy house in Leadville, circa 1876.

He issued these to miners that had good credit.


Snicker heheheheh

Apologies to the room.


Tropical Tramp

p.s door stops sheesh

 

[dg39]

*****************Beyond any question, it is from Luigis Happy house in Leadville, circa 1876.

He issued these to miners that had good credit.*******************

I would think, Older than that R.T.

 

[dg39]

Smoke is a little heavy in this thread. B******T, B******T, sorry, I sneezed.

 

[dg39]

Smoke is a little heavy in this thread. B******T, B******T, sorry, I sneezed.

I do hope it's not catching. Have a mint julip, that should help

Not till after 2pm. Would not want visitors to think I lean to heavily on the spirits.
Its 95 degrees down here on the plantation.

 

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

[diving doc

Have you tried cashing your's in ? might still be valid, snicker.

Tropical Tramp

 

[Real de Tayopa Tropical Tramp]

=diving doc
Naw! It's hanging from my mirror along with the fuzzy dice.
Doc
*************

Pleasant memories eh Doc?

Tropical Tramp