Southcacalaky
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- Oct 2, 2005
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I have had this posted under today's finds, hope someone on this post might know something about this, Thanks, Art...
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I had found this coin a few weeks back at the German POW camp It appears to be copper and detected as a penny. It is slightly larger than a regular penny. I have spent about eight hours total researching it, obviously in all the wrong places. On one side of the coin, which I believe it to be the front, it has the word MARINVS on top. At the bottom , which has been a bit smashed says, AC or possibly AS XXVlll . See what you think. The reverse is a design, nothing more. It does to be a bit off center. Any help appreciated, HH Art...
Well I received an email back from stacks.com today and here is their opinion:
Dear Art,
This is not a coin, but a token of some sort. The trident symbol on the front can be interpreted as a Tamglia (Turkish brandmark, clan symbol) while the mystic know on the reverse is a common Turkish image of symbol. The name on the token is Latin, so this may be a token from a Italian Trading Colony in the Crimea, 13-1400?s.
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I am still researching, a bit better lead now, keep you all updated, HH Art...
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I had found this coin a few weeks back at the German POW camp It appears to be copper and detected as a penny. It is slightly larger than a regular penny. I have spent about eight hours total researching it, obviously in all the wrong places. On one side of the coin, which I believe it to be the front, it has the word MARINVS on top. At the bottom , which has been a bit smashed says, AC or possibly AS XXVlll . See what you think. The reverse is a design, nothing more. It does to be a bit off center. Any help appreciated, HH Art...
Well I received an email back from stacks.com today and here is their opinion:
Dear Art,
This is not a coin, but a token of some sort. The trident symbol on the front can be interpreted as a Tamglia (Turkish brandmark, clan symbol) while the mystic know on the reverse is a common Turkish image of symbol. The name on the token is Latin, so this may be a token from a Italian Trading Colony in the Crimea, 13-1400?s.
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I am still researching, a bit better lead now, keep you all updated, HH Art...
