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Please help me identify this coin

Hi I found this coin but I can't figure out what it is, hopefully one of you can help.

Thanks, Caroline

 

 

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This is a modern token made to resemble a medieval coin. In England they set up booths at renfairs and the like where you can hand-strike your own coin. I have one. This one has been artificially aged to look antique. 

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Very interesting. Someone came into the shop today, eager to show me the rare medieval coin he had just purchased. It was another variety of these tokens. He was not a happy camper when I told him what he had. A flea market buy, little chance of getting his money back. These things do get around. 

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Interesting item.

 

The sword motif is typical of some medieval Lorraine deniers and half gros.

 

The other side is a bit reminiscent of those stylized Carolingian temple deniers.

 

The legends, though are unlike anything I've seen

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The types are taken from a 10th century Anglo-Norse coinage called "St. Peter's Pence".

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