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Vespas H

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Medieval Silver unknown
« on: December 14, 2016, 01:21:36 pm »
Hello all,

Could anyone give me any hint about where to search this one or this type?

Thank you
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Offline Akropolis

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Re: Medieval Silver unknown
« Reply #1 on: December 14, 2016, 04:04:59 pm »
Search for Otto II.
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Vespas H

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Re: Medieval Silver unknown
« Reply #2 on: December 15, 2016, 09:46:56 am »
Hi Pete,

Many thanks for your answer. Unfortunately, no luck in finding the coin. I saw "OTTO" written on it, but the coins I have found for OTTO II do not match with this one.

Thanks again for your answer
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Re: Medieval Silver unknown
« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2016, 01:18:00 am »
Vespas,

You surely have a coin of Lucca, in Italy.  I think it is a grosso.  The obverse is the Volto Santo, or "Holy Face" and the legend should be SANTVS VVLTVS DE LVCA.  Reverse is eagle with the legend OTTO IMPERATOR ROMANO, in reference to the Holy Roman Emperor Otto granting Lucca the minting right.  Hope this helps as I could not find this exact coin in my reference books.

David
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Alc

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Re: Medieval Silver unknown
« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2016, 12:38:59 pm »
Nice coin!
Is it possible to give weight?

Regards,
alc
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Vespas H

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Re: Medieval Silver unknown
« Reply #5 on: December 18, 2016, 01:28:03 pm »
Thank you again for helping me with this.
 The coin has 24 mm and 2.7 g. I have attached also a new photo.

All the best!
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