Foreign Coin - 1643 Copper

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Found today not far from York. A very worn copper coin, which gave a mid 20's signal on the Equinox. It was around 5 - 6 inches deep in pasture.

It's around 20mm in size and weighs 2.51 grams. I think there are some Fleur-de-lis on one side, although they appeared more obvious while out in the field. I can make out a date of 1643 and some letters are just visible.

The nearest coin that I've been able to find so far is a French 2 Dinar, although there aren't any dimensions mentioned. https://www.coinshome.net/en/coin_defin ... ducew2.htm

The coin in the link has the letter 'A' after the date, my coin appears to have the letter 'K'. I'm not sure if it is the same coin. :Thinking:

Any help appreciated. :thumbsup:

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French Double Tournois.

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Allectus wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 8:54 pm French Double Tournois.

A ;)
Louis XIII if it's 1643.
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TerraBritannia wrote: ↑Sun May 02, 2021 8:50 pm Found today not far from York. A very worn copper coin, which gave a mid 20's signal on the Equinox. It was around 5 - 6 inches deep in pasture.

It's around 20mm in size and weighs 2.51 grams. I think there are some Fleur-de-lis on one side, although they appeared more obvious while out in the field. I can make out a date of 1643 and some letters are just visible.

The nearest coin that I've been able to find so far is a French 2 Dinar, although there aren't any dimensions mentioned. https://www.coinshome.net/en/coin_defin ... ducew2.htm

The coin in the link has the letter 'A' after the date, my coin appears to have the letter 'K'. I'm not sure if it is the same coin. :Thinking:

Any help appreciated. :thumbsup:


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Nice unusual find Andy...If only such finds could tell their stories...
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Thanks Tony, very much appreciated as always. :thumbsup:

Pete, yes it is interesting to find these foreign coins on English soil. How on earth did it end up here?
1643 was the year of the 1st English civil war. :shock:
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Minted in Bordeaux, Andy. More info in them here
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figgis wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 2:03 pm Minted in Bordeaux, Andy. More info in them here
Thanks for the link, but I'm seeing 'Page Not Found'. :Thinking:
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TerraBritannia wrote: ↑Mon May 03, 2021 6:30 pm Thanks for the link, but I'm seeing 'Page Not Found'. :Thinking:
Ah. So did I. Probly because I copied it in wrong :oops:

Sorry, chap - have edited it and it works now :thumbsup:
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Thanks a lot John. :thumbsup:
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