Medieval coin? And weekend silvers

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Went woods hunting around a 1000 year old castle and my digging partner believes I've found a very old medieval coin I'm not sure so I thought I'd post. 20201109_161342.jpg 20201109_161352.jpg
Coin?

Here are some that I'm sure of. German silver's
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Twas a good weekend. Thanks for replies!
 

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Hope you get an ID on that first item, which does seem to be a coin. I am not personally experienced with coins having an image on only one side. Maybe a Medieval bracteate? Those other coins are great, and would really make someone's day here in the states. Congrats.
 

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Personally, I think the object is a piece of jewelry copying a coin style.

All that silver in 1 day? (very good, if so)
 

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Do you have a weight and diameter for the coin? That orielensis fellow on coin talk who authored the educational thread on bracteates is very intelligent and helpful, perhaps contacting him would get you the information you need. Forgot to congratulate you on the find, they are obscure and appeal to a small niche audience but are objectively quite rare, good work!
 

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Sure seems like it, I believe the orielensis collector guy had explained that in order to discourage hoarding in the various polities that issued them, Bracteate Coinage was frequently recalled, demonetized and re-coined with identifiably different designs, hence the scarcity nowadays. Having been used as a decoration and functionally pulled from circulation probably saved it from the crucible.
 

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An interesting discussion... :thumbsup:
Nice finds!
 

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Identified this one. It's a 1495-1519 Würzburg diocese One-sided Pfennig oJ VF +, l.Pr.schw. Lorenz von Bibra 1495-1519

Interesting Lorenz von Bibra was an advisor to Maxamillian of the Holy Roman empire.
 

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Do you have a weight and diameter for the coin? That orielensis fellow on coin talk who authored the educational thread on bracteates is very intelligent and helpful, perhaps contacting him would get you the information you need. Forgot to congratulate you on the find, they are obscure and appeal to a small niche audience but are objectively quite rare, good work!

Its about 1/2 inch in diameter. It weighs .12 to .13 grams. Would be pretty cool if it were a coin!
 

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Hope you get an ID on that first item, which does seem to be a coin. I am not personally experienced with coins having an image on only one side. Maybe a Medieval bracteate? Those other coins are great, and would really make someone's day here in the states. Congrats.

3 weekend hunts. Good spot
 

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Nice silver finds! The first item, if it's not a coin, looks like a wine bottle seal.
 

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They regulary come holed. I don't know if it's true but the saying is they were sewn into the clothes through that hole.
Well, if travelling, that practice was still about in the 18th C.
 

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