Found today in Rhode Island medevil coin?

[Sheldius]

Small gold coin around 2 grams. From matches first florin coins but back has "stemma dei Medici". And the 6 balls on shield coat of arms. Also "frieze" at bottom. Trying to determine date and if really medevil.

 

[Sheldius]

 

[Sheldius]

 

[ivan salis]

that would be a Italian..... "medici" ..was a powerful trading family in Italy

 

[ivan salis]

its Italian based-- The Medici's started in 1465 --from the house of "Medici"== likely from the "off shoot" family that were legally allowed to use the coat of arms known as the MARQUISES OF CASTELLINA --0TTAJANO (KINGDOM OF NAPLES) & DUKE OF THE CITY OF SARNO --the six balls -- thus the "stemma dia" (stemming FROM THE POWER TO COMMAND -MEDICI -- .THUS THEY WERE ALLOWED TO MAKE MONEY BASED ON PERMISSION GIVEN FROM THE MEDICI

oddly the word "frieze' is a term used for "decrotive" --so it might be a modern coy maybe

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

what you are reading as frieze is actually firenze the Italian name for Florence a town in Italy.

 

[bradyboy]

did you test it for being gold?
Brady

 

[ivan salis]

( Firenze ) as in Italian for Florence , Italy would make perfect sense ...--taking that into account -- looks like a very nice item --now tell us the how and roughly where of you getting it if you would -- we might be able to tell you even more if you do...