French - medieval/féodal

[mickael]

hi everyone I found this coin yesterday in the french charente-maritime region in a village with a huge natural spring...
but I've yet to find the same exact coin online yet...

but the "chatel" in the middle on the reverse side was used it between 1220-1360 (ish)

found with my XP Deus

 

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[vpnavy]

Une belle découverte! Merci pour le partage...

 

[treblehunter]

Sweet, are you from France, did you find it in France?

 

[mickael]

Sweet, are you from France, did you find it in France?

I'm originally from the US but have lived in France for years...

I'll upload other stuff I've found over time and that I've kept ..

not sure if it would go in this thread or if I should start a new one...


cheers

 

[Mr.T]

Very nice find. We are in the same Department! Happy hunting.

 

[jewelerguy]

cool!

 

[Silver Searcher]

It's a 1373 - 1415 French Jetton, of the Charles V - Charles VI period, nice find I like Jettons, it's been a while since I found one.

SS

 

[mickael]

It's a 1373 - 1415 French Jetton, of the Charles V - Charles VI period, nice find I like Jettons, it's been a while since I found one.

SS

Sweet - thanks for the ID - cheers!!

 

[g-olden years]

Welcome to t-net and Big Congrats on your fine old coin! Andi

 

[CRUSADER]

Yeap, I was just about to say; Jetton, but SS IDed it.

These don't normally come up that nice, probably not from a ploughed field? It's a good one!

 

[dirtlooter]

it looks blooming awesome!

 

[Pointman]

Interesting. So it is actually a token?

 

[CRUSADER]

Interesting. So it is actually a token?

No, its a 'reckoning counter' used to calculate accounts & taxes. They used lots of them on a board, in a similar way to how an abacus worked.

 

[coinman123]

Nice coin, it's in great shape!