try your luck on this one.pendent?maybe roman catholic

[squidman]

found this today about 8inches down in the mud.never seen1 before.can"t read anything on it because it is not in english.found at a old family home dating back to the early 1800's.can't find any info on it at all.need the experts on this1.take a look and good luck.

 

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[DCMatt]

English or not, tell us some of the words/letters you can read. I can't make anything out in the photos.

DCMatt

 

[squidman]

the first word under the face reads from left to right cafvt.s.anass.i.sfi.pnns.h.the cross side reads from top left to right STMUK.ET.MAP.TCUJUAXIEC.FU.CAR AND THATS ALL I CAN GET OFF THAT SIDE BESIDES THE CROSS IN THE CENTER.VERY STRANGE PIECE.

 

[squidman]

no takers.this things got me baffled.

 

[DCMatt]

no takers.this things got me baffled.

Working on it but it's tough.

I think the first letters are CAPVT - Latin for the head or chief or ruler or something like that... The other "words" are probably abbreviations. Are you 100% sure about the letters? Can you provide any better pics?

DCMatt

 

[squidman]

i think ur right on the capvt.these are the best pics i got from many scans.as far as the letters i am not positive.it's very tough to read even with a magnifying glass.but then again i'm not positive about anything with this thing.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

the first word under the face reads from left to right cafvt.s.anass.i.sfi.pnns.h.the cross side reads from top left to right STMUK.ET.MAP.TCUJUAXIEC.FU.CAR AND THATS ALL I CAN GET OFF THAT SIDE BESIDES THE CROSS IN THE CENTER.VERY STRANGE PIECE.

No pic but this may be it. http://numismatics.org/collection/0000.999.4572

CAPVT S. ANASTASIT PERS MO

Can you weigh it?

 

[squidman]

i am 100% on the cap.v.t

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

Can you measure it just to see if its 41x46 mm?


It may not be the exact religious medal that I found but it may put us on the right track. I want to thank Matt for the Capvt.

 

[squidman]

i think your close though there are no worshipers looking skyward on the reverse.just a cross.4cm'sby3cm's in size if that helps

 

[DCMatt]

I think the front represents POPE ANASTASIUS I or II (CAPVT.S.ANASTASI) but I don't know which one or why.

Maybe the back will have clue.

DCMatt

 

[squidman]

i took all ur info bu still can't find the exact medal.maybe it's a rare1.ready to throw in the towel on this 1.thanx4 all ur help DCMATT.happy hunting

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

i took all ur info bu still can't find the exact medal.maybe it's a rare1.ready to throw in the towel on this 1.thanx4 all ur help DCMATT.happy hunting

They made millions of different Catholic medals and they are almost impossible to find an exact match. Sometimes matching one side is all you can do because there are so many variations..

I wonder what this means "face with one eye missing?" Could this be your bearded man?

http://numismatics.org/collection/0000.999.4572

 

[DCMatt]

i took all ur info bu still can't find the exact medal.maybe it's a rare1.ready to throw in the towel on this 1.thanx4 all ur help DCMATT.happy hunting

If you can provide a better pic of the back, I'll look at this a little more.

Take the pic on a dark background. Use the macro setting if your camera has one. If not, use a magnifying glass.

DCMatt

 

[squidman]

i thinkthis1 is solved,i founda few simular ones but not an exact match.like dcmatt said there must be a tonof variations.thanx4 the the info.

 

[Bigcypresshunter]

i thinkthis1 is solved,i founda few simular ones but not an exact match.like dcmatt said there must be a tonof variations.thanx4 the the info.

I dont think it was dcmatt that said that, but could you post the links of the similar ones you found, as a normal follow-up to the research? Just curious is the bearded man the pope?

 

[Ninja12rr]

I dont think it was dcmatt that said that, but could you post the links of the similar ones you found, as a normal follow-up to the research? Just curious is the bearded man the pope?

Hi good people

Sorry about my bad english.I'm new here on TreausureNet.I found your site on internet because i look for some informations about medal which my uncle find on the work on cornfield ca. 40 years ago in old Yugoslavia-Sauth Europe.
Did somebody know who is on this medal frontside and what is the meaning on the pic on the rear side? ( 5 Womens in the Fire look to the Sky and on the sky is the Cross with many pots )

Did somebody know more about medals like this one

Greetings from Balkan
Silvio