Coinery

I have this top ticket (the Ed III florin 1d), and was hoping to find a match through the very distinctive Lombardic Ns, but to no avail. However, I have found these Elmore Jones tickets to be in a very similar style, and layout, with the serifs on the capital Ds and the the upper-tail on the Ps to be a reasonable match? Would anyone else have some Elmore Jones tickets for comparison? Any thoughts?

Brilliant spot, significant!

Oh, my goodness, that’s a terrible effort! The most impressive thing about it is the micro-scratches and abrasions, they actually look pretty good!

If I were ever to collect world coins, these Empire coins of India would definitely tick the box! Especially when you think about how far back the British/Indian ‘relationship’ goes through the East India Company!

The Russian to English translation is: "I would appreciate help in identifying this coin and determining its authenticity, as well as assessing whether it is a modern cast or a reproduction. Weight: 3.2 g. I have attached photos of both sides, detailed shots of the portrait and inscription, as well as the edge. Could anyone help identify the ruler, read the inscriptions on the coin, clarify the date and denomination, and comment on any signs that might indicate a modern counterfeit? Thank you for your help."

Firstly that’s a masterclass in uploading low-resolution images, just wow! I can’t even get one of my images to upload in that kind of quality!

😆😆 Fair play, they managed to acquire a lot of legend info from a coin that’s quite so battered! I can’t quite fathom what his/her D over N over T in DNS is all about? I’m sure he/she knows what they’re doing (quite literally) 😳

I also noticed a spelling mistake in the seller description…‘certified’ has been spelled incorrectly. I’m pretty certain that either the buyer or seller would need to be certified?

Good point!

With Rob’s proposition for a shorter name, I wonder whether it might be RAVL? There’s certainly a hint of the V My only other thought is, if the city was CANT, with the O being a G instead (the 2nd curve of the ‘O’ looks straighter, so a possibility I guess?), then GOLDHAVOC could also work? A die-match will be the only sure way of answering the question.

I love these…great designs!

Bit of a tragic tale, that!

Without the ticket I wonder if it may even be in unknowing hands? It would only take one local deceased-estate sale for it to lose its identity and fall into ignorant hands.

I found this £1 note ticket in with a coin lot I recently bought. Absolutely nothing to do with my items, and always sad, especially when someone has gone to such troubles to document an item in this way!