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Title: cheap ring and ancient looking coin today? Post by: dances with badgers on April 07, 2012, 06:14:39 PM hello peeps i went to rest bay today but it was useless so i called at aber on way back and got a silver ring and an ancient looking coin ,maybe a hammie,its very thin.i cant make out any writing on it just a lion or griffin on a plinth bit its hard to make any other details out,if u got any ideas feel free to chip in,might not even be a coin?it is the size of a 2p and think its silver but dont want to mess about with it too much,its very fragile. cheers peeps
mike Title: Re: cheap ring and ancient looking coin today? Post by: nfl on April 07, 2012, 06:17:38 PM i would have said livery button
Title: Re: cheap ring and ancient looking coin today? Post by: dances with badgers on April 07, 2012, 06:21:33 PM would a button have pictures on both sides?i can make out a plinth on the otherside thats like a pyramid
Title: Re: cheap ring and ancient looking coin today? Post by: nfl on April 07, 2012, 06:27:04 PM i can only see 1 side ,,and it looks like a lion on straight lines,,,typical livery},,im guessing that its only 1 side i can see as of the holes in top left sibe and nicks in right
Title: Re: cheap ring and ancient looking coin today? Post by: dances with badgers on April 07, 2012, 06:29:18 PM i have tried to take pics of the obverse but they did'nt come out very well
Title: Re: cheap ring and ancient looking coin today? Post by: nfl on April 07, 2012, 06:34:59 PM it definateley seems to have a bulbous shape rather than a flan,,,what colour is back of object?
Title: Re: cheap ring and ancient looking coin today? Post by: dances with badgers on April 07, 2012, 06:42:06 PM the back is the same colour with a pyramid shaped plinth
Title: Re: cheap ring and ancient looking coin today? Post by: nfl on April 07, 2012, 06:49:35 PM looks like the A side has come through to the B side
Title: Re: cheap ring and ancient looking coin today? Post by: dances with badgers on April 07, 2012, 07:06:45 PM maybe ,its very thin :o
Title: Re: cheap ring and ancient looking coin today? Post by: The Doc on April 07, 2012, 07:09:19 PM I think it look like a button front as well.
Title: Re: cheap ring and ancient looking coin today? Post by: dances with badgers on April 07, 2012, 07:14:09 PM ok cheers guys :)
Title: Re: cheap ring and ancient looking coin today? Post by: dances with badgers on April 07, 2012, 08:18:25 PM cant find any match on the u.k data base? :o
Title: Re: cheap ring and ancient looking coin today? Post by: nfl on April 07, 2012, 08:47:51 PM http://www.colchestertreasurehunting.co.uk/B/buttons.htm (http://www.colchestertreasurehunting.co.uk/B/buttons.htm)
Title: Re: cheap ring and ancient looking coin today? Post by: dances with badgers on April 08, 2012, 06:15:19 AM still no match,the livery buttons all have a rope type of line they are on
Title: Re: cheap ring and ancient looking coin today? Post by: Christoph1945 on May 03, 2012, 10:18:59 PM What about trying the old brass rubbing trick that we used to do as kids? A piece of paper and a pencil and maybe it will bring out a little of the detail from both sides.
Chris Title: Re: cheap ring and ancient looking coin today? Post by: dragonsbreath(Paul) on May 03, 2012, 10:53:17 PM If the weather holds may be down that way Sunday me ol mucker but earlyish lol 8)
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