Olga

Dear all, my parents live in the Czech Republic, central Europe, near the Austrian border. I do not understand numismatics at all and need the help of experts because my dad found a coin in our backyard while digging. This coin shows most probably Louis the XIV, French king. Date on the coin is 1693. It looks like the coin was overstruck as some of the symbols overlap. I have attached pictures as well so if anyone knows something more particular, please advise. I will be grateful. I wonder also what might have happened those many years ago. I am not aware of Louis XIV passing through Moravia. As you can see there is a hook attached to the coin, someone must have worn it as a pendant. I am just visiting (from Australia) my parents here in the Czech republic and my dad was very excited to give me the coin as a present. My mum however said that she had a very bad feeling when they found the coin, she felt very scared, like someone killed the person carrying the coin and the coin having a very negative story behind it. A little superstitious. Aparently the coin was struck in the city of Pau in Southern France, nearby the Spanish border. I am really not concerned about the value of the coin at all even though this is pretty much my inheritance! Our family never had any money and it looks like it will stay that way... I am just really interested in the history especially since living in Australia where history is almost non-existent. I have to post the pictures a bit later, have some problems uploading the file. Kind regards, Olga Dolezalova