Sandris Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jlueke Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 Looks like a button Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 OK, time for wild guesses. One side has a crowned coat of arms, and the inscription PHILIPPUS (possibly V) D.G.; the "U" is the bottom of that side. The other side (with the cross) says HISPANIARUM REX and has a date. Hmm, "1719" maybe? PHILIPPUS V HISPANIARUM REX would mean Philip V King of the Spains. So this button may have been made from an 18c Spanish coin ... Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
labmom Posted December 31, 2006 Report Share Posted December 31, 2006 Some pretty good detective work, Christian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabbs Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 Hehe, I already fixed "the Spaniards" in my previous reply. (Should read "the Spains"). Here are some coins from those years: http://www.maravedis.net/felipe5.html The "medio real" coin (half real) from Cuenca looks fairly similar to the button depicted in the initial message. Not being an expert on such coins, that is about all I can comment ... now let the real (pun intended) detectives do their job. Christian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJGS Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 I believe it is a Medio Real 1719 You can read PHILIPPUS V D.G. -- HISPANIARUM REX 1719(?) He ruled in 1700-1746 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandris Posted January 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 what cost of this object? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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