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Vajaho Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 My wild guess is a jeton from Nuremberg, also called rechenpfennig. I assume it is from the 1450s. Made of Bronze or Billion, diameter is about 24-26mm. Legend can be fictious. On your coin it can be hardly read. On reverse I see "LEO GERA". Ger has nothing to do with Germany as at that time it was not existed. There is a city in Thüringia called GERA, which has not issued coins, so probably the word contiues on, if has a meaning at all. LEO can be an abbreviation of Leonhard, Leopold, or anything else. Coin can be German and French alike. I hope it helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satootoko Posted February 8, 2010 Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 Made of . . . BillionWhat a difference one letter can make. "Billon" is a metallic alloy - bronze or copper with a very low silver or mercury content. "Billion" is a number - either one thousand million or one million million, depending on whether you speak American English or English English. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottO Posted February 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2010 Billon is very interesting, i have silver coloured billon pieces but yea makes sence, glad its as early as 1450 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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