Old coin? found in New Zealand

nkelman · Dec 25, 2013

I'm not sure if this is the right place for this, but it would be great for someone to help in identify it.

It was found while digging, out the back of an old house in Blenheim, New Zealand. At the back of the property, there is a major river. When I was a kid, the river got cleaned, and I went digging in the mud and found heaps of different old things.

Anyway, here are the pictures. I'm not even sure it's a coin, could just be an old token or something. (just remove spaces)

h t t p s://skydrive.live.com/?cid=C7942153FC28B49E&id=C7942153FC28B49E%21183&authkey=%21APW0QX4UtmttWN0&v=3#cid=C7942153FC28B49E&id=C7942153FC28B49E%21183&authkey=%21APW0QX4UtmttWN0&v=3

BSellin · Dec 25, 2013

BSellin · Dec 25, 2013

On my tablet but that's the pic I assume.

axeman · Dec 26, 2013

nkelman, If this is the one your talking about then I'm betting it's not a coin, how big, how thick is it?, what's on the reverse side?. All I can make out is a horse.

Mick

nkelman · Dec 26, 2013

Yes that is the picture.

If you go to the link, you should be able to view a sideshow of both sides.

It's a little smaller than an ozzy 20cent, about twice as thick.

GallicProspector · Dec 30, 2013

It is reproduction of an antique celtic coin, maybe a tribe in what is today UK.

GallicProspector · Dec 30, 2013

I can't post link, but if you google "Antic celtic coins" in pictures, you'll see some examples.
Yours is not a real one, it is a reproduction: it was obvisously cast, and the patina is too nice.

I have a few of those coins myself (and use to find some real one with metal detector in France).

heavymetal · Jan 18, 2015

Hey mate what is the coin made of ? Gold or Bronze ?
I am still trying to find out what mine is. It is exactly the same as yours

MinebossAU · Jan 18, 2015

If I remember correctly, a lady from the USA made a post the other day on another forum, stating that she had found this exact coin or token ?? and used exactly the same picture ? Apparently it was found in a river somewhere in the US ?

rocketaroo · Jan 18, 2015

If it was ancient, it wouldave lost much of its round edge, due to clippling.

user 5308 · Jun 9, 2015

We have found several of these coins in the Netherlands and are now beginning to believe they are fake(not Celtic).
I have posted our photos on heavymetal's thread on this topic. We are planning to analyse the metal with XRF and
hope that gives us some more ideas about who faked them and when.

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