unknown coin #2 [solved]

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Here is another coin I need help on:

Very thin  .5 g,  17mm  copper or bronze

on side letters  AGLRIAGAROTVE
other side  FRANIA LRIREX
letters maybe wrong as it is very hard to read.



I see a harp...

It might be Irish.
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From the looks and appearance it looks like some Ancient Roman coin to me.  8)  
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Mayank
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Pretty sure it's an Irish farthing. Probably 1613. There are dozens of variations (mint marks etc).
It is Ireland, but it looks more like a 6 pence (rings of dots) The lettering is wrong.
http://www.irishcoinage.com/JAMES1.HTM
Quote: ken6528It is Ireland, but it looks more like a 6 pence (rings of dots) The lettering is wrong.
http://www.irishcoinage.com/JAMES1.HTM

That's a great site for Irish coins, but from your scan, the obverse is a large crown on two crossed..lines?. It's this crown ensemble on an Irish farthing. I don't know about different text, but the inner ring, yes..I think that makes it slightly later than 1613, but again, tons of variations. Can you make out a mint mark?. The sixpence of this period is silver, and would have a shield or portrait on it. Anyhoo, of course, this is just my opinion. It's a great coin. I wish I had it!
Type: 1625-44 Farthing Of Charles I
Obverse: CAROLVS D G MAG BRIT, Crown over crossed scepters
Reverse: FRAN ET HIB REX, Crowned harp

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