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Question: Can anyone identify this old coin!.!?
It's a little larger than a quarter about an inch diameter and about as thin as dime!. Kind of brass or bronze in colour!. Very poor condition but the head side of it appears to be a woman (Though I'm not certain) and although there's words written all around the head side the only words that are clear are "DEI GEATIA" at the top, over the head!. The other side is pretty bare other than an inner circle surrounded by a vine like pattern on it's outer edge but what ever denomination may have been present is not visible at all!.Www@QuestionHome@Com


Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
If it says Anna dei Gratia then it is a British coin from the reign of Queen Anne (Dei Gratia meaning: By the Grace of God,)
She reigned from 1702 to 1714, so it's quite old - but not Roman or Greek old!.
See:
http://www!.ukcoinpics!.co!.uk/qa/index!.htm!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Ever try to get it evaluated by a dealer!. I'm just guessing here but either it Roman or Grecian!. Sounds very old because you said it was "thin" and "brass or bronze" in color!. I don't believe it's from the Renaissance period!. I'm not familiar with foreign languages or phrases but I rule out a Spanish Inquisition or Spanish coin because it's too worn and not gold or silver!.

You can always have it evaluated!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Sounds like a British coin!.

I've looked up a coin of Queen Victoria and it might match the description!.
(Edit)
Queen Anne coin from Britian more than likely!.
Here's a picture of the coin I found
http://upload!.wikimedia!.org/wikipedia/en!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Sounds like something from early greece!. Www@QuestionHome@Com