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[bold_in_deed]

Ilia T shared a photo. 4/2 near Grub Mart

Hey history nerds. Or coin collectors Anyone know where this coin is from? Got it in the mail, and I don't recognize it. Certainly nothing from the States or the UK. I tried reverse image search and nothing came up. And this is on the heels of having one of those hallucinations everyone else has been having. It was... bizarre, to say the least. At least this thing seems innocuous enough.

Comments

[caelestialis]

Is the coin related to what you saw in your visions?

Maybe it played a significant role in it or is linked to it somehow. I can't tell if it's made of metal or not but it certainly isn't made by industrial minting. I think at least.

[frostythehitman]

I got a coin right after having one of those hallucinations too, but it didn't look anything like that. I have no idea what that is.

[arahoushi]

Doesn't it look like one of those collectible items you see in magazine ads sometimes?

you know, the ones that are two easy payments of $29.99 and if you buy two they throw in a fairy statue for free?

[true_noir]

I have never seen anything like this in France, nor do I remember it in any of the history books I've seen. You say that you got it in the mail? I assume it is from the Retrospec people in that case.

[bold_in_deed]

I don't think so, no. I didn't see it there, anyway.

My vision was of some 8 foot tall warped looking man yelling at me about stealing something from him and then when he couldn't take it back, he threw me against a trebuchet.

and there was a dragon.

but yeah, that's a good point. The edges are rough. I'd almost say it's handmade?

[bold_in_deed]

it doesn't seem like a run of the mill coin from around here. It's roughshod.

What sort of coin did you get?

[bold_in_deed]

Yeah, sort of. But it looks really roughly made. As someone pointed out, it doesn't look like a machine cut this. The edges are rough and it looks... old. Like it's been in someone's pocket awhile.

[bold_in_deed]

It is from them, so far as I can tell. But yeah, no one seems to recognize it. I don't know who this woman on the front is supposed to be. And it looks almost hand made?

[arahoushi]

youre right, it's kind of lopsided. could be something an art major made that found its way to you by accident?

[true_noir]

It looks like a simple coin or medallion of some sort. And ancient coins like that could be more hand made than they were stamped in a press. Maybe it's from a long-lost civilization, or a personal keepsake?

I am fairly sure it will be clearer if and when it is associated with some vision they shove on you.

[appraiser]

it looks like some sort of symbol on the right side of the face? that's something to look into
what does the back look like?

[complementing]

if it's history help you need then I'd talk to Sorey Doushi and/or Mikleo LeFay! more likely and instead of or

[caelestialis]

Oh.

That's the first time I ever heard of a vision like that. I'm almost certain we don't have dragons or eight feet tall men running around the city. Almost. With how this month is shaping up to be I'll believe anything.

What's the coin made out of? It looks like wood or ceramics in the picture but maybe it's just my sleepiness talking.

[frostythehitman]

It's got a horse on it, which I didn't think anybody even knew about any more, and it says "Jim, put a meaningful quote here" on the edge.

I got it right after all the fruit got faces. I'm betting Retrospec must've given it to me.

[bold_in_deed]

i think retrospec sent it like it's been doing with other people.

though who knows, they may have taken it from some poor art major, knowing how those gits operate. just doesn't make any sense WHY.

[bold_in_deed]

definitely a coin. it looks like a currency marker on the back. maybe i should run this by the history department at the university.

see, that's the weird thing that i didn't get one. i keep waiting for it, but nothing's coming.

[bold_in_deed]

yeah I can't tell what that thing is supposed to be. maybe some kind of crest or... idk.

it has a 1 and a... lion? dog? some kind of creature.

[bold_in_deed]

okay. who are they? they with the university or something?

[bold_in_deed]

honestly i'd laugh at the thought but it's almost possible and frankly, i don't want to jinx it

it's definitely metal. it's colored like gold, but i don't know if it actually IS or just colored to look like it

[bold_in_deed]

almost sounds like it's supposed to be some kind of commemorative coin, but someone clearly did not do their job. which fits retrospec, if we're being honest

[caelestialis]

Sounds like we can at least narrow the time it was made due to the material its made of and the level of details it shows. Not by much though. From what I'm reading, the way this coin could have been made around the 16th century?

It looks like it could have been handmade, like the way old coins were done by hammer, but there is cause to believe a screw press could have had a hand in its creation.

[appraiser]

maybe it's a sigil? do you believe in magic? if it's a lion or a dog, it might be good to keep on you-- for strength or courage

[complementing]

Sorey is a student teacher at RU in archaeology. Mikleo is only a student but they do a lot of their studies together so their combined knowledge should hopefully give you SOME kind of lead I mean of course you could go to the actual professors, but they're both Retrospec users so they won't look at you funny if you tell them you got it in the mail I personally think they're smarter than the professors anyways (。-ω-)ﾉ

[true_noir]

I see. When you stop by the history department, you might consider simply looking through the records of ancient coins first, rather than showing them at first. I wouldn't want people to be confused by it.

I'm not sure, though, if that's good or bad. Why aren't you is a question after all that we should be asking.

[frostythehitman]

Exactly. Knowing Retrospec, that coin'll probably turn any other money it touches into more dumb commemorative coins, so I'm keeping mine hidden away now.

What hallucination did you get right before getting this thing?