Worked on the 4th and have Friday off for a 3 day weekend.  Raining AGAIN here ruining my detecting plans this morning so, I thought I would post this token I found a few weeks ago.  I little large for a token, has the German word "LAND" in the middle which could translate to "Country, State or Territory".  I will soak it in olive oil for a few weeks and hope it cleans up better.  I really like tokens.

The small 4 gm weight I found last Sunday has been positively IDed as a French Gold coin weight of King Louis XIV "The Sun King" who reigned from 1643-1715.  Although, the weight itself could date from the mid 1600s to after the Kings death of 1715, probably the later.  The fraction on the weight is 1/2, SONN=SUN, LOVI=LOUIS, DOR=Coin type.  I wonder what it is worth?  I now have 8-10 coin weights, some have been IDed, some not.

An example of a Gold coin from King Louis XIV, obverse, not a find.  Note the Sun symbol above the King's bust.

Reverse of the coin, wish I would have found this instead, LOL!  Thanks to the guys who helped ID the weight.  HH, Mike

Hi,
das Zentrum:
http://www.ld5.info/Numismatique/Bourbons/ImBourbons/Louis%20XIV/Pages/Dy1448.htm
Erklärend dazu:
http://www.muenzen-lexikon.de/lexikon/s/ps229.html

Gruß, Tuco