Question
Can you identify the foreign coin which is illustrated below?
[IMAGE of Obv. and Rev. of old coin]
Sorry, not shown -- I'm currently scanner-impaired....
Obv.: outer ring of letters
Rev.: 2 rings of letters around a cross. BENEDICTU: QVI: VENITAN:
NOMINE: DOMINI on outer ring.
Answer
Flemish Silver Groat, Count William V of Holland, roughly 1346-84.
The type is called a "botdrager" ("pot wearer" - Flemish lion with helmet).
The type was introduced in 1365 by Louis de Male, Count of Flanders.