Posted 13 years ago
WLW
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I am wanting to know what the words "ave eana poy" mean in english can anyone help me out on this, and also is it in fact a Greek coin?
thank you in advance
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I know that CW won't be able to cope with Ancient Greek so I will just say that it is meant to be ALEXANDROY or 'of Alexander'.
Perhaps I'll give it a go: ??????????
I think the coin is a 'stater' = tetrdrachm an Ancient Greek silver coin equivalent to four drachmae. It was in wide circulation from 510 to 38 BC.
The figure on the left is Athena wearing a crested Corinthian helmet ornamented with a coiled snake, her braided hair falling straight down the back of her neck and visible as wavy locks beneath her helmet to the side.
On the right is a figure that could be Nike holding a wreath and ship stylis (ornament) or a mast or perhaps it's Hermes.
Below the wreath there's a mint control mark consisting of the Greek letters 'iota, delta, iota' under Athena's right wing, and to the right the inscription "Of Alexander."?
There is a forum where you might ask for comment:
http://www.forumancientcoins.com/fakes/thumbnails.php?album=20&page=4
Hope this might get you started.
This area is a minefield when it comes to fakes.
Thats what I would do WLW . As there is no hurry . A professional will know if it is real or a fake by holdig it . If you were to list to sell you would need to know for sure at any rate . Good Luck Post when you find out . I again only wonder why this coin is only shown in Gold never in silver color which makes me wonder if it ever was done in silver ?
Manikin;
if you look closely at the bottom of the coin under Nike's feet
there are six pebbles? stones? or whatever they are!
I have found no coin fake or otherwise that has those on it.
baffeling huh?
oh by the way it weighs 7.7 grams
I sent the pictures of the coin to a coin dealer in Dayton, he said by the pictures it did not appear to be what we thought , however I am going to take it to him next week so he can get a better look.
I will kepp you all posted
Ok WLW sounds good . Does he think it is not authentic ? Like we did ?
he never really said but I am sort of leaning that direction myself
we will see next week
well I had the object(coin) checked a so called expert on ancient coins said it was not a coin, so now I am going to have it tested to see if it is silver.
if it is silver, then I want to know what it is, if it is not a coin
Hello WLW,
I have this same token you posted pictures of. I am interested to learn if you discovered any further information. Mine has a hole drilled at that top so one could wear it as a necklace. Additionally, mine is unsoiled, and shaped slightly different. Only the tops of four stones are visible on the reverse. The space between the edge and Athena's headpiece is also slimmer. I had presumed it was an item from a gift shop. It was a gift from a long time resident of Cincinnati, perhaps both of our come from the same source.
Marshall
Has anyone considered the possibility that these medals? (I have two in a white metal which have been polished-up as brilliantly as if they were silver,) might be souvenirs of that most Victorian coming-of-age-event, the "Grand Tour".
Too, has anyone noticed the Greek Orthodox Cross held by the angel, [sic] or even his incongrous halo?
I have this very same token, medal, coin, whatever it is, I still have not read anything that would help me id it.
Thank you
Some sort of forgery. The letters are much more precise than it was possible to cut in antiquity. And what does they translate to ? Neither Greek nor Latin. Possibly a Grand Tour souvenir, as suggested above.
The coin is easy to find but this is a fake when compared to a known original. The very first post was right about it being Alexander but the coins were gold and totally different back side.