Posted 2 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