Help Identify Silver Coin/Medallion

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kyriacos New Member Cyprus 3 Posts	Posted 12/10/2013 4:21 pm Hi my aunty took this to the pawn shop along with some soverigns and other items and nearly gave it away for nothing but she decided against selling this one. She is around 80 and was given this when she was a child by her family. She is of greek descent from an island near asia minor but her parents emigrated to an african country (not sure where) before she was born. It has some greek letters on one side Î£Î¥.Î¡Î' ÎšÎ£ or something similar. Anyone got any clues? Sorry if this is a lousy post this is my first one and I haven't got a clue about these things. Thanks Report this Post to the Staff

zxcccxz Pillar of the Community Canada 5417 Posts	Posted 12/10/2013 4:48 pm Firstly. Welcome to CUFF! Looks like a replica of an ancient Greek coin in a bezel. The bezel and coin are likely silver. There may be said 0.925 engraved on but test it with a magnet and if it doesn't stick then its silver. Report this Post to the Staff
kyriacos New Member Cyprus 3 Posts	Posted 12/10/2013 5:10 pm Thanks for your reply and the welcome. This is the back side. What is the likelyhood that this is an original era coin? :) I would probably think near zero. If its a replica (but silver) does it have any value over the value of the silver? Report this Post to the Staff
Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2882 Posts	Posted 12/10/2013 5:47 pm It's 100% a replica. It's also quite low quality too I'm afraid so if it is silver (probably not) I'd say melt or a tiny bit over for curiosity value. It looks more like some sort of lead/tin/white metal. My Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html Report this Post to the Staff
kyriacos New Member Cyprus 3 Posts	Posted 12/10/2013 5:51 pm Thanks for taking the time to reply. I will let her know. She will probably keep it. I will update once I know if its ferromagnetic. If I get some time I will take it down the jewellers maybe they can test if it's silver. Report this Post to the Staff
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