Found An Ancient Greek Or Roman Coin At The Beach. Real?

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oneakmusic New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 08/26/2007 8:22 pm Here is a scan of the coin... I found it when I was walking on the beach. It buried under sand. Is this thing real? If so, what is it? Any ideas what it might be worth? thanks! Aaron Report this Post to the Staff

Victor Pillar of the Community United States 905 Posts	Posted 08/26/2007 8:31 pm It is not an ancient coin, but rather it is very modern in manufacture. I do not know what it is besides that, though. Report this Post to the Staff
Spider5689 Pillar of the Community United States 2269 Posts	Posted 08/26/2007 8:54 pm I agree, this one is modern. I'm not sure if its a copy of an ancient coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16873 Posts	Posted 08/26/2007 8:57 pm As Victor said, it's neither ancient, nor a coin. But it is in Greek; I've managed to translate most of the words. On the "obverse" (the side with two figures), the lettering is deliberately in "old fashioned Greek style". The word on the left is ekecheiria, "sacred truce", the bottom word Olympia - clearly a reference to the truce called so the ancient Olympic Games could be held in peace. Don't know what the word on the right is, because I'm not sure what the second letter is supposed to be. On the other side, the alphabet is more "modern looking". The phrase at the top is pagkosmia eirene, "worldwide peace". The phrase at the bottom is kale chronia, "happy new year". Sounds to me like a good luck medal or souvenir sold at the new year. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16873 Posts	Posted 08/27/2007 04:23 am Ah, found the mystery word: Iphitos, the ancient mythical king of Elis who is said to have instituted the ancient Olympics under orders from the Oracle at Delphi. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
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