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batboy Pillar of the Community United States 650 Posts	Posted 06/12/2015 9:56 pm I've had this for years. I found old jewelry on the net that has the same words. Sorry about the crappy photos. But, what the heck is it? Report this Post to the Staff

Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10047 Posts	Posted 06/12/2015 11:23 pm My Greek is rusty, but I believe the side with the seated figures has a word transliterated as: GENNASIS. A "genesis" is a beginning. I believe this is a manger scene with one Greek word literally saying, "Beginning His" or "His Birth." The other side is BAPTISIS. Which I believe means "Baptism His" - or "His Baptism" and depicts John the Baptist baptizing Christ. A hole in this theory though is the Bible says they "went down into the water" for Christ's baptism. The picture shows John pouring a bowl of water. ...hope an expert chimes in b/c this is just a guess after seeing the Greek letters and playing Sherlock. I have no idea what the Greek coin/medal actually is - maybe just some sort of religious token? edited for spelling errors How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Edited by Earle42 06/12/2015 11:33 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 06/12/2015 11:27 pm Similar "religious medal" here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/171812...id=82&chn=ps http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTEwOVgxM...d=880000500F http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxN...d=880000500F Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16867 Posts	Posted 06/12/2015 11:36 pm It's a religious medal of some kind. The words are written in Greek letters, but I'm pretty sure they're not actual proper Greek words. The top pic says "Gennesis", with presumably Adam and Eve. The bottom pic says "Baptisis", with presumably John the Baptist. Both the use of incorrect Greek inscriptions and the affusion method of baptism depicted here indicates it is not a Greek Orthodox medal. 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
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10047 Posts	Posted 06/13/2015 5:10 pm @Sap: The medals Bob L posted links to show Mary, Joseph, Christ (as a baby with depiction of His Deity/Glory represented by the lines around His head), and some animal heads (cattle?) in this same setting. Here is a screenshot of the medal from his first link The pictures on both coins are very close. Gennasa is a Greek word for birth (modern Greek, not Koine as in the Bible though - but I think they are the same). And considering the medal has what fits a manger scene - I believe it is not creation and Adam and Eve. I also cannot guarantee it (would need to consult my son who knows Greek), but I think the SIS endings on both Greek words are, as in languages other than English, a changing of the end of the word to refer to the subject. The -SIS ending might even be the word "The" instead of "His"? But I am not sure. Whatever the case, the birth and baptism of Christ seem to be the themes. All of this is simply my opinion as I have no experience with these medals. If it is wrong, I would like to know. edited for syntax How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Edited by Earle42 06/13/2015 5:21 pm Report this Post to the Staff
batboy Pillar of the Community United States 650 Posts	Posted 06/14/2015 2:10 pm Thanks for all the response. It's amazing how quick you folks figured it out. So, it seems to be some kind of religious medal. I have a couple 2X2 holder pages with tokens and trinkets, that's it's new home. Report this Post to the Staff
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