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Archer New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 03/04/2017 6:41 pm Hi All, I just joined this group and was wondering if anyone out there might be able to help me identify the coin in this ring? This ring was given to me as a gift by my sister. apparently she had it custom made a few years ago. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Report this Post to the Staff

Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 03/04/2017 6:54 pm Looks like a Pharsalus, Thessaly silver fractional. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 03/04/2017 7:04 pm Assuming yours is a genuine struck ancient, it may be a reverse die match to these: http://cNGCoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=315365 http://www.coinproject.com/siteimages/100-0200.jpg http://cNGCoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=303138 Can you see the flip side to confirm there's a helmeted bust of Athena? Report this Post to the Staff
Archer New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 03/04/2017 7:22 pm Thank you!! It definately looks like these. Unfortunately, I cannot see the backside due to the setting. all I can see is a brownish/copperish color that I assume is what the coin was set in. Knowing my sister, and the value of the setting (reputable jeweler appraised the setting at $2k), I find it hard to imagine this being a fake, but who knows :-) Report this Post to the Staff
Archer New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 03/04/2017 7:49 pm Would you by any chance know what the meaning of the symbols are? The AP and what looks like a 0? Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 03/04/2017 7:51 pm to the community Interesting piece, the setting looks old or made to look so. Not being able to remove the coin from the mount without damaging them it's difficult to say if the coin is genuine or not, though outwardly IMO it looks good. In all a very nice piece of jewelry. Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 03/04/2017 8:11 pm Quote: any chance know what the meaning of the symbols are? The AP and what looks like a 0? It's an abbreviation for the Greek spelling of the city. the "O" is actually the Greek letter phi. Taken from ACSearch.info: "According to Leake Pharsalos "is one of the most important military positions in Greece, as standing at the entrance of the most direct and central of the passes which lead from the plains of Thessaly to the vale of the Spercheius and Thermopylae. With a view to ancient warfare, the place had all the best attributes of a Hellenic polis or fortified town. Pharsalus, however, is chiefly celebrated for the memorable battle fought in its neighbourhood between Caesar and Pompey, B.C. 48" Edited by Kamnaskires 03/04/2017 8:13 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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