Possible Old Greek Coin, Any Help Would Be Appreciated :)

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Dinero92 New Member United Kingdom 2 Posts	Posted 07/08/2019 8:01 pm I've recently been to Corfu, and did some snorkeling and found this. I would be really interested to know what it is as I've not managed to find it yet. Many thanks :) * Moved by Staff moved to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34430 Posts	Posted 07/08/2019 9:00 pm @d92, first welcome to CCF. Second, I have taken the liberty of cropping, enhancing, and rotating your pics to make them easier to examine. I can't quite make out the inscription on your first pic, but I think I at least see a letter T. Can you make out any of the other letters with the coin in hand? I suspect that this is not an ancient coin for a couple reasons. First it appears to be plated (perhaps silver over bronze). If ancient, it would be a fourree. Also, it seems to have a distinct rim, which isn't typical of ancient coins. I will recommend to the mods that your thread be moved to the "unknown" section of CCF. Added: now that I look more closely, that portrait looks a lot like Aristotle on the 5 Drachmai. Here is a link to the coin: https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces554.html "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Edited by Spence 07/08/2019 9:06 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Dinero92 New Member United Kingdom 2 Posts	Posted 07/09/2019 04:24 am Thank you so much for your help Spence I can make out either 'D A T H' or 'P A T H' ? also I cannot open the link you sent me unfortunately. Vicky Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34430 Posts	Posted 07/09/2019 05:30 am Glad to help, but not sure why the numista link isn't working for you. I believe that you have found a copper-nickel 5 Drachmai minted in Greece between 1976 and 1980. With that information you should be able to find examples on ebay or elsewhere on the interwebs to compare your coin. This coin has the legend ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΗ ΔΗΜΟΚΡΑΤΙΑ so PATH is a pretty close match. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 07/09/2019 08:15 am Impressive attribution work there, Spence. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189744 Posts	Posted 07/09/2019 2:01 pm Quote: I will recommend to the mods that your thread be moved to the "unknown" section of CCF. Done. to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34430 Posts	Posted 07/09/2019 7:25 pm Thx Bob! Even a blind squirrel finds a nut once in a while... Of course, now that is has been attributed, @jbuck can you please move it over to the world coin section of ccf? "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 189744 Posts	Posted 07/10/2019 2:46 pm Done and done. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Dorado Bedrock of the Community Canada 24885 Posts	Posted 07/11/2019 10:52 pm To the Forum. Report this Post to the Staff
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