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New Member
Canada
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Hello,
I have a coin that has no denomination and no date and is mounted into a necklace. It looks like a quarter. It has the Virgo symbol next to what looks like maybe a Greek goddess on one side and on the other it has a horse drawn carriage with a man inside and an angel flying above it. The signature on the coin is GIAMPAOLI. I have tried to research it to the best of my ability and have asked coin specialists about it and have received no answers. In fact I am not quite sure if it is indeed a coin or just a pendant. I will try to get around to scanning the coin and post it but if anyone has any idea what it might be any information would be greatly appreciated as it is driving me mental.
Thanks in advance.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thought maybe a Papal medal, or maybe patron St. of travelers. Just cant nail it down.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
2838 Posts |
Is it along the same style as this or completely different?  Is it silver looking or bronze, does the lettering appear Greek or Latinized or something else? |
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New Member
 Canada
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It is silver and it isn't as old looking as that. The lettering is just normal english letters. The picture of the horse drawn carriage is similar to the one I have but smaller.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
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I'm sure when you get round to scanning a picture someone will be able to ID it - unfortunately at the minute it could be one of many things spanning a number of years.
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New Member
United States
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Hello! I have been looking online for the same exact coin, I believe, and my search engine led me to this forum. Anyways, I think I may have the same coin design as yours. Mine is a white gold pendant. On one side, it has the Libra symbol (similar to the side with the Virgo symbol) with the name "Giampaoli" below it. On the other side, it has a picture of a man driving a four horse chariot in the clouds (most likely Apollo or Helios) and the chariot is led by a winged female with a laurel, Nike, the Greek personification of victory. Giampaoli refers to Pietro Giampaoli, an Italian engraver and medalist, but that's all I found out about the name and origin. I am still stumped on who is driving the chariot. I'd say its most likely Apollo, but he isn't usually depicted bald, and Helios usually has rays coming from his head, and I do not know of any other Greek deities that ride chariots. Hopefully whatever I have helps in some way. I'm not a coin specialist, I'm just an art history major with a great strength in Greek mythology hahah   Edited by pythia
03/06/2011 02:53 am
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Valued Member
Canada
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Under the chariot appears to be 3 hallmarks mintmarks or similar ID. If you can decipher them with a loop, that should tell you what and when.
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Moderator
 Australia
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This "coin" and, presumably, the one the OP has, are jewellery pieces, presumably sold with an astrological theme. The little hallmarks in the exergue below the chariot might help identify the maker, composition and/or date.
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
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New Member
United Kingdom
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hello,
i ve got the same coin/ medallion-but on one side there are 2 dolphins, not the libra. is it valuable?
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Moderator
Australia
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"Two dolphins" is presumably for Pisces. Any value it might have would be as jewellery, since there's not much collector interest in such pieces.
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
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New Member
Brazil
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Hello, my name is Rafael, I'm from Rio, Brasil. I' ve found this forum by searching for the exactly medal with the Libra symbol in one side. Mine is yellow gold and I always wanted to get more "intel" about it. Really nice to find some!! As I can see, we are oceans apart!
Thanks again!
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New Member
Saudi Arabia
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Hi there I have the same coin but on the other side there is Capricorn I am in Jeddah Saudi Arabia , it is yellow gold , I always wanted to know about it!!
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New Member
Brazil
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I´m from São Paulo Brazil and I have the same medal, in yellow 18k gold. But the symbol in the other side is two twins, babies. So I suppose this is a collection of Pietro Giampaoli, the greatest "incisore" e medallist of Italia in the XX century. He made almost all the italian coin designs in the xx century. Died in 1998. This particular collection of medals is about astrological phases. That´s why we see Capricorn, Libra and Gemini symbls I suppose.
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New Member
Brazil
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New Member
Brazil
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New Member
Brazil
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 The collection was made for Unoaerre, a big jewerly italian house. |
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