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Anyone know this Armenian Medal?

Jinx86Jinx86 Posts: 3,710 ✭✭✭✭✭
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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,885 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nope.

    Pretty, though.

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  • WillieBoyd2WillieBoyd2 Posts: 5,270 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Has it been checked to see if it is gold or gold-plated?
    It appears to have been roughly treated for a gold medal.

    The obverse image appears to have been copied from an ancient coin.

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  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,885 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The "rough treatment" might be cabinet friction, since it does appear to be a proof, after all.

    But I think some of that might also be metal flow lines from striking? I'm thinking here of the radial nature of the ones on the reverse, anyway.

    I'd put it late 20th century, based on the style. And for an English-speaking audience, as evidenced by the reverse inscription.

    Interesting piece.

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  • STLNATSSTLNATS Posts: 1,601 ✭✭✭
    Loosely modeled on one of these, an Armenian tetradrachm of Tigranes the Great, BC 95 - 55.

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    And, here's a link to a slabbed small one linky and a link to a bunch of them bunch of them indicating a fairly recent manufacture.


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  • Jinx86Jinx86 Posts: 3,710 ✭✭✭✭✭
    So guess I wasn't out of line paying 99% of melt on it. Its actually a very nice proof deep cameo piece......that will soon be on eBay.
  • lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 43,885 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>guess I wasn't out of line paying 99% of melt on it. >>

    Not at all, provided it has the stated amount of gold in it. It's purdy.

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  • Jinx86Jinx86 Posts: 3,710 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Gold content confirmed with x-ray analyzer, most expensive tool we have in our office. Tested some English Bone China today, 77% lead. My guess is its the paint used, either way the owners not drinking out of them.
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