What is this i found?

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  1. Brokolizeynep

    Brokolizeynep New Member

    Which civilization does it belong? When was it used and made?
     

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  3. alurid

    alurid Well-Known Member

    Wecome to Coin Talk.
    I would dare quess that it is from Britainia somewhere. Looks like druid iconograph
    on first side and King George slaying the dragon on the other which is used in Brittish Icon. Looks like a neckless pandant.
     
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  4. Brokolizeynep

    Brokolizeynep New Member

    Thanks. And do you know that which alphabet is this?
     
  5. 7Calbrey

    7Calbrey Well-Known Member

    I think it's possibly Armenian.
     
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  6. green18

    green18 Unknown member Sweet on Commemorative Coins

    I don't think druid or Britannia pertain with this token/medal. My first thoughts of the one side were St. George, but the first side shown seems more Eastern Orthodox to me........there's a cross/crucifix hanging from the wrist of the preist.

    Bottom line, I know nothing about this piece but the good news is, someone in these parts probably does know, and should chime in shortly. Welcome to the forum......:)
     
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  7. ro1974

    ro1974 Well-Known Member

    Welcome
     
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  8. chrisild

    chrisild Coin Collector

    One side shows St. George and the dragon, with the text "S· GIORGIVS O·P·N·" (Saint George, pray for us). The other side - hmm, apart from the man you see a pig and a devil. The pig is a common attribute of Anthony the Great, and the devil, well, in depictions of the temptations of St. Anthony you will often see devils and monsters ...

    Christian
     
  9. Pellinore

    Pellinore Well-Known Member

    It's probably a pretty recent medal, 19th century if you are lucky. Saint George on one side and Saint Anthony on the other.
    And on the obverse you see the Armenian alphabet. Fifteen minutes with this will help you read what is says. You can even copy the letters and paste them in a file, than pull it through Google Translate and see what it may give you.
     
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  10. Brokolizeynep

    Brokolizeynep New Member

    It says "Aziz Andon"
     
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  12. Pellinore

    Pellinore Well-Known Member

    'Aziz' is 'Powerful' or 'Cherished' in Arabic, often used as a name, and Andon naturally means Anton. In other words, Saint Anthony.
     
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  13. Brokolizeynep

    Brokolizeynep New Member

    We use "Aziz" in Turkish too :)
     
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  14. Pellinore

    Pellinore Well-Known Member

    One of my first coins was a bronze of the Ottoman sultan Abdul Aziz, dating from 1861.
     
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