What is this coin?

Don't speak Greek but this "Basileis" is plural, thus "Kings" - in the sense of King and Queen, I suppose.

Christian

 

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I can understand some of Greek words, because they're use a Cyrillics too (as we are in Russia).
This is the translation of the legend: "Constantine and Anna-Maria - the monarchs of Greece".

 

Vindication for coingeek! ;-)

(my initial thought was Russian, too. Instead of "it's all Greek to me" we could say "it's all *Cyrillic* to me"! )

Here are some cool pics of the lettered edge. Supposedly it says "My power is in the love of the people"

 

A Greek will not really like it if you called the Greek alphabet Cyrillic. Also, if you look at the second generation euro notes for example, you will see that the two versions are different. Guess it would be OK to call Cyrillic the younger sibling ...

Christian

 

Here's my 30 drachmai.

 

I have the coin on the right. I will look for it now. I think I have 2 other coins from Greece.

 

found my 3 Greece coins. first coin I am not sure where the reverse pic went ? nice toning. looks better in person.


I really like the design on this 1 and that it's silver.


next coin is the same design in copper-nickel and bigger.


sorry focus sucks on that last pic.

 

Greece was one of the first countries I set out to collect. They only made coins in certain years so you can complete a set with far fewer coins than most countries. I believe I have every circulating coin from the 20th century. The ones from the 19th century can get pretty pricey though.

 

found that reverse pic for the first coin and added it. I really like that ship on it.

 

Not to mention the ones from the 4th-century BC.

 

That brings up why I started collecting Greek coins. Most of them have classical designs on them, some that are copies of ancient coins. It's a way to own a bit of the classics without having to dive into the ancient pool, which I'm not ready to do right now.

 

Probably. But Cyrillic Alphabet was born in Byzantium but Greece was the part of Byzantium. Moreover, Russia got a lot of things at Greece: alphabet, religion names...
My name is Eugene - it is a Greek name. The name of my daughter is Veronica - it is a Greek name too.

 

I like an old Greek coins. Here is a couple from my collection.

 

Interesting that these coins carry their "nicknames" too - obol and diobol. In German, by the way, we still use the (Latinized) term Obolus in the sense of a (usually small) payment or contribution.

Christian