Salterton Posted October 11, 2013 Report Share Posted October 11, 2013 I 'swapped' this coin at school when I was just 7 years old. I am now 75 and I am still trying to identify it. Does anyone have the knowledge to help me? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amateur_Collector1992 Posted April 10, 2016 Report Share Posted April 10, 2016 Looking at the writing on the coin, it seems to be Hebrew, country wise I'm not sure, maybe israel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted April 11, 2016 Report Share Posted April 11, 2016 The head facing left appears to be Zeus Ammon with ram's horn, as in this unrelated coin http://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/roma-numismatics-ltd/catalogue-id-srro10003/lot-73da9a99-2921-426d-a0a6-a5bc00ff8037 The inscription is Aramaic, Semitic, etc. Sorry that is as much as I know, hope it helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted April 12, 2016 Report Share Posted April 12, 2016 16-17TH CENTURY 5 MOSES MEDALS JEWISH JUDAICA RENAISSANCE HEBREW MEDALLIONS On eBay http://www.ebay.ca/itm/16-17TH-CENTURY-5-MOSES-MEDALS-JEWISH-JUDAICA-RENAISSANCE-HEBREW-MEDALLIONS-/351704796623?hash=item51e33d4dcf:g:lDIAAOSwcBhWUzdP They obviously copied the Zeus Ammon Ram's Horn type. משה רבנו is Hebrew for Moses and is written on his collar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccg Posted April 17, 2016 Report Share Posted April 17, 2016 We don't have a clapping emoticon so I'll have to give you a for solving this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted April 19, 2016 Report Share Posted April 19, 2016 Pretty sure it's this guy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salterton Posted June 21, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2016 Thank you all for your help in identifying this item. I have been 'out of circuit' for a while and was so surprised when I checked out Coin People to find 5 replies. So many people had looked at my request for information since October 2013 but nobody had an answer. I had just about given up. Thanks again to all of you, and in particular, to Constanius. Salterton Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa_joe Posted November 17, 2017 Report Share Posted November 17, 2017 The inscription is in Hebrew and it is the first amendment: thou shell have no other good but me. As for the figure i cant be sure but with that inscription it could indeed be Mosses, espcially since it is written that when he came down from the mountain his face glow and in Hebrew glow - KARAN - could also be interpenetrated as : was horned. Maybe that why he have here horn pictured on his head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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