stringfrenzy;
Hi, I think those may be ancient Greek letters and the last 2 (3?) are not necessarily A... could be L or G, they look like an upside down V. I am not familiar with ancient Greek, but there is a similarity to some Cyrillic letters, which is related. The inscription looks familiar.
C = S
It could very well say CEAL = seal, and no, that is not a Spanish bull, as in Pamplona!
Not necessarily a copy of a Greek coin, it could be a copy of a Cretan coin and I see 5 letters, the last one is nearly obliterated. perhaps it says CRETE?? It is really hard to judge.
The coin base appears to be zinc or pot metal and has a yellow electroplate, perhaps gold. (And NO, you cant smoke pot metal.)
What ever it is, its interesting, even a copy of interesting.
An after thought... It may be commemorating Jason... there is a female figure, with 2 horses, which may represent the fabled TASKs.
Brian AKA goldigger
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