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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 4483426, member: 5833"]It's a medallion, not a coin, but the images may have been taken from a coin or coins. They are not necessarily the obverse & reverse of the same coin. I can't make out the Greek above the horseman well enough to get a handle on it, can't tell alphas from deltas. The other side is Athena, so may be from coinage of Athens.</p><p><br /></p><p>There were several medallists from the 18th century that signed 'FM', but I don't think this relates to any of them.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 4483426, member: 5833"]It's a medallion, not a coin, but the images may have been taken from a coin or coins. They are not necessarily the obverse & reverse of the same coin. I can't make out the Greek above the horseman well enough to get a handle on it, can't tell alphas from deltas. The other side is Athena, so may be from coinage of Athens. There were several medallists from the 18th century that signed 'FM', but I don't think this relates to any of them.[/QUOTE]
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