Holy Silver!
Still in my summer house,enjoying my mini holidays with plenty of food and alcohol.
My late grand parents used to spend a lot of time here and the house is still full of their stuff, mostly old clothes, bags, accessories, books, shit like that.
Got bored, figured to dig their shit up like I have so many times before... Didn't expect to find anything special, I mostly do it for the sweet memories it brings back. Sometimes i'll find an old note...or an old toy from when I was a toddler etc etc.
Anyways, here's a small silver treasure I found today while digging their piles up:
A Greek Orthodox icon,depicting Mary and baby Jesus, or Theotokos as we typically call her in our parts:
Theotokos (Greek: Θεοτόκος) is a title of Mary, mother of Jesus, used especially in Eastern Christianity. The usual Latin translations are Dei Genitrix or Deipara (approximately "parent (fem.) of God"). Familiar English translations are "Mother of God" or "God-bearer" – but these both have different literal equivalents in Greek, Μήτηρ Θεοῦ and Θεοφόρος ("Who gave birth to one who was God", "Whose child was God", respectively) source
My guess is it belonged to my grandma, since she was quite religious and shit.
As you can see in the comparison with the two euro coin above, it's a relatively small piece and the piece is mostly wood with a silver front. According to the sticker on the back, it's 0.925 silver. It would be impossible to know the exact weight without tearing it apart and I am definitely not doing that any time soon...by feeling I'd say around 10 grams.
Not great not terrible I guess. Who care, I know I am taking it for the stack back home, alon with my coins and other family heirlooms.
Thanks grandma 😂
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The icon is beautiful! I embroider these with beads, but here the silver is real
Agree
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That’s a very cool icon. You are right don’t rip that apart, that would not end up well. Enjoy the last of your holiday.
Thanks!
My thoughts exactly.
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I wouldn't dispute the fact that this coin is really nice.
Lovely silver coin shared as always.
Absolutely amazing content thank you very much for sharing something so intimate.
Looks like someone has found another treasure for the collection, keep stacking, maybe you'll soon do some major giveaways.
Nahhhhhhhh
LOL
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Looool yes, I think you should. 😴
That's a pretty cool little piece, nicely done, and a good souvenir from your grandparents!
Yes it was a lucky find!
she could have bought a gold thingy instead of silver. I mean baby Jesus deserves the best :P
Cheap granny 😡😑
LOL!
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Hehe, Even in Holidays Coins Are coming in Your way... Grandma really had a good piece and treasure hunt accomplished that Box tho.. Classic!
Well stuff comes up if you are looking for em!
Love to see the coin
Nice find - its a lovely thing to have from your grandmother !
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Makes for a nice family heirloom kind of silver.
She'd probably say, "Your welcome my grandson."
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It be fun to see what she would say if I melted it 😂
OMG LOL
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Greetings, this is very good for your collection, just imagine how many more treasures there are buried and treasures that have an interesting historical background, I always watch excavation programmes and it's amazing what they come up with.
Yes, Theotokos, the Mother of God.
I have a special devotion to her, @trumpman.
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looks more like Mary and E.T.
That's racist
ET... JC... same thing
That's great find. It's a rare treasure made of silver !
Such coins are always special
It's a nice coin and it does stand out from your other ones. I wouldn't refuse anything free to add to your collection.
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Looks like something out of a treasure chest with some magical powers. It looks super sick and special anyway, thanks to grandma.
It was a nice find, wish there was more. The rest of the icons were from regular crap metals :(
Bummer. You would think religious people would be picky about what their icons are made of :)
Thank goodness your grandma was! :)
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That’s a good find! A decent size too I think, certainly can’t complain about that being added to your stash!
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That's a beautiful piece I love adding unique silver to my collection
That's definitely worth calling a holy silver
Physical gold and silver, God's money.
Oh the face inlays are gold? Good pickup I was wondering if it was brown stained silver.
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Yes, that is a real Treasure, Nice find, @trumpman.
Cool piece. I like the face insets.
How were they done?
Another metal or some type of metal stain?
Thanks
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Your Grandma blesses you from the grave. How sweet and how smart to purchase assets which benefit subsequent generations. A type of generational wealth.
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