I understand a bit of Koine Greek myself - picked it up in church. IIRC it was in use as a trade language as far out as India at one point.
I see a fish primarily. Some RenFaire aesthetic lover would go straight for it.
Interesting. They still teach Latin here, as the basis of many languages still in use.
Me either. It's why we go in.
The western Catholic church stopped using Latin in the 1960s, although there's a better chance of someone being able to understand a Latin...
Tin shins are in!
They weren't marked, ahem, and nobody went looking for marks. The one near me Google image searches everything. These would never have hit the...
I doubt that's "the good one"; it's a factory-made ring. Here's the GIA page on Moonstones. They're the evaluation company of record in the USA....
Seconded - one more reason for thinking the design was printed. You wouldn't have "copyright" printed onto a one-off.
Does the Slavonic point to Russian origin? I only heard of it being used in the Russian Orthodox church, although when this was made there were...
Waiting for an actual expert, but they look good to me. Just don't ask me how old they are.
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It has the mark dating it to circa 1854-1883 on the handle where it attaches to the blade. My guess is it's silverplate since those aren't British...
Seconded. Meant to be stuck into a fur coat or other heavy clothing.
Most safes are a bear to sell, and that's if you have the combination.
Reverse printed, maybe with the color painted on later by hand? The black lines don't look hand done. That would be standard for souvenir pieces.
The old one was silvertone, and may have been silver. This could have been made as a copy by the company that bought the name. I had to go look it...
The amber ones may well be technically vintage by now, but they're not nearly as old as the rest. The last set look like glass set in silver; I...
Trifari is a brand of costume jewelry; it's well-regarded but not a designer label. Faking it wouldn't be worth anyone's time because they...
It looks like a fairly standard mark, but can we see the rest? I've never heard of Trifari being faked.
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