Description: Mint: Bank of Greece Denomination: €10 Quality: Proof Issue limit: 2,000 Alloy: 92.5% Sterling Silver Diameter: 40 mm Weight: 34.1 grams Box/Capsule: Yes/Yes Certificate: Yes This is the second issue in the series Ancient Greek Technology, following in the footsteps of the Antikythera Mechanism from 2022. This invention is described in the Pneumatics of Philo of Byzantium, a 3rd Century BC engineer who lived in Alexandria, Egypt. It is an automaton (robot) in the form of a (life-size) maidservant holding a wine jug in her right hand. Inside the effigy were two tanks, one for wine and one for water (as the Greeks used to drink their wine diluted), and a mechanism consisting of liquid and air tubes. By placing a cup on the extended left hand of the maidservant, the mechanism started to work. Air pressure pushed the liquids (first wine and then water) through the right arm into the jug and then into the cup, in the desired proportion. The automatic maidservant is the first known functional robot.
Price: 115.35 USD
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
End Time: 2023-10-02T16:58:17.000Z
Shipping Cost: 6.95 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Circulated/Uncirculated: Proof
Denomination: 10 Euro
Composition: Silver
Year: 2023
Fineness: 0.925
Grade: Ungraded
Country/Region of Manufacture: Greece
Certification: Uncertified
Modified Item: No
