The official Greece 2023 Maidservant of Philo, the 1st Robot, 10 Euro Silver 1 OZ coin , proof in original box and certificate of Authenticity, exactly as issued by the Bank of Greece!
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Greece, 2023, 10 Euro, Silver Coin, Maidservant of Philo: The 1st Robot, Proof!
SKU: GR2023S10PH
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Issuer & Mintage Greece , 2000 Coins Issuing regime Third Hellenic Republic (1974-date) Type Non-circulating coins Year 2023 Value 10 Euros (10 EUR) Currency Euro (2002-date) Composition Silver (.925) Weight 34.1 g Diameter 40 mm Shape Round Technique Milled, Coloured Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑ Number N#
368093
References KM# 376 - The maid of Philo invention is described in the Pneumatics of Philo of Byzantium, a 3rd century BC engineer who lived in Alexandria. 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.