Gold chain marking?

[Glenn-RI]

Hi everyone,

I found what appears to be a gold chain in a parking lot a few years ago. However, I haven't been able to translate the markings. Is there anyone out there that knows what this marking says?

Thanks!

Glenn

[La Beep]

You got it upside down. Here I flipped it for you. Also added a chart for the numbers.

Looks like 26G(orJ)21(upper solid dot) 21K - I think been a long time.

21k Is their standard.

[Glenn-RI]

Thanks La Beep,

21k is a pleasant surprise. It's a 15" chain that probably weighs a few grams.

Glenn

[pookie-princess of rust]

nice chain.

[La Beep]

After several cups of coffee and waking up I think it translates like this: 26G21Carat, don't even ask me about the top part but it is sand script. It looks like a middle eastern piece. Good score. When you buy gold over there you barter the amount you will have to pay. Weight and workmanship is taken into account. The dealer will always start high and you start really low and meet in the middle somewhere. If your timing right you walk away with a steal. Their gold shops sell just gold and when you walk in it gold from floor to ceiling, what a sight.

After thought: 26G could that be 26 Grains or Grams?
I would like to know the weight please.

[ivan salis]

arabic gold weight & purity marks --- 26 G 21 K --- quite nice -- they sell only the gold * as was said before --the workmanship is a "given" factor in the cost --you barter by the gram normally --- you say "x" per gram --they say "y" -- until a deal is or is not struck. haggling is a fine art in the arabic world --- you seek the tinist flaws to nit pick --well its nice "but" --yada yada is off a bit .(not haggling is almost disrespectful in their veiw-- and takes the "fun" out of it for them ) its their "system"--

[La Beep]

For information purposes, the symbol ج Is the G or J in the Arabic alphabet.

[trikikiwi]

That's a great find and very good pic Glenn. No argument that it's gold the way the link has rolled the metal back over time.
Good on ya, LaBeep and Ivan. Thanks for the lesson

[Glenn-RI]

Thanks everyone for all the info.

Glenn

[GL]

Gold is extremely important in traditional Islamic marriages.