Gold Pendant Featuring a Silver Tetradrachm of Magnesia, 150 BCE
Silver and Gold
FJ.6301
This genuine ancient coin has been mounted in a modern 18 karat gold pendant. Magnesia (in present day Turkey), situated southeast of Ephesus, on a tributary of the Meander River,...
This genuine ancient coin has been mounted in a modern 18 karat gold pendant.
Magnesia (in present day Turkey), situated southeast of Ephesus, on a tributary of the Meander River, was established by colonists from Miletos in the 7th B.C. Around the time of minting this stunning coin, the city had sided with Rome against Mithradates VI and was made a Civitas Libera (free city) by the Roman general Sulla. The obverse shows the lovely head of Artemis-- Goddess of the hunt, personification of the moon and revered as a fertility goddess at the great temple of Ephesus. On the reverse is the Apollo, god of music, poetry and love. He was known for his beautiful body, and here he is naked holding a filleted branch and leaning on a tripod. The legend commemorates athletic games. The large circular wreath became a favorite emblem of Ionian coins during the 2nd and 1st Centuries B.C.; which gave them the name Stephanephoroi (wreath-bearers). This coin shines with myth, legend and an inner radiance, which makes it the perfect ornament for someone with their own mysterious presence.
Magnesia (in present day Turkey), situated southeast of Ephesus, on a tributary of the Meander River, was established by colonists from Miletos in the 7th B.C. Around the time of minting this stunning coin, the city had sided with Rome against Mithradates VI and was made a Civitas Libera (free city) by the Roman general Sulla. The obverse shows the lovely head of Artemis-- Goddess of the hunt, personification of the moon and revered as a fertility goddess at the great temple of Ephesus. On the reverse is the Apollo, god of music, poetry and love. He was known for his beautiful body, and here he is naked holding a filleted branch and leaning on a tripod. The legend commemorates athletic games. The large circular wreath became a favorite emblem of Ionian coins during the 2nd and 1st Centuries B.C.; which gave them the name Stephanephoroi (wreath-bearers). This coin shines with myth, legend and an inner radiance, which makes it the perfect ornament for someone with their own mysterious presence.