MODERN ANCIENT COIN NECKLACE IN 18 KT YELLOW GOLD WITH 310 BC SYRACUSE TETRADRACHM
A NECKLACE CHOKER WITH ANCIENT GREEK COIN.
MODERN AND SLEEK ELEGANT PIECE, HAND CRAFTED IN 18 KARATS YELLOW GOLD AND MOUNTED WITH AN ANCIENT GREEK COIN, FROM THE CITY OF SYRACURE IN SICILY, CIRCA 310 BC. THE CHAIN IS SUITED WITH A BOXED PUSH LOCK AND A HINGED FIGURE 8 FOR EXTRA SECURITY.
THE SILVER COIN IS CAREFULLY AND PROFESSIONALLY MOUNTED INTO A BEZEL, WITHOUT AFFECTING THE EDGE OR THE BORDER.
OBVERSE DESCRIPTION: THE WREATHED PORTAIT HEAD OF ARETHUSA WITH ABUNDANT HAIR, FACING THREE-QUARTERS TO THE LEFT, GREEK LETTERS AT RIGHT. ALL IN A PLAIN CAMP INSIDE A CIRCLED DOTTED PATTERN.
REVERSE DESCRIPTION: A CHARIOTEER DRIVING A FAST QUADRIGA OF THREE HORSES TO THE LEFT, ON TOP THE WINGED DRAPPED FIGURE OF VICTORIA HOLDING, WITH THE LEFT HAND A WREATH. IN EX: GREEK NAME OF RULER.
SPECIFICATIONS: THE COIN HAS BEEN STRUCK WITH 180o (Rev) AND HAVE A DIAMETER OF 25 mm. THE WEIGHT IS 16.91 Grams.
HISTORY: IN GREEK MYTHOLOGY, ARETHUSA (ἈΡΈΘΟΥΣΑ) WAS A NYMPH AND DAUGHTER OF NEREUS WHO FLED FROM HER HOME IN ARCADIA BENEATH THE SEA AND CAME UP AS A FRESH WATER FOUNTAIN ON THE ISLAND OF ORTYGIA IN SYRACUSE, SICILY IN THE SOUTH OF ITALY. AS AN ADITTIONAL FACT, ARETHUSA IS THE PATRON OF SYRACUSE.
THIS PIECE HAVE A COMBINED GROSS WEIGHT OF 49.8 Grams AND THE CHAIN HAVE A LENGHT OF 14.25 Inches (36.20 Cm). THE CHAIN LINKS CAN BE EXTENDED ON REQUEST.
STAMPED WITH THE HALMARK, "18 KT".
IT IS IN GREAT CONDITION AND THE COIN IS STRUCK, WITH HIGH RELIEVE.
INVENTORY REF: N0000MOAE/1.197
