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AMISOS GREEK BRONZE COIN - I CENTURY BC ( 85-65 BC )
 

AMISOS GREEK BRONZE COIN - I CENTURY BC ( 85-65 BC )

€325.00Price

  • Original Greek bronze coin from I Century BC ( 85-65 ). Coin set on a sterling silver handcrafted surrounding structure. Necklace made of sterling silver. Coin in bronze.

    Chain length : 55cm

    Coin diameter : 2cm

     

    Made in Georgia

  • On obverse : Head of Perseus wearing a winged helmet. Perseus was one of the greatest heroes of Greek mythology, famous for slaying Medusa and rescuing Andromeda. His winged helmet was said to grant divine speed and protection.

     

     

    On reverse : Pegasus standing above a meander pattern with the inscription AMI┣OY (Amisos). Pegasus, the mythical winged horse born from the blood of Medusa, symbolized poetic inspiration, divine power, and heroic virtue. Amisos was an important Greek trading city located on the southern coast of the Black Sea and played a major commercial role in the Pontic Kingdom.

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