Athena and Sword | Amisos, Pontos c. 111–90 BC | Bronze Coin in Sterling Silver #1 Eagle Coin Jewelry

Athena and Sword | Amisos, Pontos c. 111–90 BC | Bronze Coin in Sterling Silver #1 Eagle Coin JewelryStruck in the Black Sea city of Amisos during the reign of Mithradates VI Eupator (c. 10585 BC), this bronze coin unites the protective presence of Athena with the symbolic power of a sheathed sword, star, and crescent. Preserved in a hand crafted sterling silver bezel, the pendant highlights both the coins ancient patina and its role as a testament to the kingdom of Pontos at the height of its strength.

A cross nimbus radiates behind his head

Hand-set in a custom sterling silver bezel

this Roman silver denarius commemorates the emperor’s consecration among the gods

standing with her attributes of stability

Medusa confronts the viewer head on

struck between 386 and 338 BC

while the reverse shows two hands clasped in agreement

” The coin has been hand-set in a custom sterling silver bezel

god of war

a coastal city in the ancient region of Pontos—long associated with seafaring

presenting peace not as assumption

the coin preserves one of the most distinctive maritime symbols of the ancient Greek world: a powerful bull emerging above a dolphin