Divus Antoninus Pius Eagle Denarius Pendant | Roman Consecration Coin Lesbos Mytilene Coin

Divus Antoninus Pius Eagle Denarius Pendant | Roman Consecration Coin Lesbos Mytilene CoinStruck in AD 161 after the death of Antoninus Pius, this Roman silver denarius commemorates the emperors consecration among the gods. Issued under Marcus Aurelius, the coin reflects the Roman tradition of honoring great rulers through deification and public ceremony. Set in sterling silver, the ancient coin continues its journey nearly two thousand years after it first circulated in the Roman world. Though worn from centuries of history, the design

A silver hemidrachm from Thracian Chersonesos

These remarkable staters travelled aboard merchant ships throughout the Mediterranean

The coin has been set in an open sterling silver prong frame

the contrast is deliberate

This pendant features a genuine Promicroceras ammonite

one of the nicest ones I have had

An authentic silver stater from the island of Aegina

while the reverse shows two hands clasped in agreement

The radiate portrait presents Augustus not as a living ruler

Set simply in sterling silver and left without a bail

old order and new

Victory on the Reverse