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Greek Coin Pendants : 18 Karat Gold Pendant Featuring a Silver Stater of Thasos
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18 Karat Gold Pendant Featuring a Silver Stater of Thasos - FJ.7315
Circa: 550
BC
to 480
BC
Collection: Jewelry
Medium: Silver and Gold
$3,600.00
Location: United States
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| Description |
Thasos is an island in the north
Aegean Sea, off the coast of
Thrace, which contained prolific
gold mines during ancient times.
Archilochus described Thasos as "
an ass's backbone crowned with
wild wood," and the description still
suits the mountainous island with
its forests of fir. Besides its gold
mines, the wine, nuts and marble
of Thasos were well known in
antiquity. The island was colonized
at an early date by Phoenicians,
probably attracted by its mines
Thasus, son of Phoenix, is said to
have been the leader of the
Phoenicians, and to have given his
name to the island. During the 7th
Century, the island became
increasingly Hellenized, through
contact with the Greeks who
began settling along the coastal
regions of Thrace. Thasos also
enjoyed controlling interest in
several silver mines on the Greek
mainland, a testament to the
enormous wealth and power of
this island. In 492 BC, Thasos fell
to the Persians during the Ionian
revolt. After the defeat of Persia by
Athens, Thasos joined the Delian
League. Later, the island would
come under Roman control.
- (FJ.7315)
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