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Gold Pendant Featuring a Silver Cistophorus of the City of Ephesus - FJ.3012
Origin: Asia Minor
Circa: 119
BC
Catalogue: V12
Collection: Coin Jewelry
Medium: Silver, Gold
Additional Information: This coin was found near Ephesus, Asia Minor. It is mounted in a modern gold pendant.
$2,900.00
Location: United States
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In antiquity, Ephesus was famed for its beauty, its
luxurious way of life, and as a center of religious
activity. The enormous temple of Artemis was
one of the seven wonders of the ancient world,
and Ephesus was an early stronghold of
Christianity. This exquisite coin celebrates the
mystery cult of Dionysus, god of wine. On one
side a serpent slithers out of a cista mystica, a
container for cult objects, surrounded by a
Dionysiac wreath: on the other, two serpents
entwine above a hunting bow case. A
masterpiece of Hellenistic craftsmanship, this
coin evokes the splendor and mystery of the
Classical age.
- (FJ.3012)
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