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Beaded Coin Necklaces : Silver Denarius of Roman Empress Faustina
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Silver Denarius of Roman Empress Faustina - FJ.2240
Origin: Israel (Samaria)
Circa: 138
AD
to 161
AD
Collection: Roman
Medium: Silver/Gold
$1,900.00
Location: United States
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Beautiful as the moonlit sky shot through with
golden stars, lapis lazuli has been treasured
since the dawn of civilization. Its sources are
few, mostly in eastern mines of what is now
Afghanistan, and its rarity made it the favored
jewel of ancient royalty. The kings and queens of
Mesopotamia had their cylinder seals carved of
lapis; the Egyptians made their most precious
amulets from it. So eager were the Egyptians for
objects made from lapis that they created an
imitation paste from the ground stone. During
the Renaissance, the rich ultramarine of the
great master paintings was also made from
powdered lapis, brought overland on arduous
journeys that took years. Poets from Ancient
Sumer through the modern age have used it as
metaphor of beauty and rarity. Besides its
appealing loveliness, the gem is thought to have
curative powers and is used as a remedy for
fever, gall-stones, sleeplessness and above all,
melancholy. Who, looking upon this splendid
stone could feel anything but happiness?
- (FJ.2240)
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