Ancient Greek Hemidrachma Coin Pendant

Product details:

• Sterling silver and 14kt yellow gold
• .08ct diamond
• Certified ancient coin (certificate of authenticity included with purchase)
• Chain is not included

Coin details:

• Circa 300 BC
• Minted in Istros, Thrace (modern day Romania)
• Obverse: Two male heads, one inverted
• Reverse: Sea eagle clutching a dolphin

Fun facts: It is believed that the two heads on the front represent either the rising and setting sun or Kastor and Polydeukes (Pollux), the mythical Dioskuri and Gemini Twins.

Historians believe that the eagle, found on the back, is meant to represent Zeus, King of the gods, and the dolphin represents the Black Sea, where the colony of Istros was located.