MADE TO ORDER - Sicily coin with Griffon and Horse - 360 BC
This listing is made to order, meaning I will make the pendant and ship within three weeks.
Visit this page and download the Custom Order guide to all setting options (both in silver and gold).
Comes with certificate which guarantees authenticity and provides background information (listed below) on the acquired coin
This stunning coin is 21 mm in size and weighs nearly 7 grams. To appreciate its size, the relief of the coin and the shape of the bail, see the picture showing the coin next to a US quarter.
-- Coin information:
Sicily, Syracuse - Dionysios II
Obverse: griffin bounding left
Reverse: bridled horse rearing left.
Struck 367-357 BC
Dionysius II of Syracuse was the son of Dionysius the Elder and Doris of Locri. When his father died in 367 BC, Dionysius, who was at the time under thirty years old, and completely inexperienced in public affairs, inherited the supreme power and began ruling under the supervision of his uncle, Dion, whose disapproval of the young Dionysius's lavishly dissolute lifestyle compelled him to invite his teacher Plato to visit Syracuse. Together they attempted to restructure the government to be more moderate, with Dionysius as the archetypal philosopher-king (see the Seventh Letter of Plato).
The griffin, griffon, or gryphon is a legendary creature with the body, tail, and back legs of a lion; the head and wings of an eagle; and sometimes an eagle's talons as its front feet.
Because the lion was traditionally considered the king of the beasts, and the eagle the king of the birds, by the Middle Ages, the griffin was thought to be an especially powerful and majestic creature. Since classical antiquity, griffins were known for guarding treasures and priceless possessions.
This listing is made to order, meaning I will make the pendant and ship within three weeks.
Visit this page and download the Custom Order guide to all setting options (both in silver and gold).
Comes with certificate which guarantees authenticity and provides background information (listed below) on the acquired coin
This stunning coin is 21 mm in size and weighs nearly 7 grams. To appreciate its size, the relief of the coin and the shape of the bail, see the picture showing the coin next to a US quarter.
-- Coin information:
Sicily, Syracuse - Dionysios II
Obverse: griffin bounding left
Reverse: bridled horse rearing left.
Struck 367-357 BC
Dionysius II of Syracuse was the son of Dionysius the Elder and Doris of Locri. When his father died in 367 BC, Dionysius, who was at the time under thirty years old, and completely inexperienced in public affairs, inherited the supreme power and began ruling under the supervision of his uncle, Dion, whose disapproval of the young Dionysius's lavishly dissolute lifestyle compelled him to invite his teacher Plato to visit Syracuse. Together they attempted to restructure the government to be more moderate, with Dionysius as the archetypal philosopher-king (see the Seventh Letter of Plato).
The griffin, griffon, or gryphon is a legendary creature with the body, tail, and back legs of a lion; the head and wings of an eagle; and sometimes an eagle's talons as its front feet.
Because the lion was traditionally considered the king of the beasts, and the eagle the king of the birds, by the Middle Ages, the griffin was thought to be an especially powerful and majestic creature. Since classical antiquity, griffins were known for guarding treasures and priceless possessions.
This listing is made to order, meaning I will make the pendant and ship within three weeks.
Visit this page and download the Custom Order guide to all setting options (both in silver and gold).
Comes with certificate which guarantees authenticity and provides background information (listed below) on the acquired coin
This stunning coin is 21 mm in size and weighs nearly 7 grams. To appreciate its size, the relief of the coin and the shape of the bail, see the picture showing the coin next to a US quarter.
-- Coin information:
Sicily, Syracuse - Dionysios II
Obverse: griffin bounding left
Reverse: bridled horse rearing left.
Struck 367-357 BC
Dionysius II of Syracuse was the son of Dionysius the Elder and Doris of Locri. When his father died in 367 BC, Dionysius, who was at the time under thirty years old, and completely inexperienced in public affairs, inherited the supreme power and began ruling under the supervision of his uncle, Dion, whose disapproval of the young Dionysius's lavishly dissolute lifestyle compelled him to invite his teacher Plato to visit Syracuse. Together they attempted to restructure the government to be more moderate, with Dionysius as the archetypal philosopher-king (see the Seventh Letter of Plato).
The griffin, griffon, or gryphon is a legendary creature with the body, tail, and back legs of a lion; the head and wings of an eagle; and sometimes an eagle's talons as its front feet.
Because the lion was traditionally considered the king of the beasts, and the eagle the king of the birds, by the Middle Ages, the griffin was thought to be an especially powerful and majestic creature. Since classical antiquity, griffins were known for guarding treasures and priceless possessions.
