This delicate charm necklace features a genuine Greek Persephone coin from 275-215 B.C. set with a 14k gold bezel setting.
Persephone (aka Kore) is the goddess of grain/vegetation, and is best known as the wife of Hades who ate the pomegranate seeds; and therefore spends half of the year in the underworld (fall/winter) and half of the year with her mother (spring/summer).
* Very Fine Quality Ancient Greek Persephone Coin - Sicily, Syracuse mint
* Front: Head of Persephone-Kore, wearing Wreath of Grain Ears
* Reverse: Bull Butting Left; Club & ΛY Above
* Charm Drop: 29.81mm (1.17 inches)
* Pendant Width: 19.23mm (0.76 inches)
* Pendant Only or with a 14k Gold Wheat Chain 0.8mm Thickness Adjustable to 16, 17, and 18 inches (shown at 16 inches)
** PLEASE NOTE: This is the exact coin you will receive! As all of these ancient coins were made by hand (and have aged thousands of years), they all have unique shapes and printings; and are therefore one of a kind. Necklace comes with a certificate of authenticity.