Chain is Gold-filled

Denomination: Drachma Date: 3rd Century BC

Beautiful ancient coin from South Arabian Peninsula under Greek Empire set in a solid 18k gold pendant on a 16 inch gold filled chain with a 2 inch extender. Like all of our pieces, it will come with a certificate of authenticity and care/cleaning information.

This piece is completely unisex and could appeal to anyone who loves antiques, history or just beautiful well-made jewelry. This pendant would look great on a silver chain as well as a leather cord.

Description: Arabia, Sabaeans and Himyarites. Ca 3rd Century BC. AR Drachm (5.14 gm). Obverse: Helmeted head of Athena; "N" on cheek Reverse: Owl standing right, head facing; olive-spray and inverted crescent above.

History: This type of coin is believed to be minted in Saba by people known as Sabeans of South Arabia, and is an ancient imitative of the famous Athena and Owl which was a hard currency traded all across the Mediterranean.

Saba is better known, from the Old Testament, as Sheba, which today is part of Yemen. Sheba is the English equivalent of Sh'va which is the transliteration of the Hebrew word for Saba. The story of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba appears not only in the Bible but is also cited by various ancient Assyrian, Greek, and Roman writers. Hearing of the great Jewish king's wisdom, the Queen of Saba traveled north, probably around 950-930 BC, to test the king with "hard questions." The meeting was a success, and the two nations began trading heavily with one another. The Sabeans also traded heavily with the Greeks, hence their copying the famous Athenian Owl tetradrachms some 700 years later. Earlier, perhaps around 4000 BC, Yemen is thought to be where the Semitic people originated, and much earlier, around 110,000 years ago, the locale that mankind reached first when migrating out of Africa.

The jewelry made in the US.
The piece comes with Certificate of Authenticity of the Coin.
Workmanship is guaranteed.
RETURNS: 2 weeks no questions asked. Time counts from the time you receive the item to the time you ship it back.

Jewelry Maintenance:
1. Avoid chemicals. No hot tubs or swimming pools.
2. To clean use a silver cloth on Silver and avoid the coin. Absolutely NO JEWELRY CLEANERS!
3. Best preserved in ziplock bag when not worn.