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Greek Coin 14K Yellow Gold Pendant Boy on Dolphin Tara Calabria 14k Jewelry
$ 261.36
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Description
This is an exact model of aBoy on a Dolphin
ancient Greek coin
originals were minted in Taras Calabria, a Greek occupied region in southern Italy,
during the time period of
334 to 231 BC
The coin features a boy riding a dolphin on one side and a horseman on the other
In Greek mythology the tale goes that Taras,
the son of the Greek sea god Poseidon, was rescued from a shipwreck by a dolphin
sent by Poseidon to rescue him
The other side is a man on horse, it is said to believe that those horses were meant to
represent the games at the hippodrome, where athletes competed with each other
in contests of equestrian skill and strength
The city that was founded there was named Taras, in his honor
Set into a custom frame in S
olid 14K Yellow Gold
Dimensions approx. 24mm x 22mm, Approx. weight 10 grams
Gold Box Included