The coin at the center of this pendant feels almost like a fragment from a lost epic. On one side, a warrior rides his horse forward, spear in hand, evoking images of heroism and the eternal bond between rider and steed. His figure speaks to courage and vitality, the energy of a people who celebrated strength not only in battle, but in the art and poetry that defined their world. On the reverse, a man rides gracefully upon a dolphin, waves curling beneath; an image born from the ancient imagination where sea and myth converged.

Such imagery would have resonated deeply in coastal communities of Magna Graecia, where the dolphin was revered as a protector of sailors and a symbol of safe passage. To hold this coin is to glimpse that worldview: the land-bound warrior on one face, the sea-bound rider on the other, together telling a story of balance between strength and grace, earth and water. Now transformed into a pendant, it carries with it the same sense of movement and myth, a reminder that even in the smallest of objects, entire worlds of meaning can endure.

Obv: Naked warrior holding spear and riding a horse right. Rev: Youth riding left on a dolphin and holding dolphin on outstretched hand. waves below. HN Italy 934. Vlasto 589-90

19mm, 7.8 gram authenticated ancient coin
272-235 BC
AR Didrachm (Nomos)
Origin: Calabria, Tarentum
Set in an 18k yellow gold bezel, hand made in Bali
16 inch, 18k yellow round link chain made in Los Angeles
Certificate of authenticity & appraisal
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19mm Ancient Coin with Dolphin