Silver Celtiberian Coin Pendant
This pendant is a replica of an ancient (210 BC) silver Celtiberian coin. The replica is hand poured fine (999) silver, using the even more ancient method of sand casting, and the setting is hand milled and fabricated sterling (925) silver, lending this intriguing piece an authentic, truly ancient feel.
The silver: I am currently sourcing 999 fine silver bullion directly from one of four mines I have researched and vetted in Mexico, and alloying sterling silver in house.
The exact pendant in the photo is the one you will receive.
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More about the original coin:
The original coin comes from ancient Numantia, a thriving Celtic stronghold in what is now Central Spain. This run of coins were minted during the second Punic War, around 210 BC, in an effort to aid Carthage in their defense against Rome's wars of imperialist aggression and expansion. These efforts would eventually fail, and this is why Carthage, and Celtiberian people unfortunately no longer exist in the Mediterranean!
Iberian horses, however, still live in Spain to this very day, looking much the same as they did in 210 BC. The same lances are used to manage cattle, today called Garrocha poles, and incidentally the term "cow poke" in US vernacular comes from this same piece of equipment. This coin, with accurate age and provenance, sheds some clear light on the cultural and regional origins of the Iberian horse phenotype, and even a term we generally think of as distinctly part of America.
These coins are fascinating portals into the past, and this one is my favorite, to date.