{"product_id":"ancient-greek-dolphin-rider-boy-on-the-dolphin-silver-nomos-14k-white-gold-pendant-artifact-4665","title":"Ancient Greek Dolphin Rider “Boy on the Dolphin” Silver Nomos 14K White Gold Pendant | Artifact #4665","description":"\u003ch1\u003eAncient Greek Dolphin Rider Coin Pendant — A 2,300-Year-Old Symbol of Courage and Safe Passage\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003ePlease Note: This is an authentic Ancient Greek Treasure Coin, and you will receive the exact pendant in the photographs and description.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePendant Size Including Bezel: 1” Across, 1 3\/8” Tall - The Diameter of a U.S. Quarter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome ancient coins are beautiful because of their artistry. Some are treasured for their rarity. And some carry an image so powerful it still speaks across more than two thousand years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis coin embodies all three.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStruck in silver by the ancient Greek city of Taras, this legendary coin shows the Dolphin Rider - known for generations as the “Boy on the Dolphin” - carried across the sea on the back of a dolphin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe design is not random decoration. It tells a story of courage, rescue, safe passage, and arrival at safe shores.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to ancient myth, a founder of Taras was caught in danger at sea and might have been lost to the waves. Instead, he was carried safely to shore by a dolphin, the noble sea-dweller closely associated with Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat image became the emblem of Taras.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eA human figure above the waves, A dolphin beneath…\u003cbr\u003eThe courage to leave the known shore.\u003cbr\u003eThe courage to keep going.\u003cbr\u003eThe promise of safe harbor ahead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more than 2,300 years, the Dolphin Rider has remained one of the ancient world’s most poetic images of protection, courage, and being carried through rough waters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eToday it speaks to ocean lovers, travelers, adventurers, survivors, and anyone still navigating the storm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eYour Ancient Greek Nomos Pendant\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDenomination: Nomos\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDate: 344-235 BC\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMint: Tarentum (Taras) in Calabria (in Present Day Southern Italy)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eObverse (Front): A horseman\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReverse (Back): Taras (see below) astride a dolphin \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoin Metal: Silver\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBezel Metal: 14K White Gold\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArticulating Nautical Shackle Bail Interior Diameter: Will accommodate chain or leather necklace up to 6.2 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePendant Size Including Bezel: 1” Across, 1 3\/8” Tall - The Diameter of a U.S. Quarter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eApril's Notes: \u003c\/strong\u003eThis is a beautifully detailed ancient Greek Dolphin Rider coin, with Taras holding a trident while astride a wonderfully regal dolphin.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003eThis coin includes a small female head behind Taras - though the exact identity of the figure is not certain. In the Greek world, female heads on coins could represent goddesses, nymphs, heroines, or local personifications, giving this small image a lovely sense of mystery, beauty, and ancient identity beside the larger Dolphin Rider design.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003eThese deeply struck ancient coins have a thickness and dimension that can be difficult to fully capture in photographs, and we often hear, “Wow, it looks even better in hand!” As always, we have set this coin in a thick, luxury-width 14K gold bezel designed to support and enhance its beauty, creating an heirloom treasure that can be worn for generations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #990000;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cem\u003e(Please note: this information and much more will appear on your customized Certificate of Authenticity.)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Coin for the Journey\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt Cannon Beach Treasure Company, we believe the most meaningful treasures are never just decorative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey say something.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey carry something.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey become part of the story of the person who wears them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Ancient Greek Dolphin Rider is a powerful pendant for anyone who loves the sea — sailors, boaters, fishermen, divers, surfers, swimmers, coastal souls, and those who simply feel most alive near the water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut its meaning reaches even deeper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a coin for anyone beginning a journey, weathering a storm, or trying to find the courage to see the crossing through...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"\u003eFor the person navigating uncertainty.\u003cbr\u003eFor the one who is still holding on.\u003cbr\u003eFor the traveler, the survivor, the seeker, the adventurer.\u003cbr\u003eFor the one beginning again.\u003cbr\u003eFor the one leaving the known shore.\u003cbr\u003eFor the one who needs a reminder that rough waters are not the end of the story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the ancient world, people often carried meaningful symbols close to the body. Not as magic. Not as a lucky charm. But as a visible reminder of courage, protection, hope, and identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat is the spirit of this pendant.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn ancient Greek sea coin.\u003cbr\u003eA symbol of safe passage.\u003cbr\u003eA reminder that even in the gale, there can be a way through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSymbolism of the Dolphin Rider\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe courage to begin the journey.\u003cbr\u003eThe strength to keep going.\u003cbr\u003eProtection through rough waters.\u003cbr\u003eRescue at sea.\u003cbr\u003eSafe passage.\u003cbr\u003eThe promise of safe harbor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Legendary Dolphin Rider of Taras\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe city of Taras — later known to the Romans as Tarentum and today as Taranto in southern Italy — was one of the great Greek cities of Magna Graecia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIts coinage became famous for one unforgettable image: the Dolphin Rider.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe figure has been interpreted as Taras, the mythic son of Poseidon, or as Phalanthos, the legendary founder of the city. In either telling, the heart of the story remains the same: a human being goes out into uncertain waters, faces danger at sea, and is carried safely to shore by a dolphin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat is why this design endured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo the ancient Greeks of Taras, the dolphin rider was not merely an attractive sea creature. 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