Free U.S. Shipping - EVERY TREASURE CERTIFIED AUTHENTIC

Free U.S. Shipping - EVERY TREASURE CERTIFIED AUTHENTIC

Discover Your Treasure...

Every Treasure is Authentic and Comes Complete with a Full-Color, Multi-Page Certificate of Authenticity & Documenation Package

SAVE 20% on a chain or leather cord when you purchase any treasure. Use coupon code: CHAIN

We add new blogs and videos weekly - join our email list below for quick notification!

QUESTIONS? Give us a call at 503.436.1626 9am - 5pm Central Time or email us here: treasure@cannonbeachtreasure.com

Ancient Greek Lion Hemidrachm 400 BC Sterling Silver Pendant | Artifact #8952

A Treasure of Earliest Ancient Greece, the Glittering Lion Hemidrachm - now in an Heirloom Pendant

Please Note: This is an authentic Ancient Greek Treasure Coin, and you will receive the exact pendant in the photographs and description.

SEE COIN DETAILS FOR PENDANT SIZE

One of the earliest Greek city state coins minted, the diminutive silver Cherronesos Hemidrachm is a rare survivor of Ancient Greece’s Archaic Period. Minted with a running lion looking back over his shoulder on one side, and what is called a quadripartite incuse square (a pattern of four squares) on the other, it is one of the finest examples of early coin art.

Your Ancient Greek Hemidrachm Coin

  • Denomination: Hemidrachm
  • Date: 400 - 338 BC
  • Obverse (Front): The forepart of a lion looking back
  • Reverse (Back): A quadripartite incuse square (a pattern of four squares) 
  • Coin Metal: Silver
  • Bezel Metal: Proprietary non-tarnishing sterling silver
  • Articulating Bail Interior Diameter: Will accommodate chain or leather necklace up to 6.2 mm
  • Pendant Size Including the Bezel (Setting): 5/8” Across, 1” Tall - About the Size of a U.S. Dime

April's Notes: Thick, round and deeply struck, the stunning details of the lion "pop" from the coin. This coin features the European Lion - a species that would soon be extinct. With its regal mane and powerful body, the lion was then, as it is now, revered for its strength, power and place as the "King of Beasts."

Referred to as “Cherronesos Hemidrachms,” you would think the mint location for your coin was the Greek city state of Cherronesos. But in Greek, Cherronesos means “peninsula” and was used as a place name for at least seven Greek colonies. The early lion Hemidrachms, like yours, are thought to originate from what was then Thrace, or Northern Greece, which is now part of modern-day Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey. Ancient Thrace was the site of blossoming Greek colonies at the time lion Hemidrachms were issued. Specifically, it is believed that these early issues came from the Gallipoli peninsula in what is now Turkey.

Now discovered in small hoards, the Hemidrachms of Cherronesos are some of the most treasured of all coins minted. They speak of the now distant foundations of the modern Western world. These coins are a part of the foundations of our culture that we can hold in our hands. Each is a small miracle – a precious ambassador of an ancient world that created our modern one.

Your Ancient Greek Coin Pendant comes with:

  1. Our 100% Authentic Lifetime Guarantee
  2. A Detailed, Multi-Page Certificate of Authenticity Researched and Written by April Knecht
  3. A four page Historic Brief on the history of Greek society and their coins researched and written by April Knecht
  4. Treasure Hunters Gazette Booklet
  5. Mini Museum Display for when you are not wearing your treasure
  6. A Treasure Jewelry Care Card

Save 20% on a Chain!

Save 20% on a Chain!

with your treasure coin purchase. Choose your chain and enter Coupon Code: CHAIN at checkout. (Does not apply to discounted clearance chains.)

with your treasure coin purchase. Choose your chain and enter Coupon Code: CHAIN at checkout. (Does not apply to discounted clearance chains.)

We're Robert & April and we're here to help!

We're Robert & April and we're here to help!

Questions? Confused? Looking for a gift? We're experts at matching treasure to people. Give us a call at 503.436.1626, join us on Live Chat, or drop us an email at treasure@cannonbeachtreasure.com.

Questions? Confused? Looking for a gift? We're experts at matching treasure to people. Give us a call at 503.436.1626, join us on Live Chat, or drop us an email at treasure@cannonbeachtreasure.com.