GREEK COMMERCE "COIN" NECKLACE

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Predating coinage, these tokens, sometimes called arrowhead money, were used to facilitate the trade in slaves and food crops. They are bronze, refurbished, silver-plated, and suspended from a Sterling silver chain for modern wear. This example is 1 1/4" in length and 2700 years old!

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GREEK COMMERCE "COIN" NECKLACE

Lot 0202

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Mar 4, 2026, 5:21 PM EST

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Genuine Ancient Jewelry for Modern Wear

Feb 26, 2026 11:00 AM EST

New York, NY, United States

ANCIENT VIKING WEDDING RING, SIZE 5 3/4: Danelaw England. Gilt bronze, size 5 3/4 for the small finger as was the custom. 3.2mm width, with a raised rounded ridge in the middle. Made with a central core to distribute the molten metal and

ANCIENT VIKING WEDDING RING, SIZE 5 3/4

ROMAN WHEEL OF FORTUNE AMULET NECKLACE, 3RD-6TH CENTURY AD: The Wheel of Fortune (Rota Fortuna) is one of the most enduring of ancient philosophical or religious concepts. It was pivotal in Ancient Greek and Roman Paganism and smoothly transitioned into

ROMAN WHEEL OF FORTUNE AMULET NECKLACE, 3RD-6TH CENTURY AD

VIKING LUNAR PENDANT NECKLACE, LATE 11th CENTURY: Late 11th century. This silvered amulet combines a Viking icon, the moon, with the Christian cross. In the 11th century, Christianity made footholds in Danelaw England, ruled by Vikings. A number of

VIKING LUNAR PENDANT NECKLACE, LATE 11th CENTURY

GOOD EUROPEAN PILGRIM'S RING, SIZE 10 3/4: Large size 10 3/4. 8th-9th Century AD. Gilt bronze with oval bezel impressed with seven pips in a matrix. That motif is a later incarnation of the five wounds of Christ, found on earlier rings. At

GOOD EUROPEAN PILGRIM'S RING, SIZE 10 3/4

VIKING WEDDING RING, 850-1050 AD, SIZE 5: Cambridgeshire England. Gilt bronze, size 5. 2.3mm width, slightly rounded face. Professionally refurbished with the surface restored in pure silver. See the reference image which shows the process.

VIKING WEDDING RING, 850-1050 AD, SIZE 5

FINE VIKING TANGED ARROWHEAD C.9th-10th CENTURY: Well forged, over 3 1/8" (3.16”) length of flesh cutting weight intended for war raiding where the opponents would be marginally protected by padded jerkins. Elongated edge leaf-shaped point

FINE VIKING TANGED ARROWHEAD C.9th-10th CENTURY

GREEK BRONZE DOLPHIN "COIN" NECKLACE, 5TH-4TH CENTURY BC: From the Greek Black Sea colony of Olbia in today's Ukraine which provided slaves, cereal, and fish. Before die struck coinage, these dolphin figures served as a means of exchange, vital for commerce

GREEK BRONZE DOLPHIN "COIN" NECKLACE, 5TH-4TH CENTURY BC

CRUSADER'S JAVELIN HEAD, 1200-50: Seventh Crusade period, (1248-54) See Arms and Armor of the Crusading Era, Nicolle, fig.84 for a comparable example excavated at Ras Castel Serbia. Just over 3 5/8" length, well forged iron with thick

CRUSADER'S JAVELIN HEAD, 1200-50

GREEK SOCKETED ARROWHEAD NECKLACE 690-250 B.C: Bronze, 1 5/8” length plus the loop. Trilobate form with faceted socket and broad, triple veins. Professionally refurbished with a silver overlay and mounted on a modern sterling silver chain or

GREEK SOCKETED ARROWHEAD NECKLACE 690-250 B.C

GREEK COMMERCE “COIN” NECKLACE C.700 BC: Predating coinage, these tokens, sometimes called arrowhead money, were used to facilitate the trade in slaves and food crops. This one is bronze, 7/8” in length plus the suspension loop, and 27

GREEK COMMERCE “COIN” NECKLACE C.700 BC

ROMAN IRON ARROWHEAD C.200-450 AD: Roman armies relied on cohorts of archers, often mercenaries recruited locally, for support. As in Medieval times, battles were preceded by a hail of arrows to injure as many as possible and disrupt t

ROMAN IRON ARROWHEAD C.200-450 AD

ROMAN WOMAN’S RING C.100-400 AD SIZE 3: Gilt bronze, size 3 for the small finger as was the custom. 3.8mm rounded face band flaring to the shoulders. Bordered oval bezel cut with an abstracted figure, evidently a scorpion. The scorpion was

ROMAN WOMAN’S RING C.100-400 AD SIZE 3

CELTIC PROSPERITY RING NECKLACE, C.400-100 BC: Before the Roman invasion of the British Isles, rings of bronze, silver, and gold were used as a means of exchange, particularly in Ireland. Most exchanges of goods and property were conducted by

CELTIC PROSPERITY RING NECKLACE, C.400-100 BC

VIKING PROTECTIVE ARMOR BROOCH NECKLACE, 10TH CENTURY AD.: Worn in numbers on the surface of the jerkin, these small metal brooches provided a measure of protection against sword cuts and, in fact, were a form of armor. See current Public Television

VIKING PROTECTIVE ARMOR BROOCH NECKLACE, 10TH CENTURY AD.

GREEK COMMERCE "COIN" NECKLACE: Predating coinage, these tokens, sometimes called arrowhead money, were used to facilitate the trade in slaves and food crops. They are bronze, refurbished, silver-plated, and suspended from a

GREEK COMMERCE "COIN" NECKLACE

ANCIENT VIKING WEDDING RING, SIZE 5 3/4: Danelaw England. Gilt bronze, size 5 3/4 for the small finger as was the custom. 3.2mm width, with a raised rounded ridge in the middle. Made with a central core to distribute the molten metal and

ANCIENT VIKING WEDDING RING, SIZE 5 3/4

ROMAN WHEEL OF FORTUNE AMULET NECKLACE, 3RD-6TH CENTURY AD: The Wheel of Fortune (Rota Fortuna) is one of the most enduring of ancient philosophical or religious concepts. It was pivotal in Ancient Greek and Roman Paganism and smoothly transitioned into

ROMAN WHEEL OF FORTUNE AMULET NECKLACE, 3RD-6TH CENTURY AD

VIKING LUNAR PENDANT NECKLACE, LATE 11th CENTURY: Late 11th century. This silvered amulet combines a Viking icon, the moon, with the Christian cross. In the 11th century, Christianity made footholds in Danelaw England, ruled by Vikings. A number of

VIKING LUNAR PENDANT NECKLACE, LATE 11th CENTURY

GOOD EUROPEAN PILGRIM'S RING, SIZE 10 3/4: Large size 10 3/4. 8th-9th Century AD. Gilt bronze with oval bezel impressed with seven pips in a matrix. That motif is a later incarnation of the five wounds of Christ, found on earlier rings. At

GOOD EUROPEAN PILGRIM'S RING, SIZE 10 3/4

VIKING WEDDING RING, 850-1050 AD, SIZE 5: Cambridgeshire England. Gilt bronze, size 5. 2.3mm width, slightly rounded face. Professionally refurbished with the surface restored in pure silver. See the reference image which shows the process.

VIKING WEDDING RING, 850-1050 AD, SIZE 5

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