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(2010) 2" x 3.5" for the pendant, silver art clay (cut, carved, fired, enameled, antiqued, polished and burnished), 2 pearl cabs, copy of a Syrian coin, bezel wire, silver wire, transparent turquoise enamel, pearls, aquamarine beads, silver beads, fireline, silver clasp

This is another one of my coin copies I got recently. This coin is a tetradrachm that was minted on the occasion of the wedding of Antiochus VIII Grypus ("hook-nose") of Syria to Cleopatra Tryphaena of Egypt in 124 BC.

The couple had five sons: Seleucus VI Epiphanes, the twins Antiochus XI Epiphanes and Philip I Philadelphus, Demetrius III Eucaerus, and Antiochus XII Dionysus. The couple also had a daughter called Laodice.

In 116 BC Antiochus half-brother and cousin Antiochus IX Cyzicenus returned from exile and a civil war began. Cyzicenus' wife, also named Cleopatra, was a half-sister of Tryphaena and was killed in a dramatic fashion in the temple of Daphne outside Antioch, on the order of Tryphaena.

Cyzicenus eventually killed Tryphaena as revenge. The two half-brothers then divided Syria between them until Grypus was killed by his minister Heracleon in 96 BC.

Interesting times, confusing names, family slaughter... What can I say? Ancient empires are fun!

Despite the gruesome stories, I wanted something light-hearted and Mediterranean with a distinct Hellenistic feel to it, so I chose sea-green enamel in a Greek key pattern complemented with white pearls and aquamarine for an elegant and summery color scheme.

I also love the solution I found for attaching the necklace to the pendant: two curled wires go round the outside of the silver setting for the coin forming two loops at the top that hold the strings for the necklace.
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Mood: Love ~TabisaNekosan Apr 7, 2013
Very Nice <3
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*Ellygator Apr 8, 2013  Hobbyist General Artist
Thank you! I think it's my favorite of the whole series.
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Mood: Love ~TabisaNekosan Apr 8, 2013
Your welcome :)
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*jessa1155 Oct 13, 2010  Professional Artisan Crafter
Very nice work Elly!
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*Ellygator Oct 13, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
Thank you! There's one more to come...
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*jessa1155 Oct 14, 2010  Professional Artisan Crafter
Yay.. I look forward to seeing it!
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Mood: Love *dixiida Sep 3, 2010
I find your work absolutely lovely such skill and workmanship!
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*Ellygator Sep 4, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
Thanks so much! This series was so much fun to do.
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~Relient-K Jun 24, 2010  Professional Traditional Artist
As an avid coin collector, I found this and your Roman necklace incredibly interesting! I myself have been saving some Thai baht coins of varying sizes to eventually make into jewellery.
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*Ellygator Jun 24, 2010  Hobbyist General Artist
Thank you! It's a really nice challenge, because you can get inspired for your setting by the cultural context of the coin. I hope you can fashion something beautiful out of your collection, too!
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