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Origin: Emessa, Syria
Circa: 198 AD to 217 AD
Collection: Coin Jewelry
Style: Roman
Medium: Silver, Lapis Lazuli
Additional Information: This stunning coin is set in an 18 karat gold pendant and strung in a necklace with lapis lazuli beads and with a 14 karat gold clasp.
As the magnificent baths he built in Rome demonstrate, Caracalla was an emperor fond of luxury. He would surely have approved of this dazzling necklace, with its splendid centerpiece and beads of rich, lustrous blue. - (FJ.1493)
Antiquities
Ancient Jewelry
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