London, British Museum, golden pendant, with a hexagon shape and a golden coin (solidus) in the centre, also known as "coin pendant"

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Title:	London, British Museum, golden pendant, with a hexagon shape and a golden coin (solidus) in the centre, also known as "coin pendant"
Start date:	321
End date:	321
Historical Period:	Early Byzantine/Late Antique Period
Description:	At the centre: double solidus of Constantine the Great. A Latin inscription runs around the bust. In the angles of the hexagon there are busts (male and female) in high relief. The interstices between the busts are decorated in opus interrasile.
Place:	British Museum, United Kingdom
Languages:	No linguistic content; Not applicable
Medium:	gold (metal)
Project:	BYZART Project
Fond:	UNIBO Collection
Physical type:	pendants (jewelry)
Material and technique:	molding (forming) high relief (technique) incising
Data provider:	University of Bologna
License:	All rights reserved
Rights holder:	British Museum
Appears in Collections:	BYZART