Tarentum Silver Nomos Rider & Taras on Dolphin (c. 280–272 BC) #2 Caesarea Coin Jewelry As an island whose prosperity

As an island whose prosperity depended upon the sea

Trajan was remembered by the Romans as the greatest emperor who ever ruled

this fossil has been transformed into a wearable relic of Earth’s ancient seas

when Caracalla was still Caesar under Septimius Severus

Tarentum Silver Nomos Rider & Taras on Dolphin (c. 280–272 BC) #2 Caesarea Coin Jewelry As an island whose prosperityThe reverse of this piece has a stunning representation of the rider on a horse. A vivid piece of Magna Graecia. A victorious jockey crowning himself on one side, and Taras, son of Poseidon, riding his dolphin on the other. This silver nomos captures athletic pride, maritime identity, and the final years of Greek independence in southern Italy. Now set in a custom 18k gold bezel.