Ancient Honeybee Coin Necklace Ceramic Various Colours

A ceramic reproduction of the silver tetradrachm (four-drachma coin) 390-380 BCE on adjustable cords. Pendants average 1-1/4" or 32mm in diameter.

The bee, stag, and palm are all emblems of Ephesos, a Greek city on the west coast of Turkey. This city was an important center of worship for the Greek goddess Artemis, and the images on Ephesian coinage typically promote this association. The bee was originally the symbol of an early Anatolian goddess who the Greeks later identified with their goddess, Artemis; so close was the connection that the priestesses of the goddess were called "honey bees."