An 18k gold brooch with a Hellenistic bronze coin
An ancient bronze drachmae with the head of Dionysus (diameter c. 35 mm) in a moulded gold setting. Hallmarks: 18k yellow gold, maker's mark “MB”. Diameter 4.2 cm. Weight 39.80 g.
With case.
Mechthild Baumann, Cologne 1981, the coin Rhodes, c. 31 B.C. - 60 A.D.
Provenance
Acquired from the goldsmith's studio.