Glass Coin of Athens Key Ring (Sky-Blue Tone)

This keyring is adorned with a handcrafted glass coin, by Michael Michaud, featuring an ancient coin design from the Museum's collection. Made exclusively for the Getty, these vibrant tones showcase the original art object's artistic quality.- Dimensions:3 inches L x 3/4 inch W- Materials: Glass, 24K gold plate, brass- Made in the USA- Item #: 136AThis coin is one of ten Athenian tetradrachms found in a hoard of coins, ingots, and jewelry discovered in 1967 on the Jordanian-Syrian border in the region of Hauran (near the ancient city of Bostra). The hoard contained coins from over twenty mints, the majority from four areas: Athens (31), Cyprus (21), southwest Asia Minor (15) and the Thrace-Macedonian area (13). The distribution and style of the Athenian coins date the hoard's burial to around 445 BCE. The Jordan hoard, and other examples of Greek coin hoards, speak to the circulation of Greek coins in the Near East and Egypt to be used as bullion.On the reverse, an owl stands to the ri