{"product_id":"bvlgari-monete-18k-yellow-gold-ancient-coin-pendant-necklace","title":"Bvlgari Monete 18k Yellow Gold Ancient Coin Pendant Necklace","description":"\u003cp\u003eFew houses could have conceived the Monete collection, and only Bvlgari — with its Roman soul and its archaeological sensibility — made it a cornerstone of fine jewelry. This pre-owned necklace carries that lineage beautifully, pairing a genuine ancient Roman bronze coin with the clean architecture of 18k yellow gold and a supple black leather cord that adjusts to sit anywhere up to 27 inches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe coin itself is the entire point, and Bvlgari treats it with the respect an antiquity deserves. Struck during the reign of Constantine the Great between A.D. 306 and 337 at the Londinum mint — Roman London — it shows the emperor's laureate profile on one face and a classical figural scene on the reverse, with the original patina left untouched. Bvlgari engraves the identification directly into the polished gold bezel: LONDINUM — CONSTANTINE AUG. A.D. 306-337. The coin is held in a smooth, domed 18k yellow gold surround that lets the bronze breathe against the warmth of the metal, and the contrast between the weathered ancient surface and the mirror-finish gold is what gives Monete its quiet power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe suspension is pure Bvlgari. Three cylindrical 18k gold stations slide along the doubled leather cord, each engraved with the signature BVLGARI ROMA logotype, and the cord terminates in gold end-caps at the back of the neck. Because the stations slide, the wearer chooses the drop — shorten it to a collar length that frames the throat, or let it out to the full 27 inches so the pendant rests lower on the chest. One necklace, many ways to wear it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMonete is Bvlgari at its most intellectual. Where other houses look to flowers and ribbons, the Roman maison looks to the Forum, to numismatics, to the idea that a piece of jewelry can also be a piece of history you carry on your body. These necklaces have become genuinely difficult to source on the secondary market, particularly examples with well-preserved coins and crisp bezel engravings, and values have moved accordingly.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bvlgari","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47784989851869,"sku":"0003972","price":13500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/7828\/2405\/files\/bvlgari-monete-18k-yellow-gold-ancient-coin-pendant-necklace-0003972-1232315773.jpg?v=1776112989","url":"https:\/\/www.opulentjewelers.com\/products\/bvlgari-monete-18k-yellow-gold-ancient-coin-pendant-necklace","provider":"Opulent Jewelers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}