Antinous Sterling Silver Coin Pendant with Plain Border-Beloved of hotsell the Emperor Hadrian-Roman Empire

Antinous Sterling Silver Coin Pendant with Plain Border-Beloved of the Emperor Hadrian-Roman Empire

Condition: New, handmade in Greece
Diameter: 3.2cm(1.25 inches)
Weight: 21g(+-0,5)
Material: Silver 925

Antinous (l. c. 110-130 CE) was a youth of Bithynia who became the beloved of the Roman emperor Hadrian (l. 76-138 CE, r. 117-138 CE) from around the age of 13 until his death at nearly 20.All the ancient sources agree he was almost 20 when he drowned in the Nile River while accompanying Hadrian on a tour of Egypt .
After his death, Hadrian had him deified and built the city of Antinopolis in his honor on the shore of the Nile. A cult soon formed around the new god, who was associated with the Egyptian deity Osiris, which spread quickly and became quite popular. Antinous was almost instantly revered as a dying-and-reviving god, a deity who dies and returns to life for the good of humanity. Some sort of personal salvation was involved in the beliefs of the cult which spread quickly from Egypt throughout the provinces of the Roman Empire.The cult was still popular in the 4th century CE, rivaling the new religion of Christianity. Pagan writers objected to the cult on the grounds that there was no evidence of Antinous' divinity while Christian writers condemned it on the grounds of promoting immorality. The cult remained active, however, until it was outlawed along with the other pagan belief systems under Emperor Theodosius I (r. 379-395 CE) in 391 CE. The cult has been revived in the modern day by the gay community who embrace Antinous as a symbol of empowerment and personal healing.
The pendant is handcrafted with extra care in 925 Sterling Silver. It 's Handmade in hotsell Greece, its diameter size is 3.2 cm and weighs approximately 21 g. This pendant is without the chain.(2049)