• Shinar Jewels Greek Swan Coin Earrings in 18ct gold plated stainless steel, featuring swan motifs inspired by a true ancient Greek coin
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Greek Swan Coin Earrings

Greek Swan Coin Earrings

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An ancient Greek swan, struck again in gold.

Inspired by a silver tetradrachm struck at Klazomenai around 375–360 BC, these golden earrings transform its magnificent ancient swan into wearable history.

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HISTORICAL INSPIRATION

The Greek Swan Earrings take their inspiration from a silver tetradrachm struck at Klazomenai, an ancient Ionian city on the western coast of Anatolia, around 375–360 BC. The surviving coin carries a striking image of a swan, its long neck curved gracefully while one wing rises across the body in a carefully modelled arrangement of feathers. Ancient Greek coinage frequently transformed animals from the surrounding natural world into distinctive civic imagery, creating designs that could become closely associated with individual cities. Shinar recreates the swan in warm gold, preserving its elegant profile and the irregular character of ancient struck metal.

MATERIAL

18ct gold plated stainless steel

PENDANT SIZE

17mm

CARE

To keep your jewellery looking its best, gently wipe with a soft cloth after wear and store separately when not in use.

Avoid abrasive cleaners, polishing compounds and anything that may scratch or unnecessarily wear the plated surface.

DELIVERY & RETURNS

Your Shinar jewellery will arrive carefully packaged and ready to give — or to keep.

UK and international delivery options, costs and estimated delivery times are shown at checkout.

Eligible unworn jewellery may be returned in accordance with our Returns Policy.

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THE STORY

The Swan of Klazomenai

More than 2,300 years ago, the ancient Greek city of Klazomenai struck a remarkable series of silver coins.

Among their surviving designs is a magnificent swan.

Its neck curves elegantly towards its body while a great wing rises behind it, every feather carefully arranged within the small circular surface of the coin.

For the people who handled these coins in antiquity, such images formed part of the visual identity of their cities. Animals, plants and other familiar forms could become instantly recognisable symbols carried from hand to hand across the ancient world.

The Greek Swan Earrings take this surviving image and transform it into a pair of golden medallions.

The irregular edges recall the character of ancient struck coinage, while the sculpted swan remains the centre of the design — its curved neck and raised wing preserved more than two millennia after the original was struck.

Designed to match the Greek Swan Coin Necklace, the earrings allow this graceful ancient image to be carried once again.

An ancient Greek swan, struck again in gold.

WEAR THE PAST.
The Swan of Klazomenai
ARCHIVE NOTE
TETRADRACHM OF KLAZOMENAI
Klazomenai, Ionia · c. 375–360 BC · Silver
Münzkabinett, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin · 18216497 · Public Domain
DESIGNED FOR EVERYDAY LIFE

MADE FOR THE AGES

THE SHINAR STANDARD

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DURABLE STAINLESS STEEL

Made from hard-wearing stainless steel, chosen for strength and durability.

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18CT GOLD PLATED

Finished in our rich 18ct gold for the warmth and character of fine gold jewellery.

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WATERPROOF

Designed to go wherever you do — waterproof for everyday wear, from the shower to the pool and sea.

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SHINAR GUARANTEE

Designed for lasting wear and supported by the Shinar Jewels guarantee.

ANCIENT INSPIRATION · MODERN MATERIALS · MADE FOR THE AGES