Moroccan Bronze Coin Pendant Featuring Six-Pointed Star

Worn star-etched disc in a plain bright ring, hung from a pretzel-knot loop.

This bronze coin pendant featuring a six-pointed star is from Morocco, North Africa, and is ca. 1286. It is bronze & sterling silver. Coins have been worn as pendants for centuries in North Africa, and the old metal of a coin is often mounted in silver for wear. Round pendant holding a brown, rough-surfaced disc with a crossed-line six-pointed star and a small raised boss in the middle. The rim is smooth and thick. A twisted, bow-like bail joins the loop above. It is 1.25 inches high and 1 in diameter.

The disc has stories; the setting keeps its mouth shut.