This grey iron worry coin has been hand machined. Each face is different. The triilieum pattern and quatuor partium patterns are unique to this coin.

While iron has fallen out of favor as an every day object it has a very long tradition as a portable item displaying wealth. Iron was extremely rare and costly for the common person in the ancient world, resulting in its use as jewelry and small portable offerings found at many religious sites. Unfortunately mot many examples have survived, since iron needs an extremely low oxygen environment to survive the long trip to today’s world.