Monete or Pi
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Monete
Monete
Ancient Greek and Roman coins, worn and unpolished, set whole in heavy gold frames and hung from chains.
Pi
A disc of pure 24-carat gold with a hole at its centre, hammered by hand after the bi of ancient China.
Neither disc was invented by the house that sells it. Monete sets genuine Greek and Roman coins, worn by two thousand years of hands, into heavy gold frames, a Roman habit Nicola Bulgari revived in the 1960s. Pi borrows the bi of ancient China, a jade disc pierced at the centre that stood for heaven, recast since 1991 in 24-carat gold and hammered by hand. Monete is an antique in a new mount, Pi a new jewel in an antique shape.
| Fact | Monete | Pi |
|---|---|---|
| Introduced | — | 1991 |
| Designer | — | Jean Dinh Van |
| School | Rome | Place Vendôme |
| Materials | yellow gold, rose gold, steel, diamond, other | yellow gold |
| Moves | No | No |
| From | Not published | €2,500 |
| Top of line | — | €9,400 |
Prices in euros as published by each house, October 2026.
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