It means "499 common era", i.e. the year 499 past 0.
It's another way of saying "AD 499".
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900 is typical of a marking indicating 90% silver. Most silver jewelry is 925 meaning 92.5% pure. Not sure about the CE stamp.
CE is a newer term for AD (Anno Domini = "the year of Our Lord"), meaning "Common Era", or sometimes "Christian Era". 2009 - 1854 = 155 years ago.
120 CE was 1894 years before 2014 CE.
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current era CE ; Common Era (Also , AD ; Anno Domini ) . See link .