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Gold Cufflinks Featuring Roman Bronze Coins of Emperor Constantine the Great - FJ.6709A
Origin: Mediterranean
Circa: 306
AD
to 337
AD
Collection: Jewelry
Medium: Bronze and Gold
$2,500.00
Location: United States
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These genuine ancient coins have been mounted
in a pair of modern 18 karat gold cufflinks.
Constantine I, called Constantine the Great, was
the first Roman ruler to be converted to
Christianity. He was the founder of
Constantinople (present-day Istanbul), which
remained the capital of the Eastern Roman
(Byzantine) Empire until 1453. Constantine the
Great unified a tottering empire, reorganized the
Roman state, and set the stage for the final
victory of Christianity at the end of the 4th
century. Many modern scholars accept the
sincerity of his religious conviction. His
conversion was a gradual process; at first he
probably associated Christ with the victorious
sun god. By the time of the Council of Nicaea
(325), however, he was completely Christian, but
still tolerated paganism among his subjects.
Although criticized by his enemies as a
proponent of a crude and false religion,
Constantine the Great strengthened the Roman
Empire and ensured its survival in the East. As
the first emperor to rule in the name of Jesus
Christ, he was a major figure in the foundation
of medieval Christian Europe.
How many hands have touched a coin in your
pocket or purse? What eras and lands have the
coin traversed on its journey into our
possession? As we reach into our pockets to pull
out some change, we rarely hesitate to think of
who might have touched the coin before us, or
where the coin will venture to after it leaves our
hands. More than money, coins are a symbol of
the state that struck them, of a specific time and
location, whether contemporary currencies or
artifacts of a long forgotten empire. These
stunning hand-struck coins reveal an expertise
of craftsmanship and intricate sculptural detail
that is often lacking in contemporary machine-
made currencies. This pair of ancient coins is a
memorial to the Emperor Constantius the Great,
passed from the hands of civilization to
civilization, from generation to generation that
still appears as vibrant today as the day it was
struck.
- (FJ.6709A)
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