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Bronze Coins Depicting the Personification of Constantipolis - FJ.6712
Origin: Mediterranean
Circa: 307
AD
to 337
AD
Collection: Coin Cufflinks
Medium: Bronze-Gold
$3,600.00
Location: United States
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| Description |
These Ancient Coins Have Been Set in a Pair of
Modern 18 Karat Gold Cufflinks.
This coin, called the Constantinopolis
commemorative, was struck to commemorate
Constantine the Great's new capital Constantinopolis
or Constantinople, as it came to be known by
Europeans. Constantinopolis soon became the
largest and most important city in the late classical
and early medieval world. The reverse depicts a
figure of Victory standing with her foot on the prow
of a ship, while the helmeted head of a female
figure personifying the city graces the obverse of
this type. These types of currency were a circulating
commemorative much like the Bicentennial coinage
struck in the United States in 1976.
This stunning set of cufflinks evokes the glory and
beauty of the early Christian era and its flowering.
The rich umber hue of the tarnished bronze is
striking when contrasted to the luminous gold
mounting. The course of Europe and the world
would forever change due to the efforts of
Constantine the Great. There is an eternal splendor
to these cufflinks, a beauty that radiates from within
the coin and envelopes the gold setting. To wear
these coins is to evoke the spirit of change. For
although time changes and the world evolves, true
beauty and eternal elegance as defined by these
cufflinks are immune to the fancies and whims of
individual tastes.
- (FJ.6712)
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