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Clip-On Earrings Featuring a Pair of Bronze Coins of Constantine the Great - FJ.7157
Origin: Mediterranean
Circa: 307
AD
to 337
AD
Collection: Coin Jewelry
Medium: Gold and Bronze
$2,800.00
Location: United States
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These genuine Ancient Roman bronze coins of
Emperor Constantine the Great have been
mounted in a modern pair of stunning 18
Karat gold earrings.
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.
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