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Origin: Syria (Antioch)
Circa: 305 AD to 306 AD
Collection: Coin Jewelry
Style: Roman
Medium: Bronze and Carnelian
Additional Information: This stunning coin is set in an 18 karat gold pendant and strung in a necklace with genuine carnelian beads and with a 14 karat gold clasp.
As his strong profile indicates, Constantius was a soldier-emperor, a man who spent much of his life in military camps and on the field of battle. In such a world, luxuries are few. Yet one cannot help but feel that he would have approved of this splendid necklace, which seems not so much a luxury as one of life’s necessities. - (FJ.1756)
Antiquities
Ancient Jewelry
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