Origin: Israel Circa: 306 AD to 337 AD Collection: Jewelry Style: Roman Bronze Coin Rings Medium: Bronze/Gold Constantine the Great was born at Nassius, Yugoslavia  More »

Origin: Israel Circa: 306 AD to 337 AD Collection: Jewelry Style: Roman Bronze Coin Rings Medium: Bronze/Gold Constantine the Great was born at Nassius, Yugoslavia around 285, the son of Flavius Valerius Constantius, an army officer, and Helena, his wife. In 293, his father Constantius was raised to the rank of Caesar by the emperor Diocletian, and Constantine himself was sent to Diocletian's court for his education. This was the period of the Tetrachy, with two Augusti ruling in the eastern and western halves of the Roman Empire, and with two Caesars, junior emperors, under them. In 305, the two emperors Diocletian and Maximianus abdicated by previous arrangement, to be succeeded by the two Caesars Constantius and Galerius. Two new Caesars were appointed under them, but Constantine was passed over. He went to join his father in Britain, and when the latter died in 306, the troops proclaimed Constantine Augustus in his father's place, thus angering the other rulers. Many years of turbulence and civil war followed, with Constantine eventually vanquishing his rivals in the political arena. With the defeat of Licinius in 324, Constantine became the sole ruler of the roman world, which he remained until his death in 337. From the start, Constantine’s career was linked to the rise of Christianity as a political force. At the battle of the Milvian Bridge, fought against his rival Maxentius in 312, Constantine is said to have seen a vision of Christian symbols in the sky, which promised him victory. Shortly thereafter, he and Licinius issued the edict of Milan, which granted official tolerance to Christianity as a religion, after a long period of persecution. It is unclear whether Constantine was himself a convert, but throughout his reign Christianity was given an increasingly important role in the government of the empire and it became the official religion of the state. In 330, Constantine founded a new capital, a "second Rome" on the shore of the Bosphorus, Constantinople, which eventually eclipsed Rome as the pre-eminent city of the Christian world. This action also confirmed that Constantine was anticipating a new era, with a reorganized social and political structure. He died in his new city after supposedly being baptized on his deathbed. - (FJ.5398)   « Less

Origin: Israel Circa: 337 AD to 361 AD Collection: Jewelry Style: Roman Coin Ring Medium: Bronze/Gold Additional Information: Mounted in a beautiful silver and 18K gold  More »

Origin: Israel Circa: 337 AD to 361 AD Collection: Jewelry Style: Roman Coin Ring Medium: Bronze/Gold Additional Information: Mounted in a beautiful silver and 18K gold ring Flavius Julius Constantius, the second son of Constantine the Great and his second wife Fausta, was born in 317 A.D. and given the rank of Caesar in 324, soon after the defeat of his father's rival licinius. On the division of the empire at the death of Constantine, Constantius II received all the eastern territories from Asian minor to Cyrenaica, and two years later, in 339, he also acquired Thrace. Following the death of his brother cons tans in 350, Constantius marched against the Usurper Magnentius and gained a decisive victory over him in September of 351. By 353, Magnentius was finally destroyed, and Constantius spent the next few years campaigning on the Danube frontier. War with Persia, however, necessitated his return to the east in 359, but early in the following year he received word that his cousin Julian had been proclaimed emperor by his troops at Paris. After some delay due to the Persian war, Constantius set out for the west, but while advancing through Cilicia he fell ill with fever and died at Mopsucrene in 361, thus leaving Julian master of the Roman World. This handsome bronze coin minted during the reign of Constantius II features the laurelled bust of the emperor on one side, while the reverse side of the coin depicts two soldiers standing on either side of a standard. - (FJ.5403)   « Less

Origin: Israel (Jerusalem) Circa: 337 AD to 350 BC Collection: Roman Bronze Coin Rings Medium: Bronze/Gold Flavius Julius Constans, the youngest son of Constantine and  More »

Origin: Israel (Jerusalem) Circa: 337 AD to 350 BC Collection: Roman Bronze Coin Rings Medium: Bronze/Gold Flavius Julius Constans, the youngest son of Constantine and Fausta, was born about 320 A.D. and was raised to the rank of Caesar in 333. On the division of the empire he received Italy, Africa and the Balkans, though he later surrendered throne. - (FJ.5404)   « Less

Origin: Israel Circa: 337 AD to 361 AD Collection: Roman Bronze Coin Ring Medium: Bronze/Gold Additional Information: Mounted in a stunning 18K gold ring. Flavius Julius  More »

Origin: Israel Circa: 337 AD to 361 AD Collection: Roman Bronze Coin Ring Medium: Bronze/Gold Additional Information: Mounted in a stunning 18K gold ring. Flavius Julius Constantius, the second son of Constantine the great and his second wife Fausta, was born in 317 A.D. and was given the rank of Caesar in 324, soon after the defeat of his father's rival Licinius. On the division of the empire at the death of Constantine, Constantius II received all the eastern territories from Asian minor to Cyrenaica, and two years later, in 339, he also acquired Thrace. Following the death of his brother Constans in 350, Constantius marched against the Usurper Magnentius and gained a decisive victory over him in September of 351. By 353, Magnentius was finally destroyed, and Constantius spent the next few years campaigning on the Danube frontier. War with Persia, however, necessitated his return to the east in 359, but early in the following year he received word that his cousin Julian had been proclaimed emperor by his troops at Paris. After some delay due to the Persian war, Constantius set out for the west, but while advancing through Cilicia he fell ill with fever and died at Mopsucrene in 361, thus leaving Julian master of the Roman World. - (FJ.5437)   « Less

Origin: Israel Circa: 337 AD to 361 AD Collection: Roman Bronze Coin Rings Medium: Bronze/Gold Additional Information: Mounted in a beautiful 24 karat gold ring. Flavius  More »

Origin: Israel Circa: 337 AD to 361 AD Collection: Roman Bronze Coin Rings Medium: Bronze/Gold Additional Information: Mounted in a beautiful 24 karat gold ring. Flavius Julius Constantius, the second son of Constantine the great and his second wife Fausta, was born in 317 A.D. and was given the rank of Caesar in 324, soon after the defeat of his father's rival Licinius. On the division of the empire at the death of Constantine, Constantius II received all the eastern territories from Asian minor to Cyrenaica, and two years later, in 339, he also acquired Thrace. Following the death of his brother Constans in 350, Constantius marched against the Usurper Magnentius and gained a decisive victory over him in September of 351. By 353, Magnentius was finally destroyed, and Constantius spent the next few years campaigning on the Danube frontier. War with Persia, however, necessitated his return to the east in 359, but early in the following year he received word that his cousin Julian had been proclaimed emperor by his troops at Paris. After some delay due to the Persian war, Constantius set out for the west, but while advancing through Cilicia he fell ill with fever and died at Mopsucrene in 361, thus leaving Julian master of the roman world. - (FJ.5520)   « Less

Origin: Israel (Jerusalem) Circa: 307 AD to 337 AD Collection: Roman Bronze Coin Ring Medium: Bronze/Gold Additional Information: This superb coin is set in an 18K gold  More »

Origin: Israel (Jerusalem) Circa: 307 AD to 337 AD Collection: Roman Bronze Coin Ring Medium: Bronze/Gold Additional Information: This superb coin is set in an 18K gold bezel ring. Who touched this coin, bought things with it and passed it on, we wonder, in the twilight of the classical world? Did those people imagine the future as we now envision the past? Surely they never could have guessed at the wonders of the modern age, and yet they would have appreciated-- as anyone would-- the elegant beauty of this splendid ring, at once contemporary and yet very old. - (FJ.5635)   « Less

Origin: Israel Circa: 367 AD to 383 AD Collection: Roman Bronze Coin Rings Medium: Gold/Bronze Additional Information: This coin is set in a ring of 18K gold. Flavius  More »

Origin: Israel Circa: 367 AD to 383 AD Collection: Roman Bronze Coin Rings Medium: Gold/Bronze Additional Information: This coin is set in a ring of 18K gold. Flavius Gratianus, the son of Valentinian I and Severa, Gratian was given the rank of Augustus in 367 A.D., when only seven years of age. Following his father's death in 375, he became the sole ruler of the western division of the empire, though his four-year-old half-brother, Valentinian II, was also raised to the rank of Augustus at this time and was nominally associated with the government. After the catastrophe at Hadrianapolis, the eastern division of the empire also passed into Gratian's hands, but he found expedient to elevate his general Theodosius to be his colleague in the government of these provinces. In 383, Magnus Maximus, the commander of the roman armies in Britain was proclaimed Augustus by his troops and invades Gaul. Gratian, deserted by his own soldiers, fled in the direction of the alps, but was overtaken and murdered at Lugdunum in August of 383. - (FJ.5645)   « Less

Origin: Israel (Jerusalem, Mount Scopus) Circa: 307 AD to 337 AD Collection: Roman Bronze Coin Rings Medium: Bronze/Gold Additional Information: This superb coin is set  More »

Origin: Israel (Jerusalem, Mount Scopus) Circa: 307 AD to 337 AD Collection: Roman Bronze Coin Rings Medium: Bronze/Gold Additional Information: This superb coin is set in an 18K gold bezel ring. Who touched this coin, bought things with it and passed it on, we wonder, in the twilight of the classical world? Did those people imagine the future as we now envision the past? Surely they never could have guessed at the wonders of the modern age, and yet they would have appreciated-- as anyone would-- the elegant beauty of this splendid ring, at once contemporary and yet very old. - (FJ.5646)   « Less

Origin: Holy Land Circa: 337 AD to 350 AD Collection: Roman Bronze Coin Ring Medium: Gold/ Bronze Additional Information: This coin is mounted in a lovely ring of 18  More »

Origin: Holy Land Circa: 337 AD to 350 AD Collection: Roman Bronze Coin Ring Medium: Gold/ Bronze Additional Information: This coin is mounted in a lovely ring of 18 karat gold. Flavius Julius Constans, the youngest son of Constantine and Fausta, was born about 320 A.D. and raised to the rank of Caesar in 333. On the division of the empire he received Italy, Africa, and the Balkans, though he later surrendered Thrace and Constantinople to his brother Constantius in 339. In 340 his brother, Constantine, invaded his territories but was defeated and killed, leaving Constans master of the western half of the empire. During the following decade he campaigned against the barbarians with considerable success, and in 343 he visited Britain, the last reigning monarch to do so, in order to repel the Picts and Scots. In 350, however, while on a hunting expedition to Gaul, he received word that Magnentius had rebelled at Augustodunum (Autun) and that the legions had joined the revolt. Constans thereupon fled in the direction of Spain, but was overtaken and murdered near the fortress of Helene at the foot of the Pyrenees. - (FJ.5667)   « Less

Origin: Holy Land Circa: 308 AD to 324 BC Collection: Roman Bronze Coin Ring Medium: gold/ Bronze Valerius Licinianus Licinius, a notable soldier, was elevated to the  More »

Origin: Holy Land Circa: 308 AD to 324 BC Collection: Roman Bronze Coin Ring Medium: gold/ Bronze Valerius Licinianus Licinius, a notable soldier, was elevated to the rank of Augustus as a result of the congress at Carnumtum in 308 A.D. He displaced the young Constantine, who was demoted to the position of Caesar, and who bitterly resented Licinius be - (FJ.5720)   « Less