Bronze Coin of Emperor Arcadius - C.6053Origin: Minted in ConstantinopleCirca: 383 AD to 408 ADCollection: NumismaticsStyle: RomanMedium: Bronze.The Roman Empire was  More »

Bronze Coin of Emperor Arcadius - C.6053Origin: Minted in ConstantinopleCirca: 383 AD to 408 ADCollection: NumismaticsStyle: RomanMedium: Bronze.The Roman Empire was permanently divided into East and West in the year 395 A.D. when Arcadius was made emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire upon the death of his father, Theodosius I. Arcadius’ brother, Honorius, was given the Western Roman Empire to rule. Although there had been both an eastern and a western emperor since the time of Diocletian, the empire had always been ruled as if it had been one empire with two halves. After 395, each half took on the character of a separate empire, with the western empire retaining the Latin language and European culture and traditions while the inhabitants of the eastern empire spoke Greek and adopted a culture combining Greek, Middle Eastern, and North African elements. Arcadius was married to an intelligent and powerful woman, Eudoxia, who wielded much influence in the politics of the empire and the Church. Arcadius died at the palace of Constantinople from illness on May 1, A.D. 408. His son Theodosius II succeeded him on the throne.   « Less

Bronze Coin of Emperor Arcadius - C.6057Origin: Minted in ConstantinopleCirca: 383 AD to 408 ADCollection: NumismaticsStyle: RomanMedium: Bronze.The Roman Empire was  More »

Bronze Coin of Emperor Arcadius - C.6057Origin: Minted in ConstantinopleCirca: 383 AD to 408 ADCollection: NumismaticsStyle: RomanMedium: Bronze.The Roman Empire was permanently divided into East and West in the year 395 A.D. when Arcadius was made emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire upon the death of his father, Theodosius I. Arcadius’ brother, Honorius, was given the Western Roman Empire to rule. Although there had been both an eastern and a western emperor since the time of Diocletian, the empire had always been ruled as if it had been one empire with two halves. After 395, each half took on the character of a separate empire, with the western empire retaining the Latin language and European culture and traditions while the inhabitants of the eastern empire spoke Greek and adopted a culture combining Greek, Middle Eastern, and North African elements. Arcadius was married to an intelligent and powerful woman, Eudoxia, who wielded much influence in the politics of the empire and the Church. Arcadius died at the palace of Constantinople from illness on May 1, A.D. 408. His son Theodosius II succeeded him on the throne.   « Less

Bronze Coin of Emperor Arcadius - C.7050Origin: Minted in AntiochCirca: 383 AD to 408 ADCollection: NumismaticsStyle: RomanMedium: Bronze.The Roman Empire was permanently  More »

Bronze Coin of Emperor Arcadius - C.7050Origin: Minted in AntiochCirca: 383 AD to 408 ADCollection: NumismaticsStyle: RomanMedium: Bronze.The Roman Empire was permanently divided into East and West in the year 395 A.D. when Arcadius was made emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire upon the death of his father, Theodosius I. Arcadius’ brother, Honorius, was given the Western Roman Empire to rule. Although there had been both an eastern and a western emperor since the time of Diocletian, the empire had always been ruled as if it had been one empire with two halves. After 395, each half took on the character of a separate empire, with the western empire retaining the Latin language and European culture and traditions while the inhabitants of the eastern empire spoke Greek and adopted a culture combining Greek, Middle Eastern, and North African elements. Arcadius was married to an intelligent and powerful woman, Eudoxia, who wielded much influence in the politics of the empire and the Church. Arcadius died at the palace of Constantinople from illness on May 1, A.D. 408. His son Theodosius II succeeded him on the throne.   « Less

The Roman Empire was permanently divided into East and West in the year 395 A.D. when Arcadius was made emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire upon the death of his father,  More »

The Roman Empire was permanently divided into East and West in the year 395 A.D. when Arcadius was made emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire upon the death of his father, Theodosius I. Arcadius’ brother, Honorius, was given the Western Roman Empire to rule. Although there had been both an eastern and a western emperor since the time of Diocletian, the empire had always been ruled as if it had been one empire with two halves. After 395, each half took on the character of a separate empire, with the western empire retaining the Latin language and European culture and traditions while the inhabitants of the eastern empire spoke Greek and adopted a culture combining Greek, Middle Eastern, and North African elements. Arcadius was married to an intelligent and powerful woman, Eudoxia, who wielded much influence in the politics of the empire and the Church. Arcadius died at the palace of Constantinople from illness on May 1, A.D. 408. His son Theodosius II succeeded him on the throne.   « Less

Bronze Coin of Emperor Arcadius - C.7337Origin: Minted in AntiochCirca: 383 AD to 408 ADCollection: NumismaticsStyle: RomanMedium: Bronze.The Roman Empire was permanently  More »

Bronze Coin of Emperor Arcadius - C.7337Origin: Minted in AntiochCirca: 383 AD to 408 ADCollection: NumismaticsStyle: RomanMedium: Bronze.The Roman Empire was permanently divided into East and West in the year 395 A.D. when Arcadius was made emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire upon the death of his father, Theodosius I. Arcadius’ brother, Honorius, was given the Western Roman Empire to rule. Although there had been both an eastern and a western emperor since the time of Diocletian, the empire had always been ruled as if it had been one empire with two halves. After 395, each half took on the character of a separate empire, with the western empire retaining the Latin language and European culture and traditions while the inhabitants of the eastern empire spoke Greek and adopted a culture combining Greek, Middle Eastern, and North African elements. Arcadius was married to an intelligent and powerful woman, Eudoxia, who wielded much influence in the politics of the empire and the Church. Arcadius died at the palace of Constantinople from illness on May 1, A.D. 408. His son Theodosius II succeeded him on the throne.   « Less

Bronze Coin of Emperor Arcadius - LC.344Origin: MediterraneanCirca: 383 AD to 408 ADCollection: Roman CoinsMedium: Bronze.The Roman Empire was permanently divided into East  More »

Bronze Coin of Emperor Arcadius - LC.344Origin: MediterraneanCirca: 383 AD to 408 ADCollection: Roman CoinsMedium: Bronze.The Roman Empire was permanently divided into East and West in the year 395 A.D. when Arcadius was made emperor of the Eastern Roman Empire upon the death of his father, Theodosius I. Arcadius’ brother, Honorius, was given the Western Roman Empire to rule. Although there had been both an eastern and a western emperor since the time of Diocletian, the empire had always been ruled as if it had been one empire with two halves. After 395, each half took on the character of a separate empire, with the western empire retaining the Latin language and European culture and traditions while the inhabitants of the eastern empire spoke Greek and adopted a culture combining Greek, Middle Eastern, and North African elements. Arcadius was married to an intelligent and powerful woman, Eudoxia, who wielded much influence in the politics of the empire and the Church. Arcadius died at the palace of Constantinople from illness on May 1, A.D. 408. His son Theodosius II succeeded him on the throne. - (LC.344)   « Less

Silver Denarius of Emperor Augustus - C.3030Origin: MediterraneanCirca: 27 BC to 14 ADCollection: NumismaticsStyle: RomanMedium: Silver.The text on the reverse,  More »

Silver Denarius of Emperor Augustus - C.3030Origin: MediterraneanCirca: 27 BC to 14 ADCollection: NumismaticsStyle: RomanMedium: Silver.The text on the reverse, “C(Gaius) L(ucius) CAESARES AVGVSTI F(ilii) CO(n)S(ules) DESIG(nati) PRINC(epes) IVVENT(utis),” can be translated as, “Gaius and Lucius Ceasar, sons of Augustus, consuls elect, first among the youth.” This inscription refers to Augustus’ dynastic aspirations. Gaius and Lucius Caesar were the sons of Augustus’ daughter Julia and her husband Marcus Agrippa. They were adopted by Augustus as young boys in 17 B.C. in order to someday become his heirs. The depiction of the young men standing holding spears and shields represents their coming of age, for both had now completed their military service and could be elected to the consulate. Pictured above them are a simpulum and a lituus. The simpulum was one of the insignia of the college of pontiffs and is symbolic of Gaius who became a pontiff in 7 BC. A lituus is an augural staff that was the symbol for the college of augurs and refers to Lucius who was appointed as an augur.   « Less

Bronze Antoninianus of Emperor Aurelian - C.0204Origin: Minted in AntiochCirca: 270 AD to 275 ADCollection: NumismaticsStyle: RomanMedium: Bronze.Aurelian, full name Lucius  More »

Bronze Antoninianus of Emperor Aurelian - C.0204Origin: Minted in AntiochCirca: 270 AD to 275 ADCollection: NumismaticsStyle: RomanMedium: Bronze.Aurelian, full name Lucius Domitius Aurelianus, rose through the ranks of the army and became a commander of the strategic cavalry corps in 268 A.D. From this position, he joined the conspiracy against Gallienus. In 270, while he was campaigning against the Goths, he staged a revolt against Emperor Quintillus. Troops across the Empire rallied behind their highly popular general and Quintillus, who recognized the hopelessness of his cause and committed suicide shortly thereafter, paving Aurelian’s path to the throne. As Emperor, Aurelian set about restoring Rome to her past glories, soundly defeating the barbarian invaders who had been threatening the borders and sweeping away usurpers who had seized the throne of far away kingdoms. Aurelian drove Germanic invaders out of Northern Italy back across the Danube, the first of many campaigns whose aims were to secure the borders. He eliminated usurpers who claimed political control of distant provinces and restored their lands under the central authority of Rome. However, Aurelian promoted peace as much as war, overhauling the Roman welfare system and forgiving debts to government.   « Less

Bronze Antoninianus of Emperor Aurelian - C.0583Origin: Minted in HeracleaCirca: 270 AD to 275 ADCollection: NumismaticsStyle: RomanMedium: Bronze.Aurelian, full name Lucius  More »

Bronze Antoninianus of Emperor Aurelian - C.0583Origin: Minted in HeracleaCirca: 270 AD to 275 ADCollection: NumismaticsStyle: RomanMedium: Bronze.Aurelian, full name Lucius Domitius Aurelianus, rose through the ranks of the army and became a commander of the strategic cavalry corps in 268 A.D. From this position, he joined the conspiracy against Gallienus. In 270, while he was campaigning against the Goths, he staged a revolt against Emperor Quintillus. Troops across the Empire rallied behind their highly popular general and Quintillus, who recognized the hopelessness of his cause and committed suicide shortly thereafter, paving Aurelian’s path to the throne. As Emperor, Aurelian set about restoring Rome to her past glories, soundly defeating the barbarian invaders who had been threatening the borders and sweeping away usurpers who had seized the throne of far away kingdoms. Aurelian drove Germanic invaders out of Northern Italy back across the Danube, the first of many campaigns whose aims were to secure the borders. He eliminated usurpers who claimed political control of distant provinces and restored their lands under the central authority of Rome. However, Aurelian promoted peace as much as war, overhauling the Roman welfare system and forgiving debts to government.   « Less

Bronze Antoninianus of Emperor Aurelian - C.0600Origin: Minted in AntiochCirca: 270 AD to 275 ACollection: Roman CoinsStyle: RomanMedium: Bronze.Aurelian, full name Lucius  More »

Bronze Antoninianus of Emperor Aurelian - C.0600Origin: Minted in AntiochCirca: 270 AD to 275 ACollection: Roman CoinsStyle: RomanMedium: Bronze.Aurelian, full name Lucius Domitius Aurelianus, rose through the ranks of the army and became a commander of the strategic cavalry corps in 268 A.D. From this position, he joined the conspiracy against Gallienus. In 270, while he was campaigning against the Goths, he staged a revolt against Emperor Quintillus. Troops across the Empire rallied behind their highly popular general and Quintillus, who recognized the hopelessness of his cause and committed suicide shortly thereafter, paving Aurelian’s path to the throne. As Emperor, Aurelian set about restoring Rome to her past glories, soundly defeating the barbarian invaders who had been threatening the borders and sweeping away usurpers who had seized the throne of far away kingdoms. Aurelian drove Germanic invaders out of Northern Italy back across the Danube, the first of many campaigns whose aims were to secure the borders. He eliminated usurpers who claimed political control of distant provinces and restored their lands under the central authority of Rome. However, Aurelian promoted peace as much as war, overhauling the Roman welfare system and forgiving debts to government.   « Less