Roman

Coin

Arcadius Gold Solidus

AD 383–408

Arcadius faces the imperial capital across the coin, pairing a youthful ruler with Constantinopolis as the stable centre of eastern Roman authority.

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Constans Gold Solidus of Aquileia

AD 337–350

Two Victories hold a votive wreath beneath the portrait of Constans, making anniversaries, consensus and successful rule visible in gold.

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Constans Gold Solidus of Thessalonica

AD 337–350

The youthful portrait of Constans and an advancing Victory present continuity and triumph during the divided inheritance of Constantine the Great.

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Constantine I Gold Solidus of Antioch

AD 335–336

Issued for Constantine’s thirtieth regnal anniversary, this rare Antioch solidus joins the emperor’s jeweled diadem to Victory, trophy and the vows of three decades.

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Constantine I Gold Solidus of Nicomedia

AD 335

A tricennial solidus from Nicomedia presents Constantine in the new jeweled diadem while Victory inscribes the vows of thirty years under the gaze of Genius.

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Honorius Gold Solidus

AD 393–423

Honorius appears in confronting military dress while Constantinopolis stands for the Roman order the western court struggled to preserve.

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Leo I Gold Solidus

AD 457–474

A frontal military portrait and Victory with the long cross place Leo I between Roman command and a fully Christian language of triumph.

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Marcian Gold Solidus

AD 450–457

Marcian’s armoured portrait faces Victory and the long cross, presenting a short but stable reign as guarded by military command and sacred triumph.

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Antiquity

Roman Penannular Gold Bracelet

2nd–4th century AD

A hollow penannular bracelet whose widening terminals give architectural weight to an exceptionally restrained Roman form.

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Theodosius II Ceremonial Gold Solidus

AD 402–450

A frontal military portrait and a victorious imperial reverse transform the long reign of Theodosius II into an image of order, defence and sacred rule.

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Theodosius II Gold Solidus with Constantinopolis

AD 402–450

Theodosius II faces Constantinopolis, binding the ceremonial emperor to the fortified capital that defined the security of his long reign.

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Valens Gold Solidus

AD 364–378

Valens faces an emperor holding Victory and the labarum, combining personal command with the military and Christian emblems of late Roman sovereignty.

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Valentinian I Gold Solidus of Trier

AD 364–375

Struck at Trier, this solidus pairs Valentinian I with a victorious imperial scene that makes partnership and universal rule visible in gold.

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Zeno Gold Solidus, Second Reign

AD 476–491

Struck as western imperial rule disappeared, Zeno’s solidus asserts that Roman authority survived in the East through armour, Victory and the cross.

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