Billon Tetradrahm of Emperor Phillip I, 244 CE - 249 CE
Billion, Gold
FJ.4763
This ancient coin is set in an 18 karat gold pendant. During Philip’s reign, Rome celebrated the one thousandth anniversary of its founding. Festivals and ceremonies were held throughout the...
This ancient coin is set in an 18 karat gold pendant.
During Philip’s reign, Rome celebrated the one thousandth anniversary of its founding. Festivals and ceremonies were held throughout the empire, with the gladiatorial games in Rome itself lasting almost a year. Those who first held this alloyed coin in their hands were witnesses to history in the making, the celebration of a world already ancient. As we wear it today in its radiant setting of gold, the world has grown older still. Great empires have came and gone, but the essentials of human nature remain the same. To touch this coin is to communicate in an intimate way with that vanished age and with the people who gave it meaning.
During Philip’s reign, Rome celebrated the one thousandth anniversary of its founding. Festivals and ceremonies were held throughout the empire, with the gladiatorial games in Rome itself lasting almost a year. Those who first held this alloyed coin in their hands were witnesses to history in the making, the celebration of a world already ancient. As we wear it today in its radiant setting of gold, the world has grown older still. Great empires have came and gone, but the essentials of human nature remain the same. To touch this coin is to communicate in an intimate way with that vanished age and with the people who gave it meaning.