Gold Ring with Bronze Coin of the City of Antioch, 1 CE - 100 CE
Bronze-Gold
FJ.4855
This ancient coin is set in an 18 karat gold ring. Antioch was famous in antiquity for its wealth and luxury. The capital of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire, Antioch was...
This ancient coin is set in an 18 karat gold ring.
Antioch was famous in antiquity for its wealth and luxury. The capital of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire, Antioch was a major center for the arts and trade during the Roman Empire and remained an important city in Byzantine times through the crusader era. In the age in which this coin was minted, Antioch was at the height of her splendor. This simple coin was surely used by the citizens of Antioch to purchase the luxuries or the necessities of life. To wear this coin in its golden setting is to connect in an intimate way with that vanished world.
Antioch was famous in antiquity for its wealth and luxury. The capital of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire, Antioch was a major center for the arts and trade during the Roman Empire and remained an important city in Byzantine times through the crusader era. In the age in which this coin was minted, Antioch was at the height of her splendor. This simple coin was surely used by the citizens of Antioch to purchase the luxuries or the necessities of life. To wear this coin in its golden setting is to connect in an intimate way with that vanished world.