Gold Coin Of Byzantine Emperor Justian the Great, 527 CE - 565 CE
Gold-Emerald
FJ.2131
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At the court of Ancient Byzantium, the nobility adorned themeselves with rare emeralds set in gleaming gold. On the famous mosaics of Ravenna, Justinian and his consort Theodora are shown...
At the court of Ancient Byzantium, the nobility adorned themeselves with rare emeralds set in gleaming gold. On the famous mosaics of Ravenna, Justinian and his consort Theodora are shown wearing these gems among the crown jewels. Time has not diminished the way the radiance of the one enhances the rich, cool depths of the other. A necklace of exquisite delicacy, fit for the neck of an empress.