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Onyx Beaded Necklace Featuring a Roman Bronze Coin of Emperor Maxentius - FJ.1421
Origin: Coin Found Near Ephesus
Circa: 306
AD
to 312
AD
Collection: Jewelry
Medium: Onyx, Gold, Bronze
Additional Information: Korea
£2,090.00
Location: Great Britain
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This genuine Ancient Roman coin has
been set
in
a modern 18 karat gold pendant and
strung on
a
necklace composed of genuine onyx
beads
and
with a 14 karat gold clasp.
Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maxentius was
the
son
of Emperor Maximianus who ruled the
Western
Empire from 286 A.D. until he was
forced to
abdicate by Diocletian in 305 A.D. The
next
year,
in 306 A.D., Emperor Galerius decided
to tax
the
citizens of Rome who, until this point
in history,
were considered privileged and above
taxation.
Naturally, this decision incited a
popular
uprising. The citizens of Rome chose
Maxentius
and their leader and he encouraged his
father
to
come out of retirement and join him on
the
throne. Together, they succeeded in
seized
control of the Italian peninsula. Soon
after,
Constantine, at their invitation,
joined their
rebellion. However, when Maxentius and
his
father had a falling out, Maximianus
fled to the
court of Constantine, seeking
protection from
his
son’s wrath. Now with three factions
fighting
for
control of the empire, the Roman world
was on
the verge of another civil war.
Diocletian
promptly organized a peace conference
in 308
A.D. at Carnuntum. Although he was
declared
a
public enemy, Maxentius managed to
maintain
control of Italy for four more years,
until
Constantine’s forces defeated him at
the
famed
Battle at the Milvian Bridge, where
Constantine’s
victorious forces first fought under
the sign of
Christ.
- (FJ.1421)
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