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Bronze Coin of Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius - FJ.5262
Origin: Jerusalem
Circa: 138
AD
to 61
AD
Catalogue: V11
Collection: Coin Jewelry
Style: Roman
Medium: Bronze-Diamond-Ruby
£7,000.00
Location: UAE
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Mounted in an exquisite 18 karat gold pendant
set with 44 radiant, fully-cut diamonds weighing
a total of 0.67 carat and 1 cabochon ruby
weighing 1.16 carats.
Titus Aurelius Fulvus Boionius Arrius Antoninus
was born at Lanuvium in 86 A.D. He adopted a
senatorial career and was consul in 120, later
distinguishing himself as proconsul in Asia. He
was adopted by Hadrian as his heir on February
25,138, and during the emperor's last months,
Antoninus was virtually ruler, and his succession
on July 10, was smooth. The history of his reign
is almost a blank in the records, owing to the
tranquility and prosperity which the roman world
enjoyed under his patient, judicious and
impartial rule. He died at Lorium on March 7th,
161, and was succeeded by Marcus Aurelius who
had been selected by Hadrian as the eventual
heir to the throne. To wear this extraordinary
gold pendant is to carry on the legacy of the
golden age of Rome--the pendant's radiant
beauty a reminder of the radiance of an ancient
time.
- (FJ.5262)
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