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Coin of Roman Emperor Gratian - FJ.5645
Origin: Israel
Circa: 367
AD
to 383
AD
Collection: Roman Bronze Coin Rings
Medium: Gold/Bronze
Additional Information: This coin is set in a ring of 18K gold.
$2,800.00
Location: United States
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Flavius Gratianus, the son of Valentinian I and
Severa, Gratian was given the rank of Augustus
in 367 A.D., when only seven years of age.
Following his father's death in 375, he became
the sole ruler of the western division of the
empire, though his four-year-old half-brother,
Valentinian II, was also raised to the rank of
Augustus at this time and was nominally
associated with the government. After the
catastrophe at Hadrianapolis, the eastern
division of the empire also passed into Gratian's
hands, but he found expedient to elevate his
general Theodosius to be his colleague in the
government of these provinces. In 383, Magnus
Maximus, the commander of the roman armies
in Britain was proclaimed Augustus by his troops
and invades Gaul. Gratian, deserted by his own
soldiers, fled in the direction of the alps, but was
overtaken and murdered at Lugdunum in August
of 383.
- (FJ.5645)
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