{"title":"Ancients","description":"\u003cp\u003eAncient Coins\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"constantine-the-great-roman-bronze-coin-cert-by-ngc-ancients-in-slab-rare-coin","title":"Constantine the Great Roman Bronze Coin Cert by NGC Ancients in Slab Rare Coin","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eConstantine the Great Roman Bronze Coin Cert by NGC Ancients in Slab Rare Coin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: xx-large;\"\u003eCoins of the Romans\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003eConstantine II The Great\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: x-large;\"\u003eAD 337 - 361 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAE4 (Bi Nummus)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConstantine I\u003c\/b\u003e\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-7\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Constantine_the_Great#cite_note-7\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003eg\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e (27 February 272 – 22 May 337), also known as \u003cb\u003eConstantine the Great\u003c\/b\u003e, or known mononymously as \u003cb\u003eConstantine\u003c\/b\u003e, was \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roman_emperor\" title=\"Roman emperor\"\u003eRoman emperor\u003c\/a\u003e from AD 306 to 337 and the first Roman emperor to convert to \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christianity\" title=\"Christianity\"\u003eChristianity\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-10\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Constantine_the_Great#cite_note-10\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003eh\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e He played a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Constantine_the_Great_and_Christianity\" title=\"Constantine the Great and Christianity\"\u003epivotal role\u003c\/a\u003e in elevating the status of Christianity in Rome, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Edict_of_Milan\" title=\"Edict of Milan\"\u003eEdict of Milan\u003c\/a\u003e decriminalising Christian practice and ceasing \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Persecution_of_Christians_in_the_Roman_Empire\" title=\"Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire\"\u003eChristian persecution\u003c\/a\u003e. This was a turning point in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Historiography_of_the_Christianization_of_the_Roman_Empire\" title=\"Historiography of the Christianization of the Roman Empire\"\u003eChristianisation of the Roman Empire\u003c\/a\u003e. He founded the city of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Constantinople\" title=\"Constantinople\"\u003eConstantinople\u003c\/a\u003e (now \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Istanbul\" title=\"Istanbul\"\u003eIstanbul\u003c\/a\u003e) and made it the capital of the Empire, which it remained for over a millennium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/History_of_Ni%C5%A1\" title=\"History of Niš\"\u003eNaissus\u003c\/a\u003e, a city located in the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roman_province\" title=\"Roman province\"\u003eprovince\u003c\/a\u003e of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Moesia_Superior\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Moesia Superior\"\u003eMoesia Superior\u003c\/a\u003e (now \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ni%C5%A1\" title=\"Niš\"\u003eNiš\u003c\/a\u003e, Serbia), Constantine was the son of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flavius_Constantius\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Flavius Constantius\"\u003eFlavius Constantius\u003c\/a\u003e, a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roman_army\" title=\"Roman army\"\u003eRoman army\u003c\/a\u003e officer from Moesia Superior, who would become one of the four emperors of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tetrarchy\" title=\"Tetrarchy\"\u003eTetrarchy\u003c\/a\u003e. His mother, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Helena,_mother_of_Constantine_I\" title=\"Helena, mother of Constantine I\"\u003eHelena\u003c\/a\u003e, was a woman of low birth, probably from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bithynia\" title=\"Bithynia\"\u003eBithynia\u003c\/a\u003e. Later canonised as a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Saint\" title=\"Saint\"\u003esaint\u003c\/a\u003e, she is credited for the conversion of her son in some traditions, though others believe that Constantine converted her. He served with distinction under emperors \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Diocletian\" title=\"Diocletian\"\u003eDiocletian\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Galerius\" title=\"Galerius\"\u003eGalerius\u003c\/a\u003e. He began his career by campaigning in the eastern provinces against the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sasanian_Empire\" title=\"Sasanian Empire\"\u003ePersians\u003c\/a\u003e, before being recalled to the west in AD 305 to fight with his father in the province of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roman_Britain\" title=\"Roman Britain\"\u003eBritannia\u003c\/a\u003e. After his father's death in 306, Constantine was proclaimed as \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Augustus_(title)\" title=\"Augustus (title)\"\u003eaugustus\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e (emperor) by his army at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eboracum\" title=\"Eboracum\"\u003eEboracum\u003c\/a\u003e (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/York\" title=\"York\"\u003eYork\u003c\/a\u003e, England). He eventually emerged victorious in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Civil_wars_of_the_Tetrarchy\" title=\"Civil wars of the Tetrarchy\"\u003eCivil wars of the Tetrarchy\u003c\/a\u003e against the emperors \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxentius\" title=\"Maxentius\"\u003eMaxentius\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Licinius\" title=\"Licinius\"\u003eLicinius\u003c\/a\u003e to become the sole ruler of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roman_Empire\" title=\"Roman Empire\"\u003eRoman Empire\u003c\/a\u003e by 324.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUpon his accession, Constantine enacted many reforms to strengthen the empire. He restructured the government, separating civil and military authorities. To combat inflation, he introduced the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Solidus_(coin)\" title=\"Solidus (coin)\"\u003esolidus\u003c\/a\u003e, a new gold coin that became the standard for Byzantine and European currencies for more than a thousand years. The \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roman_army\" title=\"Roman army\"\u003eRoman army\u003c\/a\u003e was reorganised to consist of mobile units (\u003cspan title=\"Latin-language text\"\u003e\u003ci lang=\"la\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Comitatenses\" title=\"Comitatenses\"\u003ecomitatenses\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e), often around the emperor, to serve on campaigns against external enemies or Roman rebels, and frontier-garrison troops (\u003cspan title=\"Latin-language text\"\u003e\u003ci lang=\"la\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Limitanei\" title=\"Limitanei\"\u003elimitanei\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e) which were capable of countering barbarian raids, but less and less capable of countering full-scale \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Migration_Period\" title=\"Migration Period\"\u003ebarbarian invasions\u003c\/a\u003e. Constantine pursued \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German_and_Sarmatian_campaigns_of_Constantine\" title=\"German and Sarmatian campaigns of Constantine\"\u003ecampaigns\u003c\/a\u003e against the tribes on the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Roman_military_frontiers_and_fortifications\" title=\"Roman military frontiers and fortifications\"\u003eRoman frontiers\u003c\/a\u003e—such as the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Franks\" title=\"Franks\"\u003eFranks\u003c\/a\u003e, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alemanni\" title=\"Alemanni\"\u003eAlemanni\u003c\/a\u003e, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Goths\" title=\"Goths\"\u003eGoths\u003c\/a\u003e, and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sarmatians\" title=\"Sarmatians\"\u003eSarmatians\u003c\/a\u003e—and resettled territories abandoned by his predecessors during the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Crisis_of_the_Third_Century\" title=\"Crisis of the Third Century\"\u003eCrisis of the Third Century\u003c\/a\u003e with citizens of Roman society.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough Constantine lived much of his life as a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pagan\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Pagan\"\u003epagan\u003c\/a\u003e, he later became a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Catechumen\" class=\"mw-redirect\" title=\"Catechumen\"\u003ecatechumen\u003c\/a\u003e, as he began to favour Christianity in 312, finally being baptised by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eusebius_of_Nicomedia\" title=\"Eusebius of Nicomedia\"\u003eEusebius of Nicomedia\u003c\/a\u003e, an \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Arianism\" title=\"Arianism\"\u003eArian\u003c\/a\u003e bishop. He played an influential role in the proclamation of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Edict_of_Milan\" title=\"Edict of Milan\"\u003eEdict of Milan\u003c\/a\u003e in 313, which \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Religion_in_ancient_Rome#Christianity_in_the_Roman_Empire\" title=\"Religion in ancient Rome\"\u003elegalized Christianity\u003c\/a\u003e in the Roman Empire. He convoked the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/First_Council_of_Nicaea\" title=\"First Council of Nicaea\"\u003eFirst Council of Nicaea\u003c\/a\u003e in 325, which produced the Christian statement of belief known as the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nicene_Creed\" title=\"Nicene Creed\"\u003eNicene Creed\u003c\/a\u003e. On his orders, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Church_of_the_Holy_Sepulchre\" title=\"Church of the Holy Sepulchre\"\u003eChurch of the Holy Sepulchre\u003c\/a\u003e was built at the site claimed to be the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tomb_of_Jesus\" title=\"Tomb of Jesus\"\u003etomb of Jesus\u003c\/a\u003e in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jerusalem\" title=\"Jerusalem\"\u003eJerusalem\u003c\/a\u003e and was deemed the holiest place in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Christendom\" title=\"Christendom\"\u003eChristendom\u003c\/a\u003e. He has historically been referred to as the \"First Christian Emperor\" but while he did favour the Christian Church, some modern scholars debate his beliefs and even his comprehension of Christianity.\u003csup id=\"cite_ref-12\" class=\"reference\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Constantine_the_Great#cite_note-12\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e[\u003c\/span\u003ei\u003cspan class=\"cite-bracket\"\u003e]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e He is venerated as a saint in \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eastern_Christianity\" title=\"Eastern Christianity\"\u003eEastern Christianity\u003c\/a\u003e, and he did much to push Christianity towards the mainstream of Roman culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe age of Constantine marked a distinct epoch in the history of the Roman Empire and a pivotal moment in the evolution from \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Classical_antiquity\" title=\"Classical antiquity\"\u003eclassical antiquity\u003c\/a\u003e to the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Middle_Ages\" title=\"Middle Ages\"\u003eMiddle Ages\u003c\/a\u003e. He built a new imperial residence in the city of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Byzantium\" title=\"Byzantium\"\u003eByzantium\u003c\/a\u003e, which was officially renamed \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Rome\" title=\"New Rome\"\u003eNew Rome\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, while also taking on the name \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Constantinople\" title=\"Constantinople\"\u003eConstantinople\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e in his honour. It subsequently served as the capital of the empire for more than a thousand years—with the Eastern Roman Empire for most of that period commonly referred to retrospectively as the \u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Byzantine_Empire\" title=\"Byzantine Empire\"\u003eByzantine Empire\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e in English. In leaving the empire to his sons and other members of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Constantinian_dynasty\" title=\"Constantinian dynasty\"\u003eConstantinian dynasty\u003c\/a\u003e, Constantine's immediate political legacy was the replacement of Diocletian's Tetrarchy with the principle of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Order_of_succession\" title=\"Order of succession\"\u003edynastic succession\u003c\/a\u003e. His memory was held in high regard during the lifetime of his children and for centuries after his reign. The medieval church held him up as a paragon of virtue, while secular rulers invoked him as a symbol of imperial legitimacy. The rediscovery of anti-Constantinian sources in the early \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Renaissance\" title=\"Renaissance\"\u003eRenaissance\u003c\/a\u003e engendered more critical appraisals of his reign, with modern and contemporary scholarship often seeking to balance the extremes of earlier accounts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOwn a True Piece of History in your hand!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAct Now!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBuy Now\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: large;\"\u003e#romancoin #romancoins #romancoininslab #coinsoftheromans #NGCancients #NGCcoin #romanemperor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAct Now!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eDue to the High volitivity in the metals market returns are only accepted within 24 hours after delivery.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Everyday Deals ®","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40863574884416,"sku":null,"price":169.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0276\/0730\/2208\/files\/72_c725d461-555a-4399-8b14-ff30f59b7a07.jpg?v=1768960705"},{"product_id":"ancient-byzantine-gold-coin-solidus-justinian-i-ad-527-565-constantinople","title":"Ancient Byzantine Gold Coin Solidus Justinian I AD 527–565 Constantinople","description":"\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eAncient Byzantine Gold Coin \u003cbr\u003eSolidus Justinian I AD 527–565 Constantinople\u003cbr\u003eHighly Collectable as a Coin or Made into a wearable piece of Jewelry\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe product is an Ancient Byzantine Gold Coin Solidus featuring Justinian I, who reigned from AD 527 to 565 in Constantinople. 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