EXQUISITELY DETAILED ROMAN IMPERIAL DIOCLETIAN SILVERED BRONZE COIN PENDANT

IN 14K YELLOW GOLD

284 - 305 A.D.

This stunning and extremely well detailed GENUINE ancient Roman silvered bronze coin depicting the emperor Diocletian, makes for a visually stunning centerpiece of ancient coin jewelry.  As Roman currency became debased, the Empire come up with the concept of chemically treating bronze alloy coins to deposit a coating of silver on the surface to imitate solid silver coins.  This is a stunningly well-preserved example of this type of coin.  The rich silver patina of the coin richly contrasts with the 14 karat high polished yellow pendant setting.  The detail is remarkable and every minute feature can be seen in the ancient Roman art on this coin.  Reverse side (not mounted outward) shows the god Jupiter standing holding a thunderbolt and sceptre.  A visually impacting piece that can easily be worn by a man or woman.  The impressive coin with its ancient Roman art style exudes a sense of regalia and power, fitting for such a wise and powerful ruler of the greatest ancient empire to ever rule the civilized world.

Diocletian became emperor having risen up through the military. When serving as the commander of the emperor's personal guard, "protectores domestici", under the rule of Carus and Numerian, he had accused Aper of murdering Numerian and personally carried out the execution. Diocletian was then promoted to the rank of Augustus by Numerian's army.

Diocletian possessed excellent leadership skills even beyond military matters. As emperor, he implemented enormous policy changes that he is most famous for, known as the "Diocletian Reform". One of these changes was the tetrarchy, whereby he divided the rule of the empire between two Augustii, each having their own subordinate but detached Caesar. These were called the houses of Jupiter and Hercules. As inflation was spiraling out of control and undermining the stability of the entire economy of the empire, he also instituted price controls and other monetary reforms, bringing the peoples' confidence back into the monetary system. An ancient proponent to government term limits, he believed in assuring the empire of a peaceful succession. On May 1, 305 AD, he and his co-emperor, Maximian stepped down from their positions as rulers of the Roman empire. He retired to a peaceful, private life and returned to his birthplace in Dalmatia, dying in 316 AD.

Overall diameter is exceptionally large and impressive at 26 mm, larger than a US quarter!

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