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Description: Five Single Sided 17mm - 25mm"Gold" Roman Coin replicason a 5½" x 4" Display Card They can be removed and reattached with removable mounting putty like "Blue Tack".Each coin has the Emperor's name, title and life span on the reverse. Each coin representing a Roman Emperorwith a brief description. Produced by Winter Reproductions LTDa company long since out of production. Now the inevitable Wikipedia description...The aureus (pl. aurei — "golden") was a gold coin of ancient Rome valued at 25 silver denarii. The aureus was regularly issued from the 1st century BC to the beginning of the 4th century AD, when it was replaced by the solidus. The aureus was about the same size as the denarius, but heavier due to the higher density of gold (as opposed to that of silver.)Before the time of Julius Caesar the aureus was struck very infrequently, usually to make large payments from captured booty. Caesar struck the coin more frequently and standardized the weight at {\displaystyle {\tfrac {1}{40}}} of a Roman pound (about 8 grams). Augustus (r. 29 BC – 9 AD) tariffed the value of the sestertius as {\displaystyle {\tfrac {1}{100}}} of anaureus. The mass of the aureus was decreased to {\displaystyle {\tfrac {1}{45}}} of a pound (7.3 g) during the reign of Nero (r. 54–68).After the reign of Marcus Aurelius (r. 161–180) the production of aurei decreased, and the weight was further decreased to {\displaystyle {\tfrac {1}{50}}} of a pound (6.5 g) by the time of Caracalla (r. 211–217). During the 3rd century, gold pieces were introduced in a variety of fractions and multiples, making it hard to determine the intended denomination of a gold coin.[citation needed]The solidus was first introduced by Diocletian (r. 284–305) around 301 AD, struck at 60 to the Roman pound of pure gold (and thus weighing about 5.5 g each) and with an initial value equal to 1,000 denarii. However, Diocletian's solidus was struck only in small quantities, and thus had only minimal economic effect.The solidus was reintroduced by Constantine I (r. 306–337) in 312 AD, permanently replacing the aureus as the gold coin of the Roman Empire. The solidus was struck at a rate of 72 to a Roman pound of pure gold, each coin weighing twenty-four Greco-Roman carats, or about 4.5 grams of gold per coin. By this time, the solidus was worth 275,000 of the increasingly debased denarii.However, regardless of the size or weight of the aureus, the coin's purity was little affected. Analysis of the Roman aureus shows the purity level usually to have been near to 24 carat gold in excess of 99%.Gold content and price comparisonNameGold ContentJulius Caesar AureusJulius Caesar Aureus8.18 grams1.000Nero Aureus7.27 grams0.889Caracalla Aureus6.55 grams0.800Diocletian Aureus5.45 grams0.667Constantine Solidus4.55 grams0.556British Sovereign7.32 grams0.895USA Eagle 1837-193315.05 grams1.839USA Gold Dollar 1849-18891.51 grams0.184Due to runaway inflation caused by the Roman government issuing base-metal coinage but refusing to accept anything other than silver or gold for tax payments, the value of the gold aureus in relation to the denarius grew drastically. Inflation was also affected by the systematic debasement of the silver denarius, which by the mid-3rd century had practically no silver left in it.In 301, one gold aureus was worth 833⅓ denarii; by 324, the same aureus was worth 4,350 denarii. In 337, after Constantine converted to the solidus, one solidus was worth 275,000 denarii and finally, by 356, one solidus was worth 4,600,000 denarii.Today, the aureus is highly sought after by collectors because of its purity and value, as well its historical interest. An aureus is usually much more expensive than a denarius issued by the same emperor. For instance, in one auction, an aureus of Trajan(r. 98–117) sold for $15,000, and a silver coin of the same emperor sold for $100. Two of the most expensive aurei were sold in the same auction in 2008. One aureus, issued in 42 BC by Marcus Junius Brutus, the assassin of Gaius Julius Caesar, had a price realized of $661,250.[1] (There is an example of this coin on permanent display at the British Museum in London.) The second aureus, issued by the emperor Alexander Severus (r. 222–235), has a picture of the Colosseum on the reverse, and had a price realized of $920,000. FREE SHIPPING! In The United StatesThe historical context of coins when they were originally created was the intention that they would be handled and carried by diverse people of different lands and exchanged through out many ages. This presented an opportunity for ancient people to make a lasting communication throughout their realms with inscriptions on these coins that expressed who was in charge and for what reasons at that very moment of a value exchange to remind both the purchasers and vendors who has facilitated this exchange through enforced peace and order that must be maintained by Taxs. Coins were made to be used and part of the fascination with them lies in the human activity that they indicate. Exhibited in glass boxes can make them little more than pictures of themselves and creates a distance between the viewer and the object that is difficult to overcome. Placed out of reach makes them boring.They lose their main purpose and obviously their soul. Replicas of precious objects can add a layer of reality and information that helps reconnect the item to anyone who holds it. Presenting it with life! Given the passive nature of museums, which most visitors are accustomed, interacting with the objectslike being able to pick it up and examine an object would generate a more profound connection and interest for its history! [xsellxgallery3] Click-A-Pic Below to See More of My eBay Items That Ship for FREE! Set of Three Double-Sided Ancient Greek & Roman Coin Replicas • FREE SHIPPING!US $8.95 4 One-Sided Ancient Greek Coin Replicas - can be used as an Educational ResourceUS $7.95 Set of 4 One-Sided Ancient Roman Coin Replicas •Educational Resource• FREE SHIP!US $7.95 Set of 5 One-Sided Ancient Roman Coin Replicas •Educational Resource• FREE SHIP!US $9.95

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