Rise Of The Madonna:Legacy Of Roman Emperor Arcadius A Bronze Coin, Boxed & Story
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Rise of the Madonna:Legacy of Roman Emperor Arcadius, A Bronze Coin, Beautifully Boxed With Story-Certificate. Coin sent may vary from picture.Christianity, the Jewish breakaway cult that Constantine the Great elevated to the official state religion of themighty Roman Empire, replaced old pagan beliefs in the same way Rome itself expanded its empire: byassimilating them into the new faith. Worship of various loc...al gods and goddesses continued in modifiedform as veneration of the saints. And no saint was venerated more than Mary, the Virgin Mother of JesusChrist. She represented the female in an otherwise male-dominated trinity.Her cult was relatively small until the reign of the Emperor Arcadius (A.D. 395-408). His eldest daughterPulcheria dedicated herself to Mary at a young age, inspiring her father to build a number of churchesdedicated to the Virgin Mary. Their enthusiastic involvement with Marian veneration transformed what wasa fledgling cult into arguably the most popular in Christendom. Pulcheria spearheaded the movement toproclaim Mary as the Mother of God (as opposed to just the mother of the human J esus), which was formallyachieved at the Council of Ephesos. Arcadius, for his part, conceded to his daughter’s every request, and wasthus the earliest and most influential Marian benefactors. Without Arcadius, Mary may never have becomethe Madonna, and would not have the prominence she now enjoys. This is a genuine ancient bronze coin from the reign of the Eastern Roman Emperor Arcadius (A.D. 395-408), son of Theodosius the Great, the last man to rule both the Eastern and Western halves of the empire.As such, Arcadius is considered by some to be the first Byzantine emperor. This duality is reflected in hiscoinage; some portraits are in profile, in the Roman style, while others feature the emperor’s face to thefront, a Byzantine innovation. Reverses vary, often depicting religious and military themes.The Rise of the Cult of the Madonna:The Enduring Legacy of Roman Emperor ArcadiusRuler ArcadiusYear of issue 395-408 Weight .7-2.5g Box measures: 3.87” X 3.87” X 1.25” The Coins in each set are protected in an archival capsule and beautifully displayed in a mahogany-like box.The box set is accompanied with a story card, certificate of authenticity, and a black embossed gift box. Over 23, 000 positive feedbacks ANA Platinum Member
