Christian Roman Coin | Bronze Nummis Greece One authentic button

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the Byzantine Emperors abandoned the usual practice of putting their own portrait on coins making way instead for a portrait of Christ

and each coin typically honors a particular Roman legion by depicting an animal associated with that legion

Made primarily of bronze

Date: 1643 - 1715 A

Christian Roman Coin | Bronze Nummis Greece One authentic buttonHistory of the Artifact Bronze nummi bearing a cross on the reverse are emblematic of the increasing integration of Christianity into the fabric of the late Roman state, especially under the reigns of emperors like Theodosius II and his successors. By the fifth century, Christian symbols were becoming more prevalent on coinage, reflecting the empire's official embrace of Christianity following Constantines earlier reforms and Theodosius II's issuing