The first Roman Emperor who adopted Christianity, Constantine the Great, built an expansive new Roman capital in the eastern part of the Empire. In 330 A.D. Constantinople became the administrative center of the Empire. Within two hundred years, Constantinople rose as a center of Christianity and the major Byzantine city of the Byzantine Empire. “Byzantium may be defined as a multi-ethnic empire that emerged as a Christian empire, soon comprised the Hellenized empire of the East and ended its thousand year history in 1453 A.D. as a Greek Orthodox state. An empire that became a nation by the modern meaning of the word.” Historians have defined the Middle Ages as beginning with the fall of Rome in 476 A.D. and ending at the beginning of the sixteenth century. Our Historical Replica Sets includes two sided reproductions of four Byzantine coins. The first replica is a medallion of Constantine I, the first Christian Roman Emperor. Three portraits of Christ complete the set. The originals of these coins were struck during the thousand year history of the Byzantine Empire. These are replicas of original pieces. All coins are marked COPY on the reverse in accordance with the Hobby Protection Act.

Coins on 5 x 7 Display Card, In Protective Sleeve and Suitable for Framing. Made in the USA