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Shop Roman Coin of Gratian (about 1645 years ago)
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Roman Coin of Gratian (about 1645 years ago)

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A well-preserved larger bronze denomination from an energetic young emperor who initially showed great promise before his assassination at only 24 years of age.

  • Front side (obverse): Portrait of Emperor Gratian with imperial regalia

  • Back side (reverse): Roman imperial symbols and inscriptions

  • Technical specifications: Bronze AE2 denomination coin, NGC certified

Historical significance: Gratian was the son of Valentinian I and nephew of Valens who became Western Roman Emperor in 375 CE. The early years of his reign were marked by successful governance and military reputation, though his rule would eventually be cut short after just eight years.

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A well-preserved larger bronze denomination from an energetic young emperor who initially showed great promise before his assassination at only 24 years of age.

  • Front side (obverse): Portrait of Emperor Gratian with imperial regalia

  • Back side (reverse): Roman imperial symbols and inscriptions

  • Technical specifications: Bronze AE2 denomination coin, NGC certified

Historical significance: Gratian was the son of Valentinian I and nephew of Valens who became Western Roman Emperor in 375 CE. The early years of his reign were marked by successful governance and military reputation, though his rule would eventually be cut short after just eight years.

A well-preserved larger bronze denomination from an energetic young emperor who initially showed great promise before his assassination at only 24 years of age.

  • Front side (obverse): Portrait of Emperor Gratian with imperial regalia

  • Back side (reverse): Roman imperial symbols and inscriptions

  • Technical specifications: Bronze AE2 denomination coin, NGC certified

Historical significance: Gratian was the son of Valentinian I and nephew of Valens who became Western Roman Emperor in 375 CE. The early years of his reign were marked by successful governance and military reputation, though his rule would eventually be cut short after just eight years.

Gratian (/ˈɡreɪʃiən/;[3] Latin: Gratianus; 18 April 359 – 25 August 383) was emperor of the Western Roman Empire from 367 to 383. The eldest son of Valentinian I, Gratian was raised to the rank of Augustus as a child and inherited the West after his father's death in 375. He nominally shared the government with his infant half-brother Valentinian II, who was also acclaimed emperor in Pannonia on Valentinian's death. The East was ruled by his uncle Valens, who was later succeeded by Theodosius I.

Gratian subsequently led a campaign across the Rhine, attacked the Lentienses, and forced the tribe to surrender. That same year, the eastern emperor Valens was killed fighting the Goths at the Battle of Adrianople, which led to Gratian elevating Theodosius to replace him in 379. Gratian favoured Nicene Christianity over traditional Roman religion, issuing the Edict of Thessalonica, refusing the office of pontifex maximus, and removing the Altar of Victory from the Roman Senate's Curia Julia. The city of Cularo on the Isère river in Roman Gaul was renamed Gratianopolis after him, which later evolved to Grenoble. In 383, faced with rebellion by the usurper Magnus Maximus, Gratian marched his army towards Lutetia (Paris). His army deserted him. He fled to Lugdunum and was later murdered.

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