{"product_id":"roman-ae2-of-theodosius-i-ad-379-395-ngc","title":"Ancient Roman Bronze Coin of Emperor Theodosius I — Over 1,600 Years Old, NGC Certified | The Last Emperor to Rule Both Eastern and Western Rome","description":"\u003ch4\u003eOwn a Bronze Coin from the Last Emperor Who Ruled the Entire Roman World\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA real AE2 bronze of Theodosius I — the Spanish general who rebuilt the eastern empire after Adrianople, made Christianity Rome's official state religion, reunited east and west for the final three years of unified Roman rule, and divided the empire between his sons at his death in AD 395, permanently and irrevocably. NGC certified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e✓ \u003cstrong\u003eNGC Certified\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n✓ \u003cstrong\u003eGuaranteed Authentic\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n✓ \u003cstrong\u003e30-Day Returns\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e🌍 From the \u003cstrong\u003elast emperor to govern the unified Roman Empire\u003c\/strong\u003e — his death in AD 395 split east and west between Arcadius and Honorius, a division that was never reversed\u003cbr\u003e\n✝ The emperor who \u003cstrong\u003emade Christianity Rome's official state religion\u003c\/strong\u003e — banning pagan sacrifice, closing temples, and completing the transformation Constantine had begun seventy years earlier\u003cbr\u003e\n🤲 A substantial \u003cstrong\u003eAE2, 22–24mm, 4–5 grams\u003c\/strong\u003e — the larger bronze of the last unified Roman world. NGC certified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOwn This Piece of History\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy This Coin Matters\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTheodosius I came from \u003cstrong\u003eHispania\u003c\/strong\u003e — the same Spanish provincial culture that had produced Trajan and Hadrian — and rose through military service before his career was interrupted when his father was executed under murky political circumstances in AD 376. When \u003cstrong\u003eGratian\u003c\/strong\u003e needed someone capable to rebuild the eastern empire after the Adrianople catastrophe of AD 378, he rehabilitated and elevated Theodosius to eastern Augustus. It was the appointment that shaped the rest of Roman history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTheodosius spent his first decade managing the Gothic crisis — negotiating a settlement that allowed large Gothic groups to settle within the empire as semi-autonomous federates, fighting in their own units under their own commanders. It was a pragmatic response to an impossible situation that created long-term structural problems the western empire would not survive. He also pursued the most aggressive Christianization program any Roman emperor had yet attempted — the \u003cstrong\u003eEdict of Thessalonica in AD 380\u003c\/strong\u003e made Nicene Christianity the official state religion, and subsequent edicts banned pagan sacrifice, closed temples, and eliminated the last official supports for the old religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHis final years produced the last unified Roman Empire anyone would ever govern. After defeating the western usurpers \u003cstrong\u003eMagnus Maximus in AD 388\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eEugenius in AD 394\u003c\/strong\u003e — the latter backed by the pagan senatorial aristocracy in what some historians see as paganism's last political stand — Theodosius controlled the entire Roman world from Britain to Mesopotamia. He held it for four months. When he died of illness at \u003cstrong\u003eMilan in January AD 395\u003c\/strong\u003e, he divided the empire between his sons \u003cstrong\u003eArcadius\u003c\/strong\u003e in the east and \u003cstrong\u003eHonorius\u003c\/strong\u003e in the west. The division was intended as an administrative arrangement. It proved permanent. The east survived as \u003cstrong\u003eByzantium\u003c\/strong\u003e for another thousand years. The west collapsed within eighty. This AE2 bronze — struck during the reign of the man who governed it all — is the last coin of a unified Roman world. Certified by \u003cstrong\u003eNGC\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePerfect for:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollectors of Theodosian dynasty, last unified empire, and Roman AE2 larger bronze coinage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHistory lovers drawn to Theodosius I, the Christianization of Rome, and the final division of the empire\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGLORIA ROMANORVM type, last unified emperor portrait, and NGC certified late Roman bronze enthusiasts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone seeking the definitive coin from the last man who governed the entire Roman world\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhat You'll Receive\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOne authentic AE2 bronze of Theodosius I\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDenomination: \u003cstrong\u003eAE2\u003c\/strong\u003e (22–24mm, 4–5 grams — larger late Roman bronze)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNGC certified\u003c\/strong\u003e for authenticity and preservation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStruck \u003cstrong\u003eAD 379–395\u003c\/strong\u003e — similar to examples shown (each coin is unique)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eBuy with Confidence\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuaranteed authentic ancient coin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarefully sourced and verified\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e30-day return policy\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecure shipping from the U.S.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eNew to Ancient Coins?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStart your journey here: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kinzercoins.com\/collections\/im-new-to-ancient-coins\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#ffffff;\"\u003ekinzercoins.com\/collections\/im-new-to-ancient-coins\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kinzer Coins","offers":[{"title":"F","offer_id":50904344822066,"sku":"SQ6325153","price":48.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"VF","offer_id":50904344854834,"sku":"SQ8038546","price":61.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"CH-VF","offer_id":50904344887602,"sku":"SQ3854284","price":68.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"XF","offer_id":50904344920370,"sku":"SQ7999248","price":76.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"CH-XF","offer_id":50904344953138,"sku":"SQ4930999","price":83.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0970\/6202\/7570\/files\/ancient-roman-bronze-coin-of-emperor-theodosius-i-over-1600-years-old-ngc-certified-the-last-emperor-to-rule-both-eastern-and-western-rome-2055282.png?v=1771883834","url":"https:\/\/kinzercoins.com\/products\/roman-ae2-of-theodosius-i-ad-379-395-ngc","provider":"Kinzer Coins","version":"1.0","type":"link"}