This set is composed of an antique coin of the Commodus period (180-192 AD) of 31mm in diameter in its protective hermetic capsule and two high definition prints mounted under a museum quality mat in a wooden frame (white oak effect). All protected by a glass guaranteeing protection against dust, splashes and contacts.
THE ARTIFACT
THE MAIN PRINT
THE PASSEPARTOUT (MAT)
THE FRAMING
Commodus, born in Lanuvium on August 31, 161 in Italy and died in Rome on December 31, 192, was a Roman emperor who reigned from 180 to 192.
Son of Marcus Aurelius and Faustina the Younger who gave him thirteen children, including the twin brother of Commodus, who died in 165. He was the only non-adopted emperor of this dynasty.
Commodus is associated with power as early as 166 as Caesar, along with his younger brother, Annius Verus. The latter died three years later, leaving Commodus as the sole heir to the Empire.
The emperor dreamed of himself as a gladiator; he descends into the arena to defeat gladiators and beasts. His image is that of a cruel and bloodthirsty emperor.
On December 31, 192, the Emperor Commodus, renowned for his violence, was assassinated by his mistress Marcia. She tries to poison him, then she has him strangled by his slave.
With more than 20 years experience and a catalogue of more than 40.000 antique prints, drawings and historical documents dating from the 14th to the 19th century, the Galerie Napoléon, parisian antique dealer's gallery, is one of the world references in the field of antique prints,etchings and antique graphic arts.
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