41 Solidi
Roman gold coins, so-called solidi, were used to pay Germanic warriors who had served in the Roman army as soldiers and returned to their homeland. The German terms "Soldat" (soldier), "Söldner" (mercenary), "Sold" (pay) and "solide" (solid) can be traced back to these solidi. The two Hamburg solidi show the Emperor Arcadius, who ruled the Eastern Roman Empire from 395 to 408 A.D.
Info: Showcase 41
Roman Gold Coin
Age: um 400 n. Chr. Roman Imperial Period
Roman Imperial Period: With the beginning of iron smelting around 700 BC, the new, harder iron took the place of bronze. The Iron Age is the third major period in human history after the Stone Age and the Bronze Age. In northern Europe it is divided into the Pre-Roman Iron Age, which covers the period from the end of the Bronze Age to the expansion of the Roman Empire at the turn of the century. And the Roman Imperial Period, in which the completely new way of life introduced by the Romans, can also be clearly seen in Free Germania. With the introduction of writing, European prehistory ends - early history begins.
Material: Gold
Location: HH-Eppendorf
Roman Gold Coin
Age: um 400 n. Chr. Roman Imperial Period
Roman Imperial Period: With the beginning of iron smelting around 700 BC, the new, harder iron took the place of bronze. The Iron Age is the third major period in human history after the Stone Age and the Bronze Age. In northern Europe it is divided into the Pre-Roman Iron Age, which covers the period from the end of the Bronze Age to the expansion of the Roman Empire at the turn of the century. And the Roman Imperial Period, in which the completely new way of life introduced by the Romans, can also be clearly seen in Free Germania. With the introduction of writing, European prehistory ends - early history begins.
Material: Gold
Location: Lokstedt