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Shows the emperor on horseback, wearing armor and holding a sword and shield, inscription reads: Henric(us) D(e)i gratia inp(er)ator Ro(man)ie (Henry, by the Grace of God, emperor of the Roman realm)

This throne-reliquary is decorated in relief on all sides and includes depictions of the symbols of the Evangelists, as well as the Lamb of God, two nimbed figures flanking a cross, and what has been identified as the Tree of Life.

Obv.: Laureate bust of Nero r., wearing aegis; around, NERO CLAVDIVS CAESAR AVG GER P M TR P IMP P P.
Rev.: Bird's-eye view of the harbor of Ostia. At the top, pharos surmounted by statue of Neptune l., l. hand holding scepter; at the bottom,…

Obv.: Laureate bust of Nero r., wearing aegis; around
Rev.: Nero, bare-headed and togate, standing l. with praetorian prefect (also bare-headed and togate) on low platform on r., raising r. hand in address to three soldiers standing r. in single…

Obverse: Laureate head of Nero l.; around.
Reverse: Triumphal arch, hung with wreath across front and l. side; above, the emperor in facing quadriga escorted on r. by Victory holding wreath and palm and on l. by Pax holding caduceus and cornucopiae;…

The Seuso Platter is one of the 14 silver objects that make up the Seuso Treasure. This hoard of late Roman silver was at the center of decades worth of debate in the international art market, stemming from falsified documentation with regards to the…

A linen cloth said to bear the image of Christ in the negative. It is claimed to be the cloth in which Christ was wrapped after his death. Measuring at 4.4 x 1.1 meters, the shroud features the front and back impression of a man’s body in a darker…