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Inner Citadel Coin front, philosopher whose head is a fortress, Your inner strength is a mighty fortress, Antique Silver
Inner Citadel Coin back, the quote on a shield over a stone wall, The mind is a citadel, Antique Bronze
Inner Citadel Coin back, the quote on a shield over a stone wall, The mind is a citadel, Antique Silver
Inner Citadel Coin front, philosopher whose head is a fortress, Your inner strength is a mighty fortress, Antique Bronze
Inner Citadel Coin back, the quote on a shield over a stone wall, The mind is a citadel, Antique Silver
Inner Citadel Coin, seen edge on, showing its thickness, Antique Bronze
Inner Citadel Coin front, philosopher whose head is a fortress, Your inner strength is a mighty fortress, Antique Bronze
Inner Citadel Coin back, the quote on a shield over a stone wall, The mind is a citadel, Antique Bronze
Inner Citadel Coin front, philosopher whose head is a fortress, Your inner strength is a mighty fortress, Antique Bronze
Inner Citadel Coin front, philosopher whose head is a fortress, Your inner strength is a mighty fortress, Antique Silver
Inner Citadel Coin front, philosopher whose head is a fortress, Your inner strength is a mighty fortress, Antique Silver
Inner Citadel Coin back, the quote on a shield over a stone wall, The mind is a citadel, Antique Bronze
Inner Citadel Coin back, the quote on a shield over a stone wall, The mind is a citadel, Antique Silver
Inner Citadel Coin front, philosopher whose head is a fortress, Your inner strength is a mighty fortress, Antique Bronze
Inner Citadel Coin back, the quote on a shield over a stone wall, The mind is a citadel, Antique Silver
Inner Citadel Coin, seen edge on, showing its thickness, Antique Bronze
Inner Citadel Coin front, philosopher whose head is a fortress, Your inner strength is a mighty fortress, Antique Bronze
Inner Citadel Coin back, the quote on a shield over a stone wall, The mind is a citadel, Antique Bronze
Inner Citadel Coin front, philosopher whose head is a fortress, Your inner strength is a mighty fortress, Antique Bronze
Inner Citadel Coin front, philosopher whose head is a fortress, Your inner strength is a mighty fortress, Antique Silver

Inner Citadel Coin

$29.99 USD
Color - Antique Bronze Finish

Front: “The Inner Citadel” · “Your inner strength is a mighty fortress”
Back: “The mind is a citadel. For a man has no fortress more impregnable in which to find refuge and remain safe forever.”

At a glance

  • Theme: a calm place inside, whatever happens outside
  • Good for: high stress jobs, noisy seasons, conflict, long shifts
  • Gift for: first responders, nurses, managers, a team under pressure, readers of Meditations
  • Finishes: Antique Silver (brass alloy), Antique Bronze (brass alloy)
  • Size: 39 mm, about 1 oz, die struck in the USA

The meaning

In Meditations, Marcus Aurelius wrote that a mind free from passion is a citadel: there is no stronger place for a person to retreat to. The back of this coin puts his thought in plain words. The historian Pierre Hadot later named a whole book on Marcus after it, The Inner Citadel.

The idea is simple and practical. You can't always choose where you are, who is shouting or what goes wrong. You can always step back into your own judgment, and nobody can take that from you.

The design

The front shows a bearded philosopher whose head opens into a fortress, its towers rising where his thoughts would be, framed by laurel and stars. The back sets the quote on a shield laid over a stone wall, with laurel branches on either side.

On good days and hard days

  • On good days, it helps you protect the calm you have built, so success and noise don't knock you off balance.
  • On hard days, when pressure, conflict or chaos surrounds you, it reminds you to step back into your inner citadel. Your inner strength is a mighty fortress.

Carry it

Hold it before the meeting, the call or the shift you are dreading. One customer said they relate to the meaning and keep adding more of our coins. Another bought twelve for their team.

Give it

It is a strong gift for people who work under pressure: first responders, nurses, teachers, managers, a team in a hard quarter. One customer gave it to a friend who, in their words, embodies the idea. It also pairs well with a copy of Meditations.

Specs

  • Diameter: 1.54 in (39 mm), about the size of a silver dollar
  • Thickness: 2.7 mm
  • Weight: about 1 oz (28 g)
  • Material: brass alloy (Antique Silver, Antique Bronze)
  • Made: die struck, minted in the USA
  • Each coin is antiqued with a special patina so it looks like it has already been in circulation. The patina never settles the same way twice, so no two coins look exactly alike. Small variations in color and shading are normal, and they are what make your coin one of a kind.

Questions

What is the inner citadel?
Marcus Aurelius's image of the mind as a fortress: a calm place inside you that outside events can't reach, as long as you guard your judgment.

Where does the quote come from?
From Meditations, book 8, where Marcus writes that a mind free from passion is a citadel with no stronger refuge.

What is a good gift for someone in a high stress job?
Something small they can hold during the hard moments. This coin's message is made for that: your inner strength is a mighty fortress.

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Care: keep it dry and wipe it with a soft cloth. No polishing needed; the aged finish is part of the look.

Original design by EDC Reminder Coins, protected by copyright. We don't take custom orders.

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