I was thinking about appropriate coins that could fit with upcoming Easter in the next hours. Coming to my mind are colors or eggs or maybe angels. Then I found a relevant and easy one that would symbolize resurrection. It's PHOENIX. YeY..
How about an Easter bunny? SICILY, Messana 420-413 BC AR litra, 13 mm, 0.6 gm Obv: Hare springing right; shell below Rev: MEΣ within wreath Ref: Caltabiano 569; SNG ANS 349 Of course, Byzantine coins have no shortage of Christ depictions. Here's one with a funny overstrike: Romanus IV Diogenes, 1068-1071 AE Follis 10.57 g Constantinople Obv: IC-XC over NI-KA to left and right of bust of Christ facing, dotted cross behind head, wearing pallium and colobium, holding book of Gospels with both hands Rev: C-R P-Δ in the four angles of a cross with globe and two dots at each extremity, X in the centre. Ref: Sear 1866, DO-8 Totally looks like...
I am afraid that I don't have a coin that qualifies, but how about a Roman Iron Crucifixion Nail. Measures: 2.42" long / 26.60 grams weight. (c.100 B.C. - 200 A.D.) Hold on. I have Roger I with Mary and the Christ child on the reverse. Italy, Normans in Calabria, Roger I (1072-1101) AE Trifollaro 7.96 gm, Mileto mint. (Minted 1098-1101)
Happy Easter & Happy Palm Sunday, friends. Beautiful coins. I particularly like that overstrike TIF, very interesting.
Pontius Pilate (26-36 AD), Prefect over Judea under Tiberius Bronze Prutah, minted 31 AD OBV: Lituus [TIBEPIOY] KAIC[APOC] REV:Year within wreath (LIH = 31 AD)
