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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Valentinian, post: 8313028, member: 44316&quot;]I have a website on Roman coins with early Christian symbolism:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Christian/ChristianSymbols.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Christian/ChristianSymbols.html" rel="nofollow">http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Christian/ChristianSymbols.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>It has been up for years and I thought it was complete for AE before the time of Valentinian (Under Valentinian chi-rhos on Roman coins became so common that they were no longer special). No one wrote me and told me of the omission of this type. When I noticed this piece I bought it. It required looking again at the types of Magnentius. The result was I had to add three rare types with chi-rhos that I had omitted.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1471596[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Noice the chi-rho on the standard, which makes the Christian connection.</p><p>When Magnentius took over Lyons from Constans, the mint continued the legend used by Constans with this new type for Magnentius (and with the common &quot;galley&quot; type). This type was not issued for Decentius and is therefore dated to 19 Jan. 230 - Spring 351 (when Decentius was elevated). </p><p>FEL TEMP REPARATIO</p><p>Emperor standing holding labarum with chi-rho</p><p>A in left field, FPLC in exergue.</p><p><i>RIC</i> VIII Lyons 108 &quot;R&quot;, but I think it is rarer than that.</p><p>acsearch has only 4, all from 2005-6, when I suppose a group was found and disbursed. </p><p>The CNG &quot;Research&quot; site has none and the Sixbid archive has none. </p><p>The plated coin in Bastien, <i>Magnentius</i> 148, is very crowded with &quot;REPARATIO&quot; largely off the flan. The type is not on wildwinds.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now this type, along with two other types, has been added as the last three entries in Table 6:</p><p><a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Christian/ChristianSymbols.html#T6" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Christian/ChristianSymbols.html#T6" rel="nofollow">http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Christian/ChristianSymbols.html#T6</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Some of the FEL TEMP REPARATIO types from the coin reform of 348 are very common. If you decide to collect the types with that legend you can assemble a very attractive group relatively inexpensively. However, it will be hard to get this type, because I bought this one and my online search has not turned up another one that was offered since 2006!</p><p><br /></p><p>Show us either a Roman coin with an early Christian symbol or a FEL TEMP REPARATIO type![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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