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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gavin Richardson, post: 3192006, member: 83956&quot;]The coin with the standard over the serpent is the &quot;Holy Grail&quot; of Constantine LRBs. It is also very frequently faked. I think a genuine one in decent shape would fetch $1000 at auction, but I&#039;ll let others weigh in on that.</p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine himself did not have the Chi-Rho feature on many of his coins. The Chi-Rho really is developed as a motif by his sons and their rivals (e.g., Magnentius.). I&#039;ll quote our own Victor Clark here: &quot;People who expect to find Christian imagery on bronze coins of Constantine will be disappointed.&nbsp; Of approximately 1,363 coins of Constantine I . . . covering the period of 313-337, roughly one percent might be classified as having Christian symbols.”</p><p><br /></p><p>To trace the development of the Chi-Rho on coins, [USER=44316]@Valentinian[/USER] has a great site: <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>The nice thing is that plenty of coins featuring the Chi-Rho can be had for $50 or less. Here&#039;s a version of that scarce Constantinople Commemorative with a Chi-Rho for $58: <a href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/romanlode/137/product/vfscarce_constantinopolis_commemorative_with_chi_rho_on_reverse/463094/Default.aspx" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/romanlode/137/product/vfscarce_constantinopolis_commemorative_with_chi_rho_on_reverse/463094/Default.aspx" rel="nofollow">https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/romanlode/137/product/vfscarce_constantinopolis_commemorative_with_chi_rho_on_reverse/463094/Default.aspx</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Just go to vcoins.com and search &quot;chi rho&quot; and sort from low to high to find coins within your budget in conditions you find collectible.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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