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<p>[QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 3141220, member: 84744"]Good point... it could definitely be more a matter of die polishing than a deterioration in the engraving. Thanks!!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Good questions, and yes I should! As far as the lion goes, my (basic) understanding is that it comes from Psalm 91 (90):13: "Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet." Early Christians interpreted this as meaning Christ triumphing over Satan. Interestingly there are solidi of Honorius where the man-headed snake from the Val III solidus is replaced by a lion with a serpent tail:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]803019[/ATTACH]</p><p>(Numismatik Naumann Auction 1, lot 324, 17.03.2013.)</p><p><br /></p><p>As for pre-Christian negative connotations for the snake, well we know at least one!</p><p>[ATTACH=full]803017[/ATTACH]</p><p>But it does seem to be a primarily Christian thing, deriving from the serpent in the Garden.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Well now, <i>that</i> is a very nice compliment, thank you! I will think about it... I guess an actual expert would review the paper, which would be a relief. But I suspect they'd have to give me so much advice I'd have to promote them to co-author! (Which would be totally fine!) <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 3141220, member: 84744"]Good point... it could definitely be more a matter of die polishing than a deterioration in the engraving. Thanks!! Good questions, and yes I should! As far as the lion goes, my (basic) understanding is that it comes from Psalm 91 (90):13: "Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: the young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under feet." Early Christians interpreted this as meaning Christ triumphing over Satan. Interestingly there are solidi of Honorius where the man-headed snake from the Val III solidus is replaced by a lion with a serpent tail: [ATTACH=full]803019[/ATTACH] (Numismatik Naumann Auction 1, lot 324, 17.03.2013.) As for pre-Christian negative connotations for the snake, well we know at least one! [ATTACH=full]803017[/ATTACH] But it does seem to be a primarily Christian thing, deriving from the serpent in the Garden. Well now, [I]that[/I] is a very nice compliment, thank you! I will think about it... I guess an actual expert would review the paper, which would be a relief. But I suspect they'd have to give me so much advice I'd have to promote them to co-author! (Which would be totally fine!) :D[/QUOTE]
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