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<p>[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 2460481, member: 44316"]The OP coin is excellent, and the writeup even better. The ancient testimony, "he saw with his own eyes the trophy of a cross of light in the heavens, above the sun, and bearing the inscription, <b>"In hoc signo vinces"</b> [In this sign, conquer]" has lead some to think Constantine saw a cross, but the other evidence cited by TIF, combined with the next coin, is convincing that it was a chi-rho.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]515609[/ATTACH]</p><p>Chi-rho on the shield.</p><p>IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES ("IVL" for "Julius")</p><p>Bust of laureate Crispus left, holding spear in his right hand pointing back over his right far shoulder and holding a shield in his left hand. The shield has a bold <b>chi-rho</b> on it.</p><p>BEATA TRAN - QUILLITAS around votive altar inscribed VO/TIS/XX, with globe on top and *** above.</p><p>In exergue: • PTR • , a mintmark of Trier</p><p>Struck 322-323 according to <i>RIC</i>.</p><p>This coin: 19-17 mm.</p><p>[Ex Langtoft hoard, found Sunday, 24 Sept. 2000 at Langtoft, near East Riding, Yorkshire, England.]</p><p><i>RIC</i> Trier 372</p><p><br /></p><p>Crispus was the first son of Constantine and was executed in 326, so even if the <i>RIC</i> date is not precise, this type certainly was issued at the latest in 326 (no more than 14 years after the battle of the Milvian Bridge) when many people would have remembered the event and understood the reference. It shows a bold chi-rho symbol on the shield held by Crispus as described by Lactantius.</p><p><br /></p><p>For more about early Christian symbols on coins, see:</p><p><a href="http://esty.ancients.info/Christian/ChristianSymbols.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://esty.ancients.info/Christian/ChristianSymbols.html" rel="nofollow">http://esty.ancients.info/Christian/ChristianSymbols.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 2460481, member: 44316"]The OP coin is excellent, and the writeup even better. The ancient testimony, "he saw with his own eyes the trophy of a cross of light in the heavens, above the sun, and bearing the inscription, [B]"In hoc signo vinces"[/B] [In this sign, conquer]" has lead some to think Constantine saw a cross, but the other evidence cited by TIF, combined with the next coin, is convincing that it was a chi-rho. [ATTACH=full]515609[/ATTACH] Chi-rho on the shield. IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES ("IVL" for "Julius") Bust of laureate Crispus left, holding spear in his right hand pointing back over his right far shoulder and holding a shield in his left hand. The shield has a bold [B]chi-rho[/B] on it. BEATA TRAN - QUILLITAS around votive altar inscribed VO/TIS/XX, with globe on top and *** above. In exergue: • PTR • , a mintmark of Trier Struck 322-323 according to [I]RIC[/I]. This coin: 19-17 mm. [Ex Langtoft hoard, found Sunday, 24 Sept. 2000 at Langtoft, near East Riding, Yorkshire, England.] [I]RIC[/I] Trier 372 Crispus was the first son of Constantine and was executed in 326, so even if the [I]RIC[/I] date is not precise, this type certainly was issued at the latest in 326 (no more than 14 years after the battle of the Milvian Bridge) when many people would have remembered the event and understood the reference. It shows a bold chi-rho symbol on the shield held by Crispus as described by Lactantius. For more about early Christian symbols on coins, see: [url]http://esty.ancients.info/Christian/ChristianSymbols.html[/url][/QUOTE]
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