CHi-Rho Epsilon

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by 7Calbrey, Apr 9, 2015.

  1. 7Calbrey

    7Calbrey Well-Known Member

    Only the famous symbol X P drew my attention on the reverse of this tiny coin weighing only 2.26 g. There is also the letter Epsilon instead of Alpha and Omega which usually accompany that sacred symbol. The poor condition of the coin makes it difficult to determine the identity of the Emperor on the obverse. Thanks for your views.. XPE R.jpg XPE O.jpg
     
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  3. Eng

    Eng Senior Eng

    C7 very cool coin, i like the Chi-Rho on these coins. If i may ask where do you find all these coins, do you dig them or just buy them??
     
  4. ValiantKnight

    ValiantKnight Well-Known Member

    Have you already tried looking at coins with Chi-Rho's on them?
     
  5. 7Calbrey

    7Calbrey Well-Known Member

    @ VK.. Yes I looked at sites. I have many coins with this symbol and I already posted some of them. But this one is the first one I recently acquired and the symbol occupies all the reverse.
    @ Eng.. I just buy most of my coins from a well-known shop, including the one above.
     
  6. dougsmit

    dougsmit Member

    This is a Byzantine 5 (E) nummia piece. I see a large NVS so I would start looking in Justin.
     
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  7. 7Calbrey

    7Calbrey Well-Known Member

    Great.. I would have never guessed it's a Byzantine coin. Historically, did the Byzantinians take this symbol after the Romans? Did it exist before and maybe had another significance? Is it recorded the date or the first time this symbol was used and by whom or for which purpose ?
     
  8. TIF

    TIF Always learning.

    (Edited because I misread your question) CoinTalk member Valentinian has some useful information about the chi rho symbol. See the link he provided in your thread from March 22, 2015, "3S Constantine".
     
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