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<p>[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 2613203, member: 44316"]I have a web site on Christian symbols on AE Roman coins before 364 AD. In 364 Valentinian became emperor and Christian symbols became common. </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></p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a type (or variety) I just added, having, because of its rarity, overlooked it before:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]572043[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]572044[/ATTACH] </p><p>Note the Christian symbol <b>chi-rho</b> above the shield.</p><p>It is very much like the common AE2 of Magnentius and Decentius that has the shield inscribed VOT/V/MVLT/X, but this one is of Constantius II after he recovered Rome from Magnentius. His Vota number was much higher: VOT/XXX</p><p>Also, the legend used by Magnentius and Decentius </p><p>VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE(S)</p><p>was shortened to</p><p>VICT DD NN AVG ET CAES.</p><p>This coin is RIC Rome 252, "R2". The type is only from Rome and there are not many varieties as there often are of "R2" coins, so it is fair to say this is very rare. </p><p><br /></p><p>The previous link was to the site as a whole. To see the coins much like this one, go to Table 6:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://esty.ancients.info/Christian/ChristianTable6.html#6.3" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://esty.ancients.info/Christian/ChristianTable6.html#6.3" rel="nofollow">http://esty.ancients.info/Christian/ChristianTable6.html#6.3</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Valentinian, post: 2613203, member: 44316"]I have a web site on Christian symbols on AE Roman coins before 364 AD. In 364 Valentinian became emperor and Christian symbols became common. [url]http://esty.ancients.info/Christian/ChristianSymbols.html[/url] Here is a type (or variety) I just added, having, because of its rarity, overlooked it before: [ATTACH=full]572043[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]572044[/ATTACH] Note the Christian symbol [B]chi-rho[/B] above the shield. It is very much like the common AE2 of Magnentius and Decentius that has the shield inscribed VOT/V/MVLT/X, but this one is of Constantius II after he recovered Rome from Magnentius. His Vota number was much higher: VOT/XXX Also, the legend used by Magnentius and Decentius VICTORIAE DD NN AVG ET CAE(S) was shortened to VICT DD NN AVG ET CAES. This coin is RIC Rome 252, "R2". The type is only from Rome and there are not many varieties as there often are of "R2" coins, so it is fair to say this is very rare. The previous link was to the site as a whole. To see the coins much like this one, go to Table 6: [url]http://esty.ancients.info/Christian/ChristianTable6.html#6.3[/url][/QUOTE]
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