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<p>[QUOTE="dltsrq, post: 7043321, member: 75482"]I agree that there must be an implicit message of some sort in the choice of <i>dafne </i>over <i>victoria</i>. However, I think it is a mistake to to take a black and white approach to pagan vs Christian coin types. The best efforts of Eusebius notwithstanding, most scholars today hold a more nuanced view of Constantine's "conversion", including a degree of Christian-pagan syncretism.</p><p>[Edited][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="dltsrq, post: 7043321, member: 75482"]I agree that there must be an implicit message of some sort in the choice of [I]dafne [/I]over [I]victoria[/I]. However, I think it is a mistake to to take a black and white approach to pagan vs Christian coin types. The best efforts of Eusebius notwithstanding, most scholars today hold a more nuanced view of Constantine's "conversion", including a degree of Christian-pagan syncretism. [Edited][/QUOTE]
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