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<p>[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 4717781, member: 75937"]That's a nice one, [USER=87200]@ancient coin hunter[/USER] ! On the globe, you can see the crossed bands that represent the intersection of the zodiac (ecliptic) and the celestial equator. This “X” is called the equinoctial cross, and represents the spring and autumnal equinoxes (where the Sun crosses the celestial equator). It signified the belief in cosmic cycles of birth, death, and rebirth. <a href="https://wgs.cc/celator/molnar.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://wgs.cc/celator/molnar.pdf" rel="nofollow">Here</a> is a neat article about this called "Symbolism of the Sphere" by Michael R. Molnar (from the June 1998 <i>Celator)</i>.</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't have one where the phoenix stands on a globe, but only on a pile of rocks:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/constantius-ii-fel-temp-phoenix-siscia-jpg.1034136/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Constantius II, AD 337-361.</p><p>Roman Æ 3 (1/4 maiorina?), 2.36 g, 18.7 mm, 11 h.</p><p>Siscia, AD 348-49, fifth officina.</p><p>Obv: D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust, right.</p><p>Rev: FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Phoenix, nimbate, standing right on mound of rocks; ЄSIS(symbol 5) in exergue.</p><p>Refs: RIC viii p. 366, 240; LRBC II 1133; RCV 18250; Cohen 58.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Roman Collector, post: 4717781, member: 75937"]That's a nice one, [USER=87200]@ancient coin hunter[/USER] ! On the globe, you can see the crossed bands that represent the intersection of the zodiac (ecliptic) and the celestial equator. This “X” is called the equinoctial cross, and represents the spring and autumnal equinoxes (where the Sun crosses the celestial equator). It signified the belief in cosmic cycles of birth, death, and rebirth. [URL='https://wgs.cc/celator/molnar.pdf']Here[/URL] is a neat article about this called "Symbolism of the Sphere" by Michael R. Molnar (from the June 1998 [I]Celator)[/I]. I don't have one where the phoenix stands on a globe, but only on a pile of rocks: [IMG]https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/constantius-ii-fel-temp-phoenix-siscia-jpg.1034136/[/IMG] Constantius II, AD 337-361. Roman Æ 3 (1/4 maiorina?), 2.36 g, 18.7 mm, 11 h. Siscia, AD 348-49, fifth officina. Obv: D N CONSTAN-TIVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped and cuirassed bust, right. Rev: FEL TEMP REPARATIO, Phoenix, nimbate, standing right on mound of rocks; ЄSIS(symbol 5) in exergue. Refs: RIC viii p. 366, 240; LRBC II 1133; RCV 18250; Cohen 58.[/QUOTE]
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