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<p>[QUOTE="philologus_1, post: 7958679, member: 92212"]It is not impossible. In this book: <i>“Christus auf Münzen – in Zeichen, Worten und Bildern: Rom, Byzanz und Axum”</i>, Brühl, Duitsland, 2011, the author, W. Drösser, says 'yes'. Others would agree. However, <u>many</u> disagree, and say that it is merely a variation of ornamentation designs on the wreath. And to be sure, the same design appears on other coin types which would not be prone to be assigned an intended Christian symbolism. As for me, I lean away from it being an intended Christian reference.</p><p><br /></p><p>What cannot be said however, is that the OP example of Crispus (or mine of Constantine I below) are too early to bear any Christian symbolism, because not only are there issues of both emperors which include a Christogram, but a Cross appears on at least 1 type issued by Constantine I.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a coin I have that includes the same reverse symbol on the wreath:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1379640[/ATTACH]</p><p>Constantine AE follis. AD 321.</p><p>Obv.: CONSTA-NTINVS AVG, laureate head right</p><p>Rev.: D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG, VOT XX, decorated wreath. RQ in exergue.</p><p>Diam.: 17 mm.</p><p>Weight: 2.53 gr.</p><p>Attrib.: RIC VII Rome 237 var. Drösser pg.22, #14, (this coin).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="philologus_1, post: 7958679, member: 92212"]It is not impossible. In this book: [I]“Christus auf Münzen – in Zeichen, Worten und Bildern: Rom, Byzanz und Axum”[/I], Brühl, Duitsland, 2011, the author, W. Drösser, says 'yes'. Others would agree. However, [U]many[/U] disagree, and say that it is merely a variation of ornamentation designs on the wreath. And to be sure, the same design appears on other coin types which would not be prone to be assigned an intended Christian symbolism. As for me, I lean away from it being an intended Christian reference. What cannot be said however, is that the OP example of Crispus (or mine of Constantine I below) are too early to bear any Christian symbolism, because not only are there issues of both emperors which include a Christogram, but a Cross appears on at least 1 type issued by Constantine I. Here is a coin I have that includes the same reverse symbol on the wreath: [ATTACH=full]1379640[/ATTACH] Constantine AE follis. AD 321. Obv.: CONSTA-NTINVS AVG, laureate head right Rev.: D N CONSTANTINI MAX AVG, VOT XX, decorated wreath. RQ in exergue. Diam.: 17 mm. Weight: 2.53 gr. Attrib.: RIC VII Rome 237 var. Drösser pg.22, #14, (this coin).[/QUOTE]
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