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<p>[QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 7958820, member: 84744"]While the chi-rho is obviously a Christian symbol when used at this time, I'm doubtful that crosses were. (My understanding is that the cross wasn't in common use as a Christian symbol until the 5th century.) [USER=44316]@Valentinian[/USER] has a great discussion of the various issues (including [USER=97383]@Al Kowsky[/USER]'s) <a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Christian/ChristianSymbols.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Christian/ChristianSymbols.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. [Edit: the main discussion of whether each symbol is in fact definitively Christian is on a <a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Christian/ChristianTable1.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Christian/ChristianTable1.html" rel="nofollow">subsequent page</a>.)</p><p><br /></p><p>This is my example of a Crispus coin with a chi-rho on the shield, issued 322-23 - so one of the earliest with a definite Christian symbol:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1379673[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Still within the lifetime of Constantine I, here's a chi-rho as a control symbol on this 334 issue from Arles (Constantina):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1379674[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I wonder when the cross as a definite Christian symbol first appeared on coins. Maybe as late as the 348 FEL TEMP issues? Earlier instances might just be simple control marks accidentally resembling a Christian symbol, or decorative elements (as on the OP wreath).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Severus Alexander, post: 7958820, member: 84744"]While the chi-rho is obviously a Christian symbol when used at this time, I'm doubtful that crosses were. (My understanding is that the cross wasn't in common use as a Christian symbol until the 5th century.) [USER=44316]@Valentinian[/USER] has a great discussion of the various issues (including [USER=97383]@Al Kowsky[/USER]'s) [URL='http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Christian/ChristianSymbols.html']here[/URL]. [Edit: the main discussion of whether each symbol is in fact definitively Christian is on a [URL='http://augustuscoins.com/ed/Christian/ChristianTable1.html']subsequent page[/URL].) This is my example of a Crispus coin with a chi-rho on the shield, issued 322-23 - so one of the earliest with a definite Christian symbol: [ATTACH=full]1379673[/ATTACH] Still within the lifetime of Constantine I, here's a chi-rho as a control symbol on this 334 issue from Arles (Constantina): [ATTACH=full]1379674[/ATTACH] I wonder when the cross as a definite Christian symbol first appeared on coins. Maybe as late as the 348 FEL TEMP issues? Earlier instances might just be simple control marks accidentally resembling a Christian symbol, or decorative elements (as on the OP wreath).[/QUOTE]
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