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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tejas, post: 7960449, member: 84905&quot;]<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Nice reminder not to get carried away with Christian interpretations. However, interpretations can change over time. What was perhaps decoration in one period can take on a new meaning in another period.</p><p><br /></p><p>An example of this could be the &quot;gaze to heaven&quot; posture. It can be found on pagan coins, but with the rise of Christianity it is reasonable to assume that people re-interpreted this image in a Christian way. Hence, the fact that a symbol appears on a pagan coin does not disqualify it for a later Christian interpretation.</p><p><br /></p><p>Just the opportunity to show my favourite Constantius II siliqua (again):</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1380005[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>However, I would agree that it is safer to assume that the symbols on the OP coins were intended as decorations, even if some Christians interpreted them differently.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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