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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Curtis, post: 8281303, member: 26430&quot;]I would like be able to present a convincing <i>Manus Dei</i> on the Cyzicus AE4s of Theodosius -- John MacIsaac (1975) argued that, at least at that mint, it&#039;s not a trophy over Victory&#039;s shoulder but, yes, the Hand of God (despite the bizarre mix of Christian and Pagan symbols). </p><p><br /></p><p>As he acknowledges, the point is not widely accepted (!). I&#039;ll admit, I can see it on some examples (e.g., <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=5556826" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=5556826" rel="nofollow">Leu 6, 1186</a>; <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=5063795" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=5063795" rel="nofollow">Savoca 7 Blue, 1679</a>; and in this <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=31394" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=31394" rel="nofollow">CNG Web Shop example</a>; possibly <a href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=7276620" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=7276620" rel="nofollow">CNG 476, 552</a>) . Just not mine. Though it does show remarkable detail on the captive&#039;s bindings (and Victory&#039;s getup). (Looking for a better example of the <i>Manus</i>, if that&#039;s what it is.)</p><p>[ATTACH]1462631[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>MacIsaac, John D. 1975. “’THE HAND OF GOD’: A NUMISMATIC STUDY.” <i>Traditio</i> Vol. 31: 322-328.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Instead, I&#039;ll go with good old Isaac II, Sear Byz #2003, Constantinople, 1185-1195 CE (been a while since I cataloged these, hope that&#039;s still right).</p><p><br /></p><p>The <i>Manus Dei</i> is always really creepy on these. But it can&#039;t be mistaken for a trophy of victory slung over the shoulder:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1462627[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1462628[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><b>NEXT: A scyphate / cup-shaped coin </b>(of any kind).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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