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<p>[QUOTE="Victor_Clark, post: 24447292, member: 10613"]The palm branch was used as a symbol of victory and is often seen on LRB's.</p><p><br /></p><p>below are two examples</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1548463[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine I</p><p>A.D. 324-325</p><p>18x20mm 3.1g</p><p>CONSTAN-TINVS AVG; laureate head right.</p><p>SARMATIA DEVICTA; Victory advancing r., holding trophy, palm branch, spurning captive (note the foot firmly on his back) std. on ground to right.</p><p>in ex. SIRM</p><p>RIC VII Sirmium 48</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1548464[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Constantine I</p><p>A.D. 328</p><p>Ӕ nummus 20mm 3.7g</p><p>CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG; diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, with left shoulder raised up (possibly an adlocutio).</p><p>CONSTANTINIANA DAFNE; Victory seated l. on cippus, palm branch in left hand and laurel branch in right hand, looking r.; trophy at front, at the foot is a kneeling captive with head turned being spurned by Victory; Δ in left.</p><p>in ex. CONS</p><p>RIC VII Constantinople 35[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Victor_Clark, post: 24447292, member: 10613"]The palm branch was used as a symbol of victory and is often seen on LRB's. below are two examples [ATTACH=full]1548463[/ATTACH] Constantine I A.D. 324-325 18x20mm 3.1g CONSTAN-TINVS AVG; laureate head right. SARMATIA DEVICTA; Victory advancing r., holding trophy, palm branch, spurning captive (note the foot firmly on his back) std. on ground to right. in ex. SIRM RIC VII Sirmium 48 [ATTACH=full]1548464[/ATTACH] Constantine I A.D. 328 Ӕ nummus 20mm 3.7g CONSTANTINVS MAX AVG; diademed, draped and cuirassed bust right, with left shoulder raised up (possibly an adlocutio). CONSTANTINIANA DAFNE; Victory seated l. on cippus, palm branch in left hand and laurel branch in right hand, looking r.; trophy at front, at the foot is a kneeling captive with head turned being spurned by Victory; Δ in left. in ex. CONS RIC VII Constantinople 35[/QUOTE]
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