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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Quant.Geek, post: 3090351, member: 74799&quot;]That is Christ Emmanuel, and hence is depicted as a young child.&nbsp; See Matthew 1:22-23:</p><p><br /></p><p><i>22 Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,</i></p><p><i><br /></i></p><p><i>23 Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.</i></p><p><br /></p><p>Interesting to note that it was introduced by Manuel I and, <i>probably</i>, due to the similarity with his name...</p><p><br /></p><p><b> Byzantine Empire: Manuel I Comnenus (1143-1180) Æ Half Tetarteron, Thessalonica (Sear-1978; DOC 21) </b></p><p><b><br /></b></p><p>Obv: Facing bust of Christ Emmanuel, raising right hand in benediction, holding volumen in left</p><p>Rev: Manuel standing facing, holding cruciform scepter and globus cruciger</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/gallery/albums/userpics/36484/normal_Sear-1978.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>BTW, a lot of these Christian iconography is difficult for me as I am not a Christian, so I have to do <b>A LOT</b> of googling and reading to understand some of this stuff...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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