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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Tejas, post: 2986865, member: 84905&quot;]Sorry, I just repost the two coins. Somebody on the forum suggested that I better use full image instead of thumbnail images.</p><p><br /></p><p>I really like the Arcadius Maiorina. It must be one of the best around. At least I have not seen a better one. I think the imagery of this series is a reflection of the catastrophic defeat at the battle of Adrianople in AD 375 and the traumatic events that followed. On the averse, the emperor in full military dress and armour ready to defend the empire against the barbarians. On the reverse a barbarian kneeling before a fully armoured emperor on the top coin and the emperor on a ship steered by Victory on the coin below.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I think the Tau-cross (Antonius cross) above the kneeling barbarian on the top coin and behind the emperor on the bottom coin is interesting too. On some examples the Tau-cross appears together with the Latin cross. I suppose that Tau-cross and Latin cross had a somewhat different meaning to the contemporaries. </p><p>Best</p><p>Dirk</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]735953[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]735954[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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