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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Hrefn, post: 8342105, member: 115171&quot;]The Church has been likened to a ship since at least the time of Tertullian 150-240 AD until the present.&nbsp; A common appellation for the Church is the Barque of Saint Peter, so St. Peter steering a vessel is a visual representation of the Church. </p><p><br /></p><p>Here is a rather rough copy of a Venetian ducat, where Saint Mark and the Doge of Venice have been replaced by Saint Peter and the Duke of Milan.&nbsp; You can just make out PETRUS on the left of the obverse.&nbsp; Probably struck in Chios circa 1356-61 AD.&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]1479354[/ATTACH]&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]1479355[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Here is the Venetian original, .S.M.VENETI&nbsp; for Saint Mark of Venice, who is often shown in his guise as a lion on other coins of Venice.&nbsp; 1289-1311 AD[ATTACH=full]1479356[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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