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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gsimonel, post: 2975233, member: 82549&quot;]The Galerius was from a small bulk lot of tetrachic-era nummi, an area of interest of mine. The others I bought individually.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m pretty sure the last coin is the first depiction of intentional Christian symbolism on a circulating coin. There is a well-known silver medallion that precedes it, but I don&#039;t think that piece was ever intended for circulation. I don&#039;t accept the above Sol coin as proof of the official endorsement of Christianity, as many do, but I agree it provides convincing evidence that the persecution of Christians had ended after the Edict of Milan. </p><p><br /></p><p>I haven&#039;t seen [USER=44316]@Valentinian[/USER]&#039;s web page. Can you send a link? I think the Edict of Milan is a milestone in history--the first official pronouncement by a government guaranteeing toleration of all religions. Of course, that tolerance didn&#039;t last very long, but it was still a breakthrough document.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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