Two serpents

Discussion in 'Ancient Coins' started by Barry Murphy, Apr 14, 2022.

  1. Barry Murphy

    Barry Murphy Well-Known Member

    Some weeks cool coins come in multiples.

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    Barry
     
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  3. hotwheelsearl

    hotwheelsearl Well-Known Member

    I can’t imagine these are often found in high grades
     
  4. DonnaML

    DonnaML Well-Known Member

    Am I correct that this is supposed to be the earliest example of the specifically Christian iconography of a labarum with Chi-Ro above, slaying a serpent -- with the serpent as a figure symbolizing evil, rather than the positive attributes it traditionally represented on Roman coins?
     
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  5. hotwheelsearl

    hotwheelsearl Well-Known Member

    Also, funny that they just couldn’t find the space for the terminal “A”
     
  6. Victor_Clark

    Victor_Clark all my best friends are dead Romans Dealer

    Yes

    A is the workshop
     
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  7. hotwheelsearl

    hotwheelsearl Well-Known Member

    Thanks, victor. I thought the A was the last letter of “PVBLICA”
     
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