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SamVimes Valued Member Georgia 166 Posts	Posted 12/22/2020 05:56 am Looks suspiciously like an Ankh on the reverse, haven't heard much about such coins. Any ideas? Report this Post to the Staff

Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 12/22/2020 06:01 am Arcadius... Obverse..DN ARCADIVS PF AVG. Reverse..SALVS REIPVBLICAE.....Victory Edited by Palouche 12/22/2020 06:02 am Report this Post to the Staff
SamVimes Valued Member Georgia 166 Posts	Posted 12/22/2020 06:06 am Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 12/22/2020 06:17 am Not an exact match maybe, but something like this.. https://www.vcoins.com/en/stores/in...Default.aspx Report this Post to the Staff
Lucky Cuss Pillar of the Community United States 4883 Posts	Posted 12/22/2020 10:23 am The symbol isn't an ankh, but rather a tau-rho (or staurogram). The VCoins listing referenced above is mistaken in identifyiing it as a chi-rho (or christogram), although both are examples of early Christian iconography. Constantine employed the chi-rho (or, if you prefer, specifically a chrisnon or sigla, with the more general term being a christogram) as a symbol for "Christ" (Χριστος). The staurogram is believed to stem from either of the Greek words for "cross" (σταυρος) or "crucify" (σταυροω) and as such may be considered to be the first, rudimentary form of the crucifix. It also coincidentally closely resembles a later Knights Templar version of the cross, which is thought by some to possibly have been derived from a pictograph representing the pagan goddess Tanit. Colligo ergo sum Edited by Lucky Cuss 12/22/2020 6:42 pm Report this Post to the Staff
SamVimes Valued Member Georgia 166 Posts	Posted 12/22/2020 10:33 am I see, I certainly was confused by not seeing chi there, now it makes sense, thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34402 Posts	Posted 12/22/2020 10:44 am Quote: The VCoins listing referenced above is mistaken in identifying it as a chi-rho (or christogram) Good to learn this today as I was thinking it was called a Chi-Rho also. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Novicius Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 1168 Posts	Posted 12/22/2020 10:59 am It is good to know, and I learn something new every day here. Report this Post to the Staff
Palouche Pillar of the Community Spain 2752 Posts	Posted 12/22/2020 5:29 pm Thanks LC that's very interesting!....Looking around there are a lot of coins with the mistaken identity..Paul Report this Post to the Staff
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