Sear 259 - Inverted Chi-Rho?

[Xerxes King of Kings]

Or is it just a star on Justinian's breastplate?
Worn and difficult to see/photograph! 


BB

[Xerxes King of Kings]

Are there any known examples with an inverted chi-rho, do they exist or is this just wear on my coin?

[Abu Galyon]

I think this is an ordinary  rather than a backward/inverted one.

Bill R 

[Xerxes King of Kings]

Thanks Bill, wishful thinking on my part perhaps  still, my first Justinian from Carthage 

[Abu Galyon]

Not to re-open this topic, but just to add a bit more information:

(1) Examples of this type with  are known. There is one in the British Museum collection: BMC Justinian I 365

(2) All the specimens with     (also  ) on Justinian’s chest that I have noticed in the literature originate from the third officina [  ].


Bill R

[joma-tk]

IMO the chi-rho at this coin is inverted...

tk

[Xerxes King of Kings]

Thanks for the info, I didn't know whether the form inwhich the chi-rho appeared on my coin was the standard or not, I was unable to find any pictures of an example on which this area of the coin survived