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Home ▸ Catalog ▸ |Judean & Biblical Coins| ▸ |Biblical Coins| ▸ |In This Sign...||View Options:   | | | The Roman, Byzantine, crusader and other coins below carry the symbols of Christ. In 312 A.D., Constantine dreamed he saw a Chi Rho Christogram in the sky and heard the words IN HOC SIGNO ERIS, meaning "In this sign you will be the victor." He ordered the sign of Christ on his legions' standards and shields. He won a great victory and later became the first Christian Roman Emperor. Click here to read Christian Themes in |Byzantine| Coinage by Zach Margulies. |
In Roman Imperial Coins, volume VIII, pp. 136-7, J.P.C. Kent attributes this type to the revolt of Poemenius in Trier against the regime of Magnentius and Decentius (July - Aug 353). The type was struck in bronze, without any silver, at a standard used by Magnentius and Decentius, but not used by Constantius. In Roman Coins and Their Values V, p. 176, David Sear note that it could have been struck after Poemenius returned the city to Constantius II and Decentius' suicide on 18 Aug 353.RL113309. Bronze reduced double maiorina, RIC VIII Trier 332, LRBC II 67, SRCV V 18083, Cohen VII 176 corr., aEF/aVF, ragged edge, tight flan, legends weak/off flan, weight 4.607 g, maximum diameter 24.1 mm, die axis 180o, Treveri (Trier, Germany) mint, 352 A.D.; obverse D N CONSTANTIVS P F AVG, diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse SALVS AVG NOSTRI (the salvation of our Emperor), large chi-rho (Christ monogram), A - W (alpha to omega) across field, TRS* in exergue; rare;
Eudoxia, Augusta 9 January 400 - Early October 404 A.D., Wife of Arcadius
The Christogram (also called a Monogramma Christi or Chrismon) is a ligature of Chi (X) and Rho (P), the first two letters of Christ in Greek. It was among the earliest symbols of Christianity. The crucifix was rarely used in early Christian iconography, perhaps because most people then had personally witnessed its gruesome use for public execution.RL110194. Bronze centenionalis, Hunter V 4 (also 3rd officina), RIC X Arcadius 104 (S), LRBC II 2800, DOCLR 288, SRCV V 20895, VF, dark green patina, earthen encrustation, weight 3.216 g, maximum diameter 16.5 mm, die axis 135o, 3rd officina, Antioch (Antakya, Turkey) mint, 401 - 403 A.D.; obverse AEL EVDOXIA AVG, diademed and draped bust right with hand of God holding wreath over her head; reverse SALVS REIPVBLICAE (health of the Republic), Victory seated right on cuirass, inscribing Christogram on shield resting on cippus, ANTΓ in exergue; scarce;
Gratian, 24 August 367 - 25 August 383 A.D.
In 367, in the Great Conspiracy, the Roman garrison on Hadrian's Wall revolted and allowed Picts from Caledonia to devastate Britain. Simultaneously Attacotti, the Scotti from Hibernia (Ireland), and the Saxons from Germania invaded the island's mid-western and south-eastern borders. They sacked the cities and murdered, raped and enslaved Romano-British civilians and in 368 plundered Londinium. In 368, General Theodosius arrived in Britannia with a relief force to deal with the invaders. In Winter 368, the barbarians were driven back to their homelands, the Hadrian's Wall was retaken. Theodosius reorganized the abandoned forts and mounted punitive expeditions in Hibernia (Ireland). By 369, Theodosius had fully recovered Britain for the empire.MA114429. Bronze centenionalis, SRCV V 20065, Cohen VIII 23, Hunter V -, VF, centered, green patina, edge splits, rough areas, weight 2.122 g, maximum diameter 19.0 mm, die axis 180o, 4th officina, Siscia (Sisak, Croatia) mint, 24 Aug 367 - 17 Nov 375 A.D.; obverse D N GRATIANVS P F AVG, pearl-diademed, draped, and cuirassed bust right; reverse GLORIA ROMANORVM (glory of the Romans), emperor advancing left holding labarum (chi-rho Christogram standard) in left and dragging captive, control marks in fields, [...]SISCE in exergue; $5.00 (€4.70)
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