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While it was used very early by persecuted christians in the catacombs, when constantine i was struggling to become emperor, he used the symbol at the front of his armies and was victorious see below. By the year 350, the chi rho began to be used on christian sarcophagi and frescoes. The first instance of a chirho on a coin of constantine is on a rare silver medallion issued from ticinum in 315. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. Constantine the great the coins speak by bungy issuu. Eusebius even stated that constantine was in the habit of wearing on his helmet the chi rho at a later period. Constans i roman imperial coins 27 bc476 ad for sale ebay. We know that the chi rho features prominently on coins of magnentius and decentius, and on various standards the labarum on coins of constantine s sons. This may or may not have had christian significance, but constantine first used this symbolism in a.

Get the best deals on constans i roman imperial coins 27 bc476 ad. I think the same may be said, to a slightly lesser degree, about coins struck for constantine featuring a chi rho christian symbol. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. The usurper magnentius appears to have been the first to use the chi rho monogram flanked by alpha and omega, on the reverse of some coins minted in 353. Sometimes it is called the monogram of christ or chrismon or labarum. Chi rho, chrismon, monogram of christ, or labarum early. What matters, however, is that constantine incontrovertibly adopted it as a token of his christian allegiance. Of approximately 1,363 coins of constantine i in ric vii, covering the period of 3337, roughly one percent might be classified as having christian symbols. Eusebius even stated that constantine was in the habit of wearing on his helmet the chirho at a. Constans on ship christian chi rho labarum 348ad ancient roman coin ngc i879. Find the best selection from the most respected coins dealers around the world. This is the roman empire of the early 4th century a. On some coins, constantinopolis is holding what might be considered a cross scepter with a globe often topped with a smaller globe. Coins and medallions minted during emperor constantine s reign also bore the chi rho.

This is based on constantine s application of the chirho symbol to his military standard after receiving his famous vision before the battle of the milvian bridge in 312. Make offer constans gay emperor son of constantine the great roman coin victory i32782. There are some coins of ptolemy ii euergets which are marked with a chi rho. Christian symbolism on coins of constantine the great. The chi rho monogram from the book of kells rajkumar r.

The problem is that the illustrated coin is from siscia, and this city did not strike these coins with the christogram until after the death of constantine. The chirho is also known as the labarum, which is based on the latin word laureum, military standard. The symbols of chi rho was used by the roman emperor constantine as military standard and constantine. Chi and rho are the first two letters of christ in greek christos. Antecedents for the chi rho monogram have sometime been suggested. It was adapted by emperor saint constantine the great after receiving his celestial vision and dream, on the eve of.