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stretrader99z
Registered: September 2009
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AE Centionalis RIC 282
Siscia 350 AD (6.00gm)
Diademed,draped and cuirassed bust Constantius II/ Emperor holding labarum with Christogram, dressed in military attire being crowned by Victory. RIC 282
The reverse legend HOC SIGNO VICTOR ERIS recalls the dream of Constantine,which led him to place the Christogram on the shields of his troops at the battle of Milvian bridge. Rare.
Ex: Milton V Anastos Collection: Milton V Anastos, (10 July 1909 - 10 April 1997) B.A. in classics,Harvard Collage. S.T.B. degree in patristics,theology and Byzantine intellectual history. Ph.D. history Harvard University. In 1941 appointed Fellow Dumbarton Oaks Byzantine Studies.
AQUIRED: Antiquia Catalogue IX Page 18 Lot 117
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| · Date: September 12, 2009 · Views: 8,687 · Filesize: 25.5kb · Dimensions: 350 x 187 ·
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Keywords: Milvian bridge, Christogram,dream of Constantine.
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Additional Categories: Constantinian Era: 313-364 A.D.
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