More popular but less expressive than the Staurogram is the Chi Rho symbol, which uses the first two letter of Christ’s name. A heavenly apparition of the sign helped Constantine the Great win a major battle and was adopted by Roman emperors. These included the usurper Magnentius from Amiens, France, who minted this coin around 350.
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