Meanings
- not comparablerareBearing a cross, in the manner of a globus cruciger; crucigerous.
Crowned and cuir. bust of king r., holding cruciger sceptre, crown inlaid with gold.
1968, Seaby's Coin and Medal Bulletin3 more examples
Æ 19.8 Full-faced bust of emp., with diadem surmounted by a cross and wearing cuirass; holding in r. hand a globe cruciger and on 1. arm a shield.
1880, Yale University, Catalogue of the Greek and Roman Coins in the Numismatic Collection of Yale College, page 203It was applied now to the scepter cruciger which, ultimately, replaced it, although a period of overlap may well have occurred.
1992, Alfred Raymond Bellinger, Anastasius I to Maurice : 491-602, Dumbarton Oaks, →ISBN, page 170... the specimens furnish a certain terminus post quem for the reign of Meḥadeyos placing it much later than 420 when the iconography of the Victory with a cruciger sceptre was used for the first time on the 'solidi' of Teodosius II.
2003, Aethiopica: International Journal of Ethiopian Studies
Origin
- Latincruciger
- Englishcruciger
From Latin cruciger.
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