Meaning of cruciger | Babel Free

Definitions

Bearing a cross, in the manner of a globus cruciger; crucigerous.

not-comparable, rare

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.”

“Crowned and cuir. bust of king r., holding cruciger sceptre, crown inlaid with gold.”

“It was applied now to the scepter cruciger which, ultimately, replaced it, although a period of overlap may well have occurred.”

“... 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.”

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