| ● Iconographic Type: Hexagenic™ Nomenclature Summary |
| Type: |
 III.6e.lab.1.con·co1.0 |
Ontolocators
(Prefix): |
 volume: |
III. coins |
 chapter (part): |
6. objects & symbols (e. weapons & other military devices) |
Integrals
(Stem): |
 subject: |
lab. labarum [vexillum] |
 feature: |
1. transfixing snake [serpent] |
Differentials
(Suffix): |
 idiosyncrasy: |
con. Constantinople (co1. Constantine the Great) |
 variation: |
0. Ø |
| ● Iconographic Type: Formal Semantic Indicators™ |
Identifiers
(Beings): |
 deity.1: |
[Jesus Christ] ≚ "symbol.1" [Chi·Rho] |
| deity.2: |
[Devil [Satan]] ≚ "animal.1" [snake] |
|
 hero: |
Ø |
|
 mortal: |
Ø |
|
 notable.1: |
[Constantine the Great] ∈ "group.1" [dynastic assembly]; ≚ "symbol.3" [medallion.B] |
|
notable.2: |
[Constantine II] ∈ "group.1" [dynastic assembly]; ≚ "symbol.2" [medallion.A] |
|
notable.3: |
[Constantius II] ∈ "group.1" [dynastic assembly]; ≚ "symbol.4" [medallion.C] |
|
notable.4: |
[Licinius] ≚ "animal.1" [snake] |
|
 anonym: |
Ø |
|
 animal.1: |
snake [serpent] ≙ "deity.2" [Devil]; "notable.4" [Licinius]; |
|
 creature: |
Ø |
|
 object.1: |
labarum [vexillum/military standard] |
|
 symbol.1: |
[⳩ Chi·Rho [Christogram]] ≙ "deity.1" [Jesus Christ]; ≛ "artwork.1" [assemblage] |
|
symbol.2: |
[medallion.A] ∈ "set.1" [medallions array]; ≙ "notable.2" [Constantine II] |
|
symbol.3: |
[medallion.B] ∈ "set.1" [medallions array]; ≙ "notable.1" [Constantine the Great] |
|
symbol.4: |
[medallion.C] ∈ "set.1" [medallions array]; ≙ "notable.3" [Constantius II] |
|
 pair: |
Ø |
|
 duplet: |
Ø |
|
 group.1: |
[dynastic assembly] ∋ {"notable.1" [Constantine the Great]; "notable.2" [Constantine II]; "notable.3" [Constantius II]}; ≛ "artwork.2" [imperial portraiture] |
|
 set.1: |
[medallions array] ∋ {"symbol.2" [medallion.A]; "symbol.3" [medallion.B]; "symbol.4" [medallion.C]}; ∈ "object.1" [labarum]; ≙ "artwork.2" [imperial portraiture] |
|
 cluster: |
Ø |
|
 artwork.1: |
[assemblage [miniature sculpture?]] ∈ "object.1" [labarum]; ≜ "symbol.1" [Chi·Rho] |
|
artwork.2: |
[imperial portraiture [embroidery?/
painting?]] ≜ "group.1" [dynastic assembly]; ≚ "set.1" [medallions array] |
|
 label.1: |
SPES·PVBLIC·A·CONS [legend] |
Descriptors
(Properties): |
 epithet: |
Ø |
 syncretism: |
Ø |
|
 prosopon: |
Ø |
|
 morphology.1: |
"animal.1" [snake] (general: homogeneous; ophiomorphic; large) (head: ophidian) (upper·body: ophidian; squamous) (lower·body: ophidian; squamous) |
|
morphology.2: |
"object.1" [labarum] (general: composite) (upper·section: Chi·Rho) (middle·section: spar with globular tips; vexillum's rectangular, tasseled drapery ornamented with three round medallions) (lower·section: straight shaft) |
|
 aspect.1: |
"animal.1" [snake] (general: horizontal; lying rightward-downward; undulating) (head: pointing downward; with mouth open) (upper·body: horizontal; downward-rightward; undulating) (lower·body: horizontal; rightward; undulating; tail undulating, with tip pointing leftward) |
|
aspect.2: |
"object.1" [labarum] (general: vertical; upward; frontward) (upper·section: vertical; upward; frontward) (middle·section: frontward; vexillum's drapery hanging vertically from horizontal spar; medallions arranged horizontally) (lower·section: vertical; upward; frontward) |
|
 vector.1: |
"main composition" (top → bottom) |
Operators
(Relations): |
 contact: |
Ø |
 conflict.1: |
"object.1" [labarum] ⟨transfixing⟩ "animal.1" [snake] |
|
 context: |
Ø |
|
 contiguity: |
Ø |
|
 inversion.1: |
obverse: Constantine the Great's head {profile; rightward; laureate-diademed}; CONSTANTI·NVS·MAX·AVG [legend] |
| ● Iconographic Type: Prominence |
Occurrences
(Registered Instances): |
 very rare |
1-6 specimens |
 sparse |
7-18 specimens |
| common |
19-60 specimens |
| abundant |
60+ specimens |
| ● Iconographic Type: Selected Universal Subject References |
ICONCLASS
(Codes and Descriptions): |
11D1131(+4) |
labarum, i.e. imperial standard bearing the christogram IHS (+ devil)s)) |
| 11H(CONSTANTINE) |
the Roman emperor Constantine the Great; possible attributes: crown, sceptre, standard (labarum) with chi-rho monogram or cross |
| 44B196 |
standard (symbol of sovereignty) |
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