Sallustia Orbiana. Coins for this issuer were issued from 225 until 227. Gnaea Seia Herennia Sallustia Orba Barbia Orbiana married Severus Alexander in 225, a marriage arranged by his mother Julia Mamaea. Julia grew jealous of the new empress and had her thrown out of palace in 227. Frightened, she took refuge with the Praetorian Guards, which Julia then called rebellion. Orbiana was exiled to North Africa and her father was killed.
Sources of "Chrestian" [χρηστιανος] and "Christian" [χριστιανος] in Antiquity
Constantine: Silver Medalion 316 CE: The first instance of a chi-rho ( a Greek 'X' and 'P' linked to express the 'nomen Christi', in Greek 'ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ') on a coin of Constantine is on a rare silver medallion issued from Ticinum in 315. Eusebius even stated that Constantine “was in the habit of wearing on his helmet [the chi-rho] at a later period." (Vita Constantini)
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