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	Globus Cruciger Encyclopedia Article @ Signifies.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The first known use was probably in the early 400's, possibly as early as between 395 and 408 on the reverse side of the coins of Emperor Arcadius, but most certainly by 423 on the reverse side of the coins of Emperor Theodosius II.
		The globus cruciger was used by powerful rulers and celestial beings alike; it adorned portrayals of both emperors and kings, as well as archangels.
		Queen Elizabeth II held a globus cruciger, called the "Sovereign's Orb", for her coronation portrait in 1953.
	www.signifies.net /encyclopedia/Globus_cruciger (686 words)

	Globus cruciger (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Queen Elizabeth II held a globus cruciger, called the "Sovereign's Orb", for her coronation portrait in 1953.]] The globus cruciger (Latin) is an orb (''globus'') topped with a cross (''cruciger''), a Christian symbol of authority used throughout the Middle Ages on coins, iconography and royal regalia.
		Holding a globus cruciger]] The visual symbolism of Holding the world in one's hand, or perhaps even more ominously under one's foot, was a clear message used since antiquity among pagans.
		The Globus cruciger was used by powerful rulers and celestial beings alike; it adorned portrayals of both emperors and archangels.
	globus-cruciger.iqnaut.net (343 words)

	Globus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Globus, a commercial band with a cinematic orchestral style.
		Globus Alliance, an engineering association for grid computing infrastructure.
		Globus cruciger, is an orb topped with a cross, a Christian symbol of authority used throughout the Middle Ages.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Globus (155 words)

	(132) Justinian I (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Obverse: Facing helmeted and cuirassed bust of Justinian, holding globus cruciger in r.; at l.
		In place of the usual spear, in his right hand the emperor holds the globus cruciger, a globe surmounted by a cross, indicating that the emperor receives his authority from God.
		On earlier coins the globus had been held by Victoria on the reverse (see no. 131).
	www.lawrence.edu /dept/art/buerger/catalogue/132.html (244 words)

	Globus cruciger & Sovereign's Orb (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The visual symbolism of holding the world in one's hand, or perhaps even more ominously under one's foot, was a clear message used since antiquity among pagans.
		The Sovereign's Orb is a type of regalia known as a globus cruciger and is one of the British Crown Jewels.
		It was created for the coronation of Charles II in 1661 at a cost of £1,150.
	www.red-ice.net /winterwonderland/globuscrucigersovereignorb.html (332 words)

	Coins of the Byzantine Empire
		Constans standing facing, beardless, wearing crown and chlamys, and holding long cross with P with bar at top and globus cruciger.
		Constans, with long beard and holding long cross, and Constantine IV, beardless and holding globus cruciger, stand facing; Constans wears military attire, whilst Constantine wears crown and chlamys.
		Bust facing, beardless, wearing crown and chlamys, and holding globus cruciger.
	www.wegm.com /coins/constansii.htm (2125 words)

	Ancient Byzantine Coins
		The head of the Emperor is impressed on reverse (9 to 12 o'clock), and part of the reverse is impressed on obverse.
		Facing bust of the Emperor, holding labarum and globus cruciger.
		Facing bust of Christ, holding labarum and globus cruciger.
	www.ancientcoins.ca /byzf3.html (1232 words)

	Coins of the Byzantine Empire
		Bearded bust facing, wearing chlamys and crown with cross on top; in right hand, globus cruciger; in left hand, spear over shoulder.
		Beardless bust facing, wearing helmet and cuirass, and holding globus cruciger.
		Large M between facing standing figures of Heraclius, on left, and Tiberius on right, each wearing crown and chlamys, and holding globus cruciger.
	www.wegm.com /coins/constantineiv.htm (866 words)

	Romaion Empire
		Justin on left holding globus cruciger, Sophia on right holding cruciform sceptre; both nimbate and seated on double throne.
		Helmeted and cuirassed bust facing holding globus cruciger and shield.
		Diademed and cuirassed bust facing, wearing crown without pendilia and holding globus cruciger.
	www.grifterrec.com /coins/romaion/romaion.html (471 words)

	Bruegel - symbol unknown....help? - Aeclectic Tarot Forum
		The cross on its top is a symbol of the ruler of the world: Christ, who must rule through an intermediary--the local king, duke, whoever.
		So, the combination of globe and cross is called "The Orb of Sovereignity" or "The Sovereign's Orb, or the "Globus Cruciger." It's very commonly seen in the Emperor card, usually in his hand.
		There was a proverb that went something like, "the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world." It may be that some similar proverb lies behind the Empress using the Globus Cruciger as a spindle.
	www.tarotforum.net /showthread.php?t=68933 (377 words)

	Dr. Paul Rynearson - Rare Coins
		Crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and shield/Cross potent, composed of dots, on four steps.
		Crowned and cuirassed bust facing without plume, holding globus cruciger and shield/Angel standing facing, holding long cross and globus cruciger.
		Cuirassed and draped bust facing of Phocas/Angel standing facing, holding long staff and globus cruciger.
	www.paul-rynearson.com /inventory/item_r.asp?CID=3 (525 words)

	Constans III
		SB 1104, DOC II 176 AE Follis Obv: Crowned beardless facing bust, wearing chlamys and holding globus cruciger.
		SB 1104, DOC II 178 AE Follis Obv: Crowned beardless facing bust, wearing chlamys and holding globus cruciger.
		SB 1021 AE Decanummium Obv: Crowned, draped bust facing, holding globus cruciger; cross to left.
	www.dirtyoldcoins.com /gandinga/id/cn3.htm (1488 words)

	globus travel: Re: [Handle-globus] attribute values (Globus travel) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		For more than 75 years Globus has provided travelers with tours of Italy, London, China and more.
		Globus is a multi-agency software project (and hence the toolkit of programs developed by that project) to enable easy, effective sharing of widely distributed high-performance computers (and their
		Globus travel - washingtonpost.com - Washington, DC area travel, tours, tools and...
	ejp58.com /globus-travel/2006/06/re-handle-globus-attribute-values.html (217 words)

	Maurice - Byzantine Coinage - WildWinds.com
		Helmeted and cuirassed facing bust, holding globus cruciger / Angel standing facing, holding long P-headed cross and globus cruciger.
		D N TIBER MAVRICI P, crowned and cuirassed bust facing, holding globus cruciger and carrying shield decorated with horseman spearing a fallen enemy.
		XEP •CWNOC, Justin, nimbate & holding globus cruciger, & Sophia, nimbate & holding cross scepter, standing facing / Large M; to left, Tiberius, nimbate, standing facing, holding long staff surmounted by Christogram.
	www.wildwinds.com /coins/byz/maurice/i.html (909 words)

	Society of Creative Anachronism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Victory advancing was used on the early solidi of Constantine, but on gold coins of later reigns was more usually used on the semissis (i.e.
		This may well be the origin of the popular christian image of an angel as a winged female figure.
		For the trade tremissis, Ian Cnulle "secularized" the design by substituting for the globus cruciger a goblet or chalice (but not a grail?) symbolizing hospitality, as well as the feasting and revelling dimension of SCA activities in general.
	www.gmmnut.com /sca/byzant.html (1077 words)

	Romaion Empire, page 2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Constans facing, beardless, wearing crown and chlamys and holding globus cruciger.
		Constans on left with long beard and Constantine IV on right holding globus cruciger, each crowned, standing facing.
		Facing bust of Nicephorus with short beard, wearing crown and chlamys; holding globus cruciger.
	www.grifterrec.com /coins/romaion/romaion2.html (654 words)

	(131) Justin I (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In place of the profile Victoria commonly depicted on the reverses of earlier coins (see no. 130) is a facing angel holding a cross-staff in his right hand and a globus cruciger or sphere with a cross on top in his left hand.
		Roman emperors had sometimes been depicted with the globus, a symbol of their rule of the world, but beginning in the fifth century it acquired the Christian cross and became a globus cruciger.
		The globe was apparently symbolic; there is no evidence of the existence of such an object until A.D. 1014, when Pope Benedict VIII had a globus cruciger made as a coronation present for Henry II.
	www.lawrence.edu /dept/art/buerger/catalogue/131.html (267 words)

	stsophiaphototour6 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This figure is taken from a 4th century statue of the Empress Helen in the Capitoline Museum, Rome (Sala Imperatori), and from coins of St. Helen issued by Constantine I (British Museum).
		Saint Constantine the Great, Roman Emperor of the 4th century, holding Globus Cruciger symbolic of his great work in establishing the supremacy of Christianity over the whole world.
		Constantine issued the edict of Milan in 313 allowing freedom of worship throughout the Roman Empire.
	www.stsophia.org /stsophiaphototour6.htm (184 words)

	Triumphant Cross
		When used as royal regalia, it takes the Latin name Globus Cruciger and is often encrusted with jewels (see also Jewelled Cross).
		The holder of the Globus Cruciger shows he or she takes responsibility as the titular head of the state religion and is defender of the faith.
		The orb (or the absurd 'Holy Hand Grenade' in Pythonesque) is also a great way to symbolise a monarch ominously holding an empire.
	www.seiyaku.com /customs/crosses/triumphant.html (274 words)

	Orb - The real meaning from Timesharetalk wikipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Orb in the "Orb and Sceptre" is a type of regalia known as a globus cruciger (Latin for 'cross-bearing globe').
		The Sovereign's Orb (a globus cruciger) is one of the best known Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom.
		The Orb River empties into the Golfe du Lion in southern France.
	www.timesharetalk.co.uk /wiki.asp?k=Orb (430 words)

	Byzantium Ancient Coins
		Justin holding a globus cruciger, Sophia holding a cruciform scepter
		Obv: 3/4 length figure facing, with loros and crown, holding labarum and globus cruciger.
		Reverse: Constantine, bearded, standing facing on footstool, wearing crown, saccos and loros, and holding labarum and globus cruciger, double border.
	www.waycoolcoins.com /byzantium_byz.html (1741 words)

	byzantine_early3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Obv.: Justin and Sophia enthroned, crowned and holding globus cruciger and scepter respectively
		Obv.: Justin and Sophia enthroned, crowned and holding globus cruciger and scepter respectively, Latin legend DN IVSTINVS PP Rev.: Denomination (M = 40 nummi), ANNO to left, regnal year 7 to right, officina "beta" below, Latin mint mark NIKO in ex.
		Obv.: Justin and Sophia enthroned, crowned and holding globus cruciger and scepter respectively, legend traces
	www.rudnik.com /byzantine/early3 (2164 words)

	Justinian I
		Helmeted, cuirassed bust facing, shield in left hand, globus cruciger in right
		Angel standing facing, long cross in right hand, globus cruciger in left
		Helmeted, cuirassed bust facing, globus cruciger in right hand, shield in left, cross in right field
	www.beastcoins.com /Byzantine/JustinianI/JustinianI.htm (1468 words)

	Chi-Rho Coins - Byzantine Coins
		Obverse: DN IVSTINI-ANVS PP AVG, Front facing, helmeted, cuirassed bust, holding globus cruciger (orb w/ cross) in right hand, shield in left.
		Reverse: VICTORI-A AVGGG[gamma], Angel standing facing, holding staff surmounted by cross/rho in right hand; globus cruciger in left hand; six point star in right field; CONOB in exergue.
		Obverse: DN IVSTINI_ANVS PF AVI, Front facing, helmeted, cuirassed, holding globus cruciger (orb w/ cross) and shield; cross in right field.
	www.chi-rho.com /xp_cpg_byz.htm (860 words)

	THE CELEBRITARIAN CORPORATION - NACHTKABARETT.com
		The globus cruciger is basically an orb (globus) topped with a cross (cruciger), and along with the scepter it was widely used by Christian monarchs as a symbolical representation of the triumph of Christianity in the whole world.
		In Ancient Rome plain round orb was a representation of the world (in Latin orbis terrarum, the 'circle of countries', hence the word orb) or the universe as a harmonious whole (i.e.
		The circle used is basically an element of his new symbol, the symbol of The Celebritarian Corporation, and it's encircled with fifteen Crosses of Lorraine.
	www.nachtkabarett.com /celebritariancorporation.html (13587 words)

	byzantine_early4
		Obv.: Helmeted and cuirassed bust of emperor facing, holding globus cruciger, partial Latin legend MAVRC TIBER PP AVG (partial legend TINIA visible on outer rim from Justinian undercoin)
		Obv.: Facing figures of bust of Phokas and Leontia holding globus cruciger and cruciform scepter, respectively, cross between their heads, Latin legend FOCA PP A
		Obv.: Facing figures of bust of Phokas and Leontia holding globus cruciger and cruciform scepter, respectively, cross between their heads, Latin legend DN FOCA ERP AV (partial)
	www.rudnik.com /byzantine/early4 (3173 words)

	41 - 45
		Helmeted facing bust, holding globus cruciger and shield
		Angel standing facing, holding P-headed cross and globus cruciger
		Oddities abound as shown in 1200 dpi blowups: Doubling of the O (upper left) and VS (upper right) in GEORGIVS.
	www.lotn.org /~calkinsc/coins/000008.html (198 words)

	The Anno Societatus XXXIII Trade Token - the Jafar
		The design used for the Jafar coin is based on that used on gold solidi from the reign of Constantius II (337-'61) until twelve years into the reign of Justinian the Great (527-'65).
		Justinian changed the design from a three quarter facing head to a fully facing head, and replaced the spear with a globus cruciger (i.e.
		Justinian introduced this later version of the design on the bronze/copper coins, which had previously featured a profile draped bust.
	www.saydo.org /pastlane/token7.htm (556 words)

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