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I don't get it. Please explain. Is it the weird dollar sign on the stone?
by sceptically 4y ago
I don't get it. Please explain. Is it the weird dollar sign on the stone?
- behaveEc0n00 4y ago
- Tao3300 4y agoThat's an IHS with the letters imposed on one another. It's short for 'ihsous', Greek for Jesus.
- wheels 4y agoFun fact: the actual "dollar" sign is actually a P and an S superimposed, as it's actually a symbol for "peso".
- ahazred8ta 4y agoThe superimposed IHS: https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/ihs-ancient-medieval-christogram-christian-monogram-of-jesus-christ-the-savior-gm1186549235-334824925 https://www.istockphoto.com/vector/ihs-ancient-medieval-chri... And actually the dollar sign started out as two pillars with ribbon banners wrapped around them in an S shape, not as a P-S.
- mywittyname 4y agoGiven the context, I think that says "IHS". There are a variety of IHS symbols, some can be confused as a dollar sign. https://cemeteries.wordpress.com/2006/08/23/ihs/ https://cemeteries.wordpress.com/2006/08/23/ihs/