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Why on early Christian crosses we can see enlarged ends?

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enter image description here 1. Why did they enlarge the ends of the crosses in early time from the time of Constantine, since we see coins with such cross? Thanks in advance. enter image description here [Amazing colorful mosaics at the basilica of Almyrida, of the early byzantine era (6th century bC), in Apokoronas, Crete, Greece.](https://www.alamy.com/amazing-colorful-mosaics-at-the-basilica-of-almyrida-of-the-early-byzantine-era-6th-century-bc-in-apokoronas-crete-greece-image568479165.html) enter image description here [Croix Christianisme (Wikipedia)](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croix_(christianisme)) enter image description here [The Christogram in the mosaic may look like a cross, but it's actually more like a "chi rho" symbol, which puts together the first two captial letters in the Greek word for Christ.](https://www.livescience.com/42761-ancient-church-mosaics-uncovered-israel.html) enter image description here https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/see-the-greek-biblical-inscription-embedded-in-an-ancient-mosaic-floor-discovered-in-israel-180985849/ enter image description here https://wowcappadocia.com/aidesim-mosaic-basilica.html https://www.dailysabah.com/history/2017/03/03/1600-year-old-byzantine-mosaics-in-kilis-to-attract-tourists enter image description here [A Church Beyond Compare - The Nea Church, or the Basilica of Saint Mary the New in Jerusalem (543-614)](https://www.johnsanidopoulos.com/2017/11/a-church-beyond-compare-nea-church-or.html) enter image description here https://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/constantine/t.html Image I mean this - the enlarged ends of the crosses. enter image description here enter image description here enter image description here enter image description here It looks like the ankh and the equal sided cross from the near east have enlarged ends, not exactly sure why, there is similarity. enter image description here enter image description here enter image description here Image enter image description here https://www.pinterest.com/pin/353884483203978736/ enter image description here Image enter image description here Image https://www.wildwinds.com/coins/ric/constantine/t.html enter image description here How can there be sol invictus with Christian cross? [Ancient Numismatic Coins](http://numismatics.org/ocre/id/ric.7.tic.45?lang=hu)
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Jun 20, 2025, 08:43 PM
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