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That's an IHS with the letters imposed on one another. It's short for 'ihsous', Greek for Jesus.
by Tao3300 4y ago
That'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.