that Constantine moved the Roman Empire away from the pagan religion and towards Christianity. The coins that were made after Constantine acquired his helmet showed that the nail was not the only thing that made his helmet religious. Constantine also had the Christogram inscribed on the helmet. There were also a few religious symbols that were placed on the helmet. The Christogram was placed on the helmet, which usually represented the cross, but at times it was interpreted as Jesus Christ himself. Another one of these symbols was a labarum piercing a dragon, a serpent. This was significant because the serpent was represented as the Devil. But it was also the symbol for any enemy that the Roman Empire had. Constantine's helmet stood for the strength that the Roman Empire had through military force, and God. The helmet was put on the coins to let everyone know of this. Constantine's helmet was mainly a crown that was fastened to the head by two clamps. The majority of the helmet was made out of iron and gold. Constantine thought having the chi-roh symbol on the helmet would give him added protection to that of the relic that was already in the helmet. The crown that was made with the nail was placed around a full helmet when the Emperor went into battle, but could easily be taken off. It was called a helmet; however, he wore it. This is because of the two clamps that held it in place. If these two clamps were not on the original crown it would not be called a helmet at all. See also Nail (relic) References Ancient Roman helmets Constantine the Great Dragons in art Individual helmets Lost objects Relics associated with Jesus Cultural depictions of Constantine the Great