432. 'And upon their heads as it were crowns like gold' signifies that they appeared to themselves as if conquerors. By 'crowns upon their heads like gold' are signified tokens of victory, because kings in battles of old wore golden crowns (n. 300), for it is said that they were seen 'like horses', that is, upon horses prepared for war (n. 431), for they had the faces of men, as it follows on; and they are so much in the persuasion that they cannot be conquered.