SISCIA
OBVERSE LEGENDS (TITULATURE)
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| Leg. 1 | Leg. 1p | Leg. 4 |
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Some obverse legends. |
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| Leg. I8 | Leg. 9 |
| 1 | IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG |
| 1p | IMP C M AVR PROBVS P AVG |
| 2 | IMP C M AVR PROBVS AVG |
| 3 | IMP C PROBVS P F AVG |
| 3a | IMP C PROBVS P AVG |
| 4 | IMP PROBVS P F AVG |
| 4b | IMP PRBVS P F AVG (sic) |
| 4c | IMP PROBVS P AVG |
| 5 | IMP C PROBVS AVG |
| 6 | IMP PROBVS AVG |
| 8 | PROBVS AVG |
| 9 | VIRTVS PROBI AVG |
| Ip2b | IMP C M PROBVS INVICT P AVG |
| I4a | IMP C M PROBVS INVICT AVG |
| I8 | IMP PROBVS INV AVG |
KEY to UNDERSTANDING of OBVERSE LEGENDS for ALL MINTS:-
| IMP = Imperator | C = Caesar | R = ? R in error for C? | M = Marcus |
| AVR, AV = Aurelius | PROBVS / PROBI / PROBO = Emperors given name. | P, PI, PIVS = Dutiful (and) | F, FE, FEL, FELIX = Fortunate |
| VIRTVS = (The) Courage (of) | GERM = Germania (Victorius over Germany) | INVIC, INVICT, INVICTVS, INVICTO - Invincible | BONO = (To the) Good |
| ET = and | DEO - God | DOMINO - Lord | PERPETVO = Perpetual |
Examples of Translation
IMP C M AVR PROBVS P F AVG = Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Probus Pius Felix Augustus = (To the) Emperor Ceasar Marcus Aurelius Dutiful and Fortunate Augustus.
BONO IMP M AVR PROBO P F INVICTO AVG = Bono Imperator Caesar Marcus Aurelius Probus Pius Felix Invicto Augustus = (To the) Good Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Probus Dutiful (and) Fortunate, Invincable Augustus.
DEO ET DOMINO (etc) = (To the) God and Lord (etc)
VIRTVS PROBI AVG - Virtvs Probus Augustus - (To the) Courage (of) Probus Augustus.
3-2-2023