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I Know Its Trying To Tell Me Something....
Common Roman Reverse Inscriptions with Translations.


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ADVENT AVG (or AVGG) Arrival of the emperor or emperors.
ADVENTVI AVG FELICISSIMO Felicitations of the Roman people upon the return of the emperor.
AETERNAE MEMORIAE Eternal remembrance.
APOLLONI SANCTO Holy Apollo.
AR AD Arabia Adiabenius.
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B.... 
BEATA TRANQUILLITAS Blessed Peace.
BONO GENIO PII IMPERATORIS The good genius of the emperor.
BONUS EVENTUS Good events or happenings.
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C.... 
CERERI FRUGIF The fruit bearing Ceres.
CALRITAS REIPVB Brightness of the Republic.
CLEMENTIA TEMP Clemency of the emperor.
COLONIA BOSTRA Colony of Bostra (Arabia).
CONCORD AEQUIT Concord of Equity.
CONCORDIA AVG(G) Concord of the emperor or emperors.
CONCORD MILI or CONCORDIA MILITVM Military concord or with the agreement of the army.
CONSERV VRB SUAE Conservator of Rome.
COMITI AVGG NN  Retinue of emperors.
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DACIA A country.
DEO VVLCANO The god Vulcan.
DIANA LVCIFERA Diana the bringer of light.
DIS GENITALIBVS For having children.
DOMINOR NOSTROR CAESS Caesars our lords.
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EX S C OB CIVES SERVATOS A decree of the Senate bestowed for having saved the lives of citizens.
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FECVND AVGUSTAE Fertility of the empress.
FEL TEMP REPARATIO Restoration of happy times.
FELICITAS AVGG NN Happiness of our emperors.
FELICITAS REIPUBLICAE Happiness of the Republic and its people.
FELIX ADVENT AVGG N N Happy arrival of both our emperors.
FIDES EXERC or FIDES EXERCITUM Fidelity (loyalty) of the soldiers or army.
FIDES MVTVA AVGG Mutual faith of our emperors.
FORT RED or FORTUNA REDVX Fortunate return of our emperor.
FORTVNAE REDVCI AVGG N N  The fortunate return of our emperors. 
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GENIO ANTIOCHENI Genius of Antioch.
GENIO AVGG ET CAESARVM N N The genius of the emperors and our Caesars.
GENIO AVGUSTI or GENIO IMPERATORIS The genius of the emperor.
GENIO POP ROM The genius of the Roman people.
GENIVS SENATVS Genius of the Senate.
GERMANIA A province.
GLORIA NOVI SAECVLI The glory of the new age.
GLORIA ROMANORVM The glory of Rome.
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H.... 
HERCVLI VICTORI Hercules the victor.
HILARITAS AVG(G) Mirth or joy of our emperor (or emperors)
HOC SIGNO VICTOR ERIS By this sign shalt thou be the victor.
HONOS Honor
HONOS ET VIRTUS Honor and virtue.
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I.... 
INDVLGENTIA AVGG IN CARTH Indulgence of the emperor to Carthage.
IOVI CONSERVATOR AVG(G) NN Jupiter, conservator of our emperor (or emperors).
IOVI EXSVP   Jove who excels in all things.
IOVI PROPVGNATORI Jupiter the defender.
IOVI STATORI Jupiter the stabilizer.
IOVI VOT SVSC PRO SAL CAES AVG SPQR Vows to Jupiter by the senate and the Roman people for the restoration of the health of the emperor. 
IVN Junior
IVNO FELIX Happy Juno.
IVNO LVCINA Goddess of light.
IVNO REGINA Juno the Queen.
IVNONI MARTIALI The war like Juno.
IVPPITOR CVSTOS Jupiter the custodian.
IVSTITIA Justice
IVVENTVS AVGVSTVS The young Augustus.
ISIS FARIA Isis, the protector of the island of Pharos.
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L.... 
LAETIT FVNDATA LAETITIA FVND Well founded rejoicing.
LEG I, LEG II, LEG III......... The number of the legions (armies).
LIB AVG(G) Liberality of the emperor (or emperors).
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M.... 
MAG PIVS Great and pious.
MARS VLTOR Mars, the avenger.
MARS VICTOR Mars, the victor.
MART PAC, MATI PACIF or PACIFERO Mars, the pacifier.
MARTIA CONSERVATORI Mars, the conserver.
MARTI PROPVGT Mars, the defender.
MAVRETANIA A province.
MILIARVM SAECVLUM Commencement of a new age or era.
MINER FAVTR Minerva who gives favors.
MONETA AVG Money of the emperor.
MVNIFICENTIA AVG Munificence of the emperor.
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N.... 
N.F. Nobilissima Femina (noble woman).
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O.... 
ORIENS AVG Rising Sun (of the emperor).
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P.... 
PACATOR ORBIS Pacifier of the Earth.
PACE PR UBIQ PARTA IANUM CLUSIT Portal of Janus being closed (indicates peace).
PACI AVGUSTAE The peace of the emperor.
PAR Parthia
PAX FVNDATA CVM PERSIS Firm peace with the Persians. 
PIETAS MVTVA AVG The mutual piety of the two Augusti.
PIETAS ROMANA Roman piety.
POPVL IVSSV By the order of the Roman people.
PRIMI DECENNALES First period of 10 years.
PROFECTIO AVG The emperor embarking on a trip or visit.
PROV DEOR, PROVID DEOR, PROVIDENTIA DEORVM Providence of the gods.
PROVIDENTIAE CAESS Foresight of the Caesars.
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R.... 
RECTOR ORBIS Master of the world.
REGI ARTIS King of the Arts.
RELIG AVG Religion of the emperor.
RELIG VETERA H S NOVIES MILL ABOLITA Refers to the liberality of Hadrian in remitting debts.
REPARATIO REIPVB Restoration of the Republic.
RESTITVTOR AFRICAE Restitutor or ruler of Africa.
RESTITVTOR ORBIS Restitutor or ruler of the world.
RESTITUTOR VRBIS Restittutor or ruler of the city (Rome).
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S.... 
SAC MON VRB AVGG ET CAES N N or SACRA MONET AVGG ET CAES NOSTR Sacred money or Rome, our emperors and our Caesars.
SAEC FEL Happy age (era).
SAECVLI FELICITAS Happy age.
SAECVLO FRVGIFERO The fruitful age.
SAECVLVM NOVVM The new age.
SAL GEN HVM Salus Generis Humani (Lasting health to all humans).
SALVS DD NN AVG ET CAES The health and Augustus and Caesar, our lords.
SALVS REIPVBLICAE The health of the Republic.
SANCT DEO SOLI ELAGABAL Holy Sun-God Elagabalus (Elagabal ?).
SARMATIA DEVICTA Victory over Sarmathia.
SECVRIT IMPERII Security of the empire.
SECVRIT PERP Eternal security.
SERAPI COMITI AVG Serapis, companion and god of the emperor.
SOLI INVICTO COMITI The unconquerable Sun-God.
SENATVS POPVLVSQVE ROMANVS The senate and the Roman people (SPQR).
SPQR OPTIMO PRINCIPI The senate and the Roman people to the highest prince.
SPES PERPETVA Eternal hope.
SPES ROMANORVM Hope of the Romans.
SVMMVS SACERDOS AVG Highest prince (or priest) Augustus.
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T.... 
TEMPOR FELIX The happy times.
TIBERIS The river Tiber as a personification.
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U.... 
VBERTAS Fertility.
VNDIQVE VICTORES Victory everywhere.
VRBS ROMA FELIX The happy city, Rome.
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V.... 
VBERTAS Fertility.
VNDIQVE VICTORES Victory everywhere.
VRBS ROMA FELIX The happy city, Rome.
VENERI VICTRICI Venus the Victress.
VENVS COELESTIS Heavenly Venus
VENVS FELIX Happy Venus.
VICTORIA AETERNA AVG N Eternal victory for our emperor. 
VICTORIAE D D AVGG N N Victory to our emperors.
VIRTVS EXERCITI Courage of the army.
VIRTVS MILITVM Virtue or the army.
VIRTVS ROMANORVM Virtue of the Romans.
VOT SVSC or VOTA SVSCSPTA Sacrificial vows.
VOTIS DECENNALIBVS Vows of the tenth year or the tenth year.
VOTA PVBLICA Public vows.
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