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