Meanings Behind Roman Legends - Coin Community Forum

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

Author	Replies: 2 / Views: 1,138
caesar77 Valued Member United States 356 Posts	Posted 05/14/2015 10:35 pm Many of the legends are obvious, IMP, for Imperator. Some however I am curious about. Take the Hadrian 3C I recently acquired. Can someone give me a link that explains what the lettering means? Acronyms like AVG, or others? IMP CAES TRAIAN HADRIANO OPT AVG GER So, that means IMPERATOR CAESAR TRAJAN HADRIAN, but what about the OPT, AVG, GER. PARTHIC DIVI TRAIAN Lambda;VG F P M TR P COS P P Parthia, Divine, Trajan? How about the rest? Edited by caesar77 05/14/2015 10:37 pm Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 05/14/2015 10:38 pm I think this will give you what you are looking for. http://www.davidrsear.com/academy/r...legends.html Report this Post to the Staff
Augustus Maximus Pillar of the Community Italy 1790 Posts	Posted 05/14/2015 10:45 pm IMP CAES TRAIAN HADRIANO OPT AVG GER DAC, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust right / PARTHIC DIVI TRAIAN Lambda;VG F P M TR P COS P P around, ADOPTIO Okay Imp= Imperator/ military command of legions. Caes= Caesar/ Imperial title Traian=Trajan Hadriano= Hadrian OPT AVG= The greatest Augustus/Emperor. Title given to Trajan by the Senate Ger= Germanicus/ Conqueror of the Germans Dac= Conquerer of the Dacians Parthic= conqueror of the Parthians Divi Trajan= Divine Trajan F= Filius/son PM= Pontifex Maximus/ head of the Roman religion TRP= TRIBVNICIA POTESTAS/Has the power of the Tribune of the Plebs COS= Consul/ in theory the highest civil office in the Empire PP= Father of the nation So. Emperor Caesar Trajan Hadrian, the greatest Augustus, conqueror of the Germans and Dacians, And Parthians, Divine Trajan's son who is the chief priest, Invested with Tribunal power, Consul, father of the nation. Man, that's a mouthful! Edited by Augustus Maximus 05/14/2015 11:52 pm Report this Post to the Staff
	Replies: 2 / Views: 1,138

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

All Forums Category: World Coins and Currency Forums Forum: Ancient, Greek, Roman, and Medieval Coins

The First Dollar, your premier source for bullion and rare coins. See our bullion list on the site and the coin inventory on ebay.

Silver Gold Bull US is the United States leading bullion dealer. We deliver gold coins, gold bars, silver coins, silver bars and precious metals to your door. Order today!

View Last 100 New Topics

View Last 100 Active Topics

Disclaimer: While a tremendous amount of effort goes into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this site, Coin Community assumes no liability for errors. Copyright 2005 - 2026 Coin Community Family- all rights reserved worldwide. Use of any images or content on this website without prior written permission of Coin Community or the original lender is strictly prohibited.
Contact Us | Advertise Here | Privacy Policy / Terms of Use

Coin Community Forum

It took 0.18 seconds to rattle this change.