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Posted 07/27/2010 04:18 am
Ah. I think I get it now.
Many of these coins have "BRITT" as the abbreviation. However, "Britannia" has only one "T". What's the explanation for this? It can't be a mint error, since it can be seen on all the smaller coins of Victoria. The answer can be found, once again, in the numismatic traditions of the Romans.
A common convention seen in the highly abbreviated legends on ancient Roman coins was to add multiples of the last letter in an abbreviated word to indicate the word is supposed to be plural. Thus, "AVGG" was plural for "AVG" (Augustus). Even "AVGGG" can be found on coins from periods when three emperors reigned jointly.
So yes, "BRITT" is supposed to be plural, short for "BRITANNIARUM". If you see just "BRIT" on a coin, it's probably supposed to be singular.
Many of these coins have "BRITT" as the abbreviation. However, "Britannia" has only one "T". What's the explanation for this? It can't be a mint error, since it can be seen on all the smaller coins of Victoria. The answer can be found, once again, in the numismatic traditions of the Romans.
A common convention seen in the highly abbreviated legends on ancient Roman coins was to add multiples of the last letter in an abbreviated word to indicate the word is supposed to be plural. Thus, "AVGG" was plural for "AVG" (Augustus). Even "AVGGG" can be found on coins from periods when three emperors reigned jointly.
So yes, "BRITT" is supposed to be plural, short for "BRITANNIARUM". If you see just "BRIT" on a coin, it's probably supposed to be singular.
Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis
