PRIMI-DECEN-NALES

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  1. Bojan

    Bojan Well-Known Member

    Today I found coin Marcus Aurelius. what is the meaning of this words? I found only that this is some festival PRIMI-DECEN-NALES-COS III-S

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    Bojan, Aug 15, 2017
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  3. Bing

    Bing Illegitimi non carborundum Supporter

    I believe this one commemorates his Decennales:

    From wiki
    "During the festival, the people offered up vows to the emperor, called vota decennalia, for the success and perpetuity of his empire. Roman coinage was specially modified during this time to indicate the undertaking of these vows, such as with the inscription VOTA SUSCEPTA DECENNALIA, or VOTIS X. From the time of Antoninus Pius, we find these ceremonies marked on medals: PRIMI DECENNALES; SECVNDI DECENNALES; VOTA SOL. DECEN. II; VOTA SVSCEP. DECEN. III. These vows must have been made at the beginning of every tenth year"
     
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  4. Sallent

    Sallent Live long and prosper

    Bing is right about the festival. Here is another example of one of his coins commemorating said primi decenales festival, a sestertius.

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  5. Andres2

    Andres2 Well-Known Member

    Here's a dupondius of Marcus Aurelius making his vows for another 10 years:

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  6. Bojan

    Bojan Well-Known Member

    Every 10 year they make game. but only marcus aurelius have that kind of coin? Or there is some other emperor
     
    Bojan, Aug 16, 2017
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