A Latin Dictionary

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  1. cmezner

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  3. rrdenarius

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    wow, thanks for sharing
     
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  4. Bing

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    If they finish by 2050, I'll be 101 (if I'm not dead yet). My Aunt will be 98 this coming year, so I suppose there is a slight chance.
     
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  5. Roman Collector

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    That's interesting. The project is so far underway, that it would be a shame to quit now. I can't help but thinking that cataloging every single usage of every single word is overkill, though.

    Thankfully, numismatic Latin is rather easy, with formulaic uses of words and phrases. One need only to know a hundred words, for example, to understand the Sulzer catalog.

    Gallienus DEO MARTI antoninianus.jpg
    Gallienus DEO MARTI antoninianus Sulzer listing.JPG

    GALLIENVS P F AVG, head of Gallienus with radiate crown.
    DEO MARTI. Mars stands with helmeted head in four-columned temple.

    Faustina Jr Diana Sestertius.jpg
    Faustina Jr Diana Sestertius Sulzer listing.JPG

    FAVSTINA AVG PII AVG FIL. Head of Faustina Junior.
    S C, Diana stands, right hand holding arrow, the left hand a bow at her feet. Without inscription.
     
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