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<p>[QUOTE="Gavin Richardson, post: 4678893, member: 83956"]You did a pretty good job. A little more about your coin and some speculation of my own.</p><p><br /></p><p>FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES: The obverse legend, when expanded, stands for Flavius Iulius Crispus (the) Noble Caesar. The fact that he was designated Caesar means that he’s sort of next in line to be the Augustus—that is, until his father Constantine decides to have him executed either for some sexual intrigue with his stepmother Fausta or because he perceives Crispus to be a threat to his power.</p><p><br /></p><p>The outer reverse consists of two words: CAESARVM NOSTRORVM. These two words are in the Latin genitive plural case, which often shows possession: “OF OUR CAESARS.” Of course I have to speculate <i>what</i> of our Caesars? I presume these are the vows of 10 years, as noted by VOT X. The plural form is accounted for by the fact that there are multiple Caesars at this time.</p><p>For a fantastic discussion of votive coinage, see our own @Valentinian’s page:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/VOTA/index.html#V5" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://augustuscoins.com/ed/VOTA/index.html#V5" rel="nofollow">http://augustuscoins.com/ed/VOTA/index.html#V5</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Gavin Richardson, post: 4678893, member: 83956"]You did a pretty good job. A little more about your coin and some speculation of my own. FL IVL CRISPVS NOB CAES: The obverse legend, when expanded, stands for Flavius Iulius Crispus (the) Noble Caesar. The fact that he was designated Caesar means that he’s sort of next in line to be the Augustus—that is, until his father Constantine decides to have him executed either for some sexual intrigue with his stepmother Fausta or because he perceives Crispus to be a threat to his power. The outer reverse consists of two words: CAESARVM NOSTRORVM. These two words are in the Latin genitive plural case, which often shows possession: “OF OUR CAESARS.” Of course I have to speculate [I]what[/I] of our Caesars? I presume these are the vows of 10 years, as noted by VOT X. The plural form is accounted for by the fact that there are multiple Caesars at this time. For a fantastic discussion of votive coinage, see our own @Valentinian’s page: [URL]http://augustuscoins.com/ed/VOTA/index.html#V5[/URL][/QUOTE]
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