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<p>[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3215256, member: 56859"]You'll have better luck starting at the beginning of the legend, which is on the left behind the emperor's head. The letters in general don't look much like what we are accustomed to seeing, both because of the style and skill (or lack of) in which they were engraved and because of wear/corrosion.</p><p><br /></p><p>Know though that those first two letters are going to be D N (Dominus Noster, "Our Lord") and the emperor's name will follow. Bear in mind that the letter J did not exist in that alphabet. I'll shut up now and let you search <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="TIF, post: 3215256, member: 56859"]You'll have better luck starting at the beginning of the legend, which is on the left behind the emperor's head. The letters in general don't look much like what we are accustomed to seeing, both because of the style and skill (or lack of) in which they were engraved and because of wear/corrosion. Know though that those first two letters are going to be D N (Dominus Noster, "Our Lord") and the emperor's name will follow. Bear in mind that the letter J did not exist in that alphabet. I'll shut up now and let you search :D.[/QUOTE]
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