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<p>[QUOTE="Bing, post: 3301400, member: 44132"]Ok, allow me to show all of you how little I know about Latin. Most of the coins we share here we identify with names, i.e., Tiberias, Domitian, Hadrian, Geta, Aurelian, etc. When I look up a name I generally see a list of names belonging to one of these emperors. By which name were they addressed? For example, Lucius Domitius Aurelianus we refer to as Aurelian(us). But how was he addressed by his subjects, his friends, or his family? Lucius, Domitius, or Aurelian? My curiosity just gets the better of me sometimes. Thanks for any response. And to make this about coins, how about a coin of Aurelianus (or Lucius).[ATTACH=full]874674[/ATTACH]</p><p>AURELIAN</p><p>Pre-reform Antoninianus (AE20)</p><p>OBVERSE: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG; radiate, cuirassed bust right</p><p>REVERSE: ROMAE AETERNAE; Emperor togate stg. r., receiving Victory from Roma std. l. on shield holding a long sceptre (or a spear) in l. hand, EXE: Q</p><p>Struck at 4th officina, Milan mint, autumn 271 – autumn 272AD</p><p>3.80g, 20mm</p><p>RIC V-1 142</p><p>EX. Marc Walter, Vienna, Austria[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bing, post: 3301400, member: 44132"]Ok, allow me to show all of you how little I know about Latin. Most of the coins we share here we identify with names, i.e., Tiberias, Domitian, Hadrian, Geta, Aurelian, etc. When I look up a name I generally see a list of names belonging to one of these emperors. By which name were they addressed? For example, Lucius Domitius Aurelianus we refer to as Aurelian(us). But how was he addressed by his subjects, his friends, or his family? Lucius, Domitius, or Aurelian? My curiosity just gets the better of me sometimes. Thanks for any response. And to make this about coins, how about a coin of Aurelianus (or Lucius).[ATTACH=full]874674[/ATTACH] AURELIAN Pre-reform Antoninianus (AE20) OBVERSE: IMP AVRELIANVS AVG; radiate, cuirassed bust right REVERSE: ROMAE AETERNAE; Emperor togate stg. r., receiving Victory from Roma std. l. on shield holding a long sceptre (or a spear) in l. hand, EXE: Q Struck at 4th officina, Milan mint, autumn 271 – autumn 272AD 3.80g, 20mm RIC V-1 142 EX. Marc Walter, Vienna, Austria[/QUOTE]
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