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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Finn235, post: 3710835, member: 98035&quot;]Generally speaking, denarii were used to stress the legitimacy of the Emperor, which ultimately rested in one man holding multiple Republican offices concurrently:</p><p><br /></p><p>Pontifex Maximus (PM) - Head of the religion, analogous to the modern Pope</p><p>Tribunicia Potestas (TR P) - Power of the Tribune, able to intercede to the Senate on behalf of the people, and to veto motions they passed. Renewed annually every December</p><p>Consul (COS) - One of two men elected to lead the senate; the emperor usually held this office at least once, often at least once before becoming Emperor</p><p>Imperator (IMP) - Commander of the Army</p><p>Patents Patriae (PP) - Father of the Fatherland - really just an honorific</p><p><br /></p><p>Toward the Severan period it became common for the reverse legend to coordinate with the iconography, but on the earlier coins the &quot;generic&quot; issues would just list off the emperor&#039;s credentials along with a deity. Nearly all Roman coins that feature a winged female are portraying Victory - the only other one I can easily think of would be the much less common Pax-Nemesis.</p><p><br /></p><p>Since there is no numerals after the TR P, that would normally indicate this to be part of Trajan&#039;s first year coinage, although I have my doubts, as this is one of the most common issues and I&#039;ve never seen one with TR P II or beyond.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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