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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;David Atherton, post: 2787861, member: 82616&quot;]You make a good point. PONT did not stand for Pontifex Maximus under Augustus but did so under Nero (PONT was used after Nero was already Pontifex Maximus, BMC 9). So, it seems likely PONT was an abbreviation of Pontifex Maximus for Domitian too. Although it is possible he followed in Augustus&#039; footsteps and used the temporary title &#039;PONT&#039; until the ceremony electing him to the position was completed. The office seems to have had no fixed date of appointment - Titus assumed it fairly quickly after his accession in June 79. Domitian presumably waited until his election as Pontifex Maximus before it was displayed on the coinage, perhaps Titus did not?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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