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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Herodotus, post: 4505500, member: 111387&quot;]Something worthy of note...</p><p><br /></p><p>Accolades were bestowed upon emperors for successful campaigns.&nbsp; Hence the GER stands for &#039;kicked some German butt&#039;, the DAC stands for &#039;kicked some Dacian butt&#039; and the PARTHICO stands for &#039;kicked some Parthian butt&#039;.</p><p><br /></p><p>This (in addition to other bestowed titles referenced in legends) can help in narrowing the time-frame that a coin was minted.</p><p><br /></p><p>For example, Trajan engaged the Parthians after A.D. 114, hence that is how your coin can be dated to the window between then and Trajan&#039;s death.</p><p><br /></p><p>EDIT: Shoots..&nbsp; I&#039;ve got to be quick on the draw around here.&nbsp; [USER=75937]@Roman Collector[/USER] already beat me to the punch.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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