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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GinoLR, post: 8092430, member: 128351&quot;]Collecting Greek Imperials may help correctly pronounce Latin like in Ancient times because the Latin names have been phonetically adapted in Greek. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1406565[/ATTACH] </p><p>For ex. the name Quadratus. On this coin from Antioch the rev. legend is ΕΠΙ ΚΟΥΑΔΡΑΤΟΥ : <i>epi kouadratou</i>, so you know the Latin <b>Qua-</b> was pronounced &quot;<i>kwa</i>-&quot;. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1406568[/ATTACH] </p><p>On this other coin of Antioch the name of the emperor is AVT K Γ MЄ KV ΔЄKIOC TPAIANOC CЄB. Knowing that in Latin it is <i>Gaius Messius Quintus Traianus Decius</i>, you see that <b>Decius</b> was pronounced &quot;<i>Dekious</i>&quot; and not Dessious or Deshious.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1406572[/ATTACH] </p><p>Same for <b>Volusianus</b> : in Greek they wrote OVOΛOUCIANON (accusative here), so you know it was pronounced &quot;<i>Woloussianous</i>&quot;. </p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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