Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;nicholasz219, post: 3007736, member: 75641&quot;][USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] I just re-read your EQVITI page on Forum.&nbsp; I had a thought about the motifs chosen for the reverses, at least in the second and third series.&nbsp; Just as the letters for the field marks were chosen to fulfill a code, what if the motifs on the reverses of the coins were also meant to be read like a coded message?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>1) CONCORD MILIT: &quot;In harmony with the soldiers,&quot;</p><p>2) PROVIDENT AVG: &quot;by the foresight of the emperor,&quot;</p><p>3) SALVS AVG: &quot;the health of the emperor,&quot;</p><p>4) MARTI PACIF: &quot;by Mars the pacifier,&quot;</p><p>5) PAX AVG: &quot;the peace of the emperor,&quot;</p><p>6) SECVRIT PERP: &quot;and perpetual security.&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>My Latin is rusty and I was never an expert by any means, but it seems that you could easily find a political message in the reverse choices.&nbsp; Considering the chaos of the prior few decades in the Empire, it could either be a propaganda piece of the Emperor or an endorsement of the mint authorities of the Emperor or even both.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Also, [USER=19463]@dougsmit[/USER] does the placement of the code letter in the right field change anything or are issues with the code letter in the right field not part of the series of at all?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in