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<p>[QUOTE="Gam3rBlake, post: 7679489, member: 115909"]Ever since I got this coin I’ve been trying to identify what the meaning of the image and text on it are.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately NGC didn’t label any descriptions or anything on the slab.</p><p><br /></p><p>It looks to me like the text says:</p><p><br /></p><p>SPOP (SPQR?) OPTIMO PRINCIPI</p><p><br /></p><p>I know that OPTIMO PRINCIPI means something like “excellent ruler” in Latin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Im not sure if the SPOP was supposed to be SPQR (in which case the reverse would say something like “The Senate and Roman People are an excellent ruler”) and the writing faded over time so it just looks like SPOP or if it’s supposed to be SPOP.</p><p><br /></p><p>The image to me looks like Trajan (or a Roman deity) with his foot on a captive of war but I could be wrong.</p><p><br /></p><p>If anyone has any input on this I would appreciate it. I like knowing what my coins say and what the images are just to satisfy my curiousity <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks!</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1319020[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Gam3rBlake, post: 7679489, member: 115909"]Ever since I got this coin I’ve been trying to identify what the meaning of the image and text on it are. Unfortunately NGC didn’t label any descriptions or anything on the slab. It looks to me like the text says: SPOP (SPQR?) OPTIMO PRINCIPI I know that OPTIMO PRINCIPI means something like “excellent ruler” in Latin. Im not sure if the SPOP was supposed to be SPQR (in which case the reverse would say something like “The Senate and Roman People are an excellent ruler”) and the writing faded over time so it just looks like SPOP or if it’s supposed to be SPOP. The image to me looks like Trajan (or a Roman deity) with his foot on a captive of war but I could be wrong. If anyone has any input on this I would appreciate it. I like knowing what my coins say and what the images are just to satisfy my curiousity :) Thanks! [ATTACH=full]1319020[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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