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<p>[QUOTE="EDDOP, post: 2958062, member: 55267"]This is how Curtis Clay explains:</p><p>There's doubtless an extensive bibliography on the subject, that I haven't read, but Melville <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=jones" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=jones" rel="nofollow">Jones</a>' article <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=clementia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=clementia" rel="nofollow">Clementia</a> in <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=his" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=his" rel="nofollow">his</a><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=dictionary of roman coins" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=dictionary of roman coins" rel="nofollow">Dictionary of Roman Coins</a> might be a place to start.</p><p><br /></p><p>He says that <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=523" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=523" rel="nofollow">Julius Caesar</a> was famous for <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=his" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=his" rel="nofollow">his</a> mercy to <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=his" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=his" rel="nofollow">his</a> defeated enemies, so the Senate voted to erect a temple to <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=caesar" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=caesar" rel="nofollow">Caesar</a>'s clemency, which is depicted on some coins of the year of <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=caesar" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=caesar" rel="nofollow">Caesar</a>'s assassination, 44 BC.</p><p><br /></p><p>As to later appearances of <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=clementia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=clementia" rel="nofollow">Clementia</a> on coins, <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=jones" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=jones" rel="nofollow">Jones</a> thinks the specific meaning of mercy to defeated enemies was preserved under <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=387" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=387" rel="nofollow">Tiberius</a>, <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=400" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=400" rel="nofollow">Vitellius</a>, and <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=427" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=427" rel="nofollow">Clodius Albinus</a> as <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=383" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=383" rel="nofollow">Augustus</a>, whereas under <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=412&pos=0" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=412&pos=0" rel="nofollow">Hadrian</a> and the Antonines <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=clementia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=clementia" rel="nofollow">Clementia</a> might just be a general imperial virtue without "special reference to <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=contemporary" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=contemporary" rel="nofollow">contemporary</a> events."</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=jones" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=jones" rel="nofollow">Jones</a> thinks this general meaning was repeated when the <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=type" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=type" rel="nofollow">type</a> reappeared on coins from <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=730" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=730" rel="nofollow">Gallienus</a> to <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=maximianus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=maximianus" rel="nofollow">Maximianus</a>, sometimes with the <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=legend" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=legend" rel="nofollow">legend</a> you ask about, <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=clementia temp" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=clementia temp" rel="nofollow">CLEMENTIA TEMP</a>(ORVM).</p><p><br /></p><p>At first glance I wonder about this supposed general meaning. Why choose a <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=clementia" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=clementia" rel="nofollow">Clementia</a><a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=type" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=type" rel="nofollow">type</a> unless you specifically meant mercy to defeated enemies? Even <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=good" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=good" rel="nofollow">good</a> emperors <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=had" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=had" rel="nofollow">had</a> to deal with foiled conspirators and accusations of treason.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="EDDOP, post: 2958062, member: 55267"]This is how Curtis Clay explains: There's doubtless an extensive bibliography on the subject, that I haven't read, but Melville [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=jones']Jones[/URL]' article [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=clementia']Clementia[/URL] in [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=his']his[/URL][URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=dictionary of roman coins']Dictionary of Roman Coins[/URL] might be a place to start. He says that [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=523']Julius Caesar[/URL] was famous for [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=his']his[/URL] mercy to [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=his']his[/URL] defeated enemies, so the Senate voted to erect a temple to [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=caesar']Caesar[/URL]'s clemency, which is depicted on some coins of the year of [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=caesar']Caesar[/URL]'s assassination, 44 BC. As to later appearances of [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=clementia']Clementia[/URL] on coins, [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=jones']Jones[/URL] thinks the specific meaning of mercy to defeated enemies was preserved under [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=387']Tiberius[/URL], [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=400']Vitellius[/URL], and [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=427']Clodius Albinus[/URL] as [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=383']Augustus[/URL], whereas under [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=412&pos=0']Hadrian[/URL] and the Antonines [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=clementia']Clementia[/URL] might just be a general imperial virtue without "special reference to [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=contemporary']contemporary[/URL] events." [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=jones']Jones[/URL] thinks this general meaning was repeated when the [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=type']type[/URL] reappeared on coins from [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=730']Gallienus[/URL] to [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=maximianus']Maximianus[/URL], sometimes with the [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=legend']legend[/URL] you ask about, [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=clementia temp']CLEMENTIA TEMP[/URL](ORVM). At first glance I wonder about this supposed general meaning. Why choose a [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=clementia']Clementia[/URL][URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=type']type[/URL] unless you specifically meant mercy to defeated enemies? Even [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=good']good[/URL] emperors [URL='http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=had']had[/URL] to deal with foiled conspirators and accusations of treason.[/QUOTE]
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