Cestius, or Cestianus

CON. Circum Condit, or Circenses Concessit

ET SIGN. MILIT. A.

PARTH. RECVP. Civibus et Signis Militaribus a Parthis Recuperatis

Cneius

COEL. Coelius

CON. OB. Constantinopoli Obsignata, or Constantinopoli Officina secunda, or Conflata Obryzo

COL. Colonia

CON. SVO. Conservatoris suo

CONCORD. Concordia

CL. V. Clypeus Votivus

COMM. Commodus

CLOD. Clodius

CL. OR CLAVD. Claudius

HEL. Helvius

HEL. Heliopolis

HER. Herennius, or Herennia

HO. Honos

HS. Sesterius

I

I. Imperator, Jovi, Julius

IAN. CLV. Janum clusit for clausit

IMP. Imperator

IMPP. Imperatores

I. S. M. R. Juno Sospita, Mater or Magna Regina

IT. Italia, Iterum

ITE. Iterum

IVL. Julius or Julia

IVST. Justus

I-I. s. Sestertius

I. O. M. SACR. Jovi Optimo, Maximo, Sacrum

II. VIR. Duumvir

III. VIR. R. P. C. Triumvir Reipublicae Constituendae

III. VIR. A. P. F. Quatuorvir, or Quatuorviri, Auro, or Argento, or Ære, Publico Feriundo

IVN. Junior

L

L. Lucius

LAT. Latinus

LEG. PROR. Legatus Propratoris

LEG. I. &c. Legio Prima, &c.

LEP. Lepidus

LENT. CVR. X. P. Lentulus Curavit Denarium Faciendum

LIBERO P. Libero Patri

LIB. PV. Libertas Publica

LIC. Licinius

L. S. DEN. Lucius Sicinius Dentatus

LVG. Lucifera

LVD. CIR. Ludi Circenses

LVD. EQ. Ludi Equestres

LVD. SAEC. F. Ludos Saeculares Facit

M

M. Marcus, or Marius

MAR. CL. Marcellus Cloadius

M. F. Marci Filius

M. OTACIL. Marcia Otacilia

MAG. OR MAGN. Magnus

MAC. Macellum

MAR. Martia (aqua)

MAR. VLT. Marti Ultori

MAX. Maximus

MES. Messius

METAL. Metallum

MINAT. Minatius

MINER. Minerva Abbreviations.

M. M. L. V. Municipes Municipii Julii Uticensis MON. or MONET. Moneta N. N. Nepos or Noster, N. c. Nobilissimus Caesar NAT. VRB. Natalis Urbis NEP. Nepos NEP. RED. Neptuna Reduci O. O. Optimo OB. C. S. Ob Cives Servatos OF. Officina. OPEL. Opelius ORB. TERR. Orbis Terrarum P. P. OR POT. Potestate PAC. ORB. TER. Pacatori Orbis Terrarum PART. Papius or Papirius PARTH. Parthicus PERP. Perpetuus PERT. OR PERTIN. Pertinax PESC. Pesceius P. F. Pius Felix PLAET. Platonius P. L. N. Pecunia Londini Notata P. LON. S. Pecunia Londini Signata P. M. OR PONT. MAX. Pontifex Maximus POMP. Pompeius P. F. Pater Patriae PR. Praetor PR. POPULUS ROMANUS PRAEF. CLAS. ET OR. MARIT. Praefectus Classis et Oræ Maritimæ PRINC. INVENT. Princeps Juventutis PRIV. PRIVERNUM PROC. Proconsul PRON. Pronopos PROP. Propreator PROQ. Proquaestor PROV. DEOR. Providentia Deorum PVPIEN. Pupienus Q. Q. Quintus, or Questor Q. C. M. P. I. Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Imperator Q. DESIG. Questor Designatus Q. P. Questor Praetorius Q. PR. Questor Provincialis R. R. Roma, Restituit RECEP. Receptis, or Receptus

REST. Restituti ROM. ET AVG. Romæ et Augusto R. P. Respublica S. SAEC. AVR. Sæculum Aureum SAEC. FEL. Sæculi Felicitas SAL. Salus SALL. Sallustia SARM. Sarmaticus S. C. Senatus Consulto SCIP. ASIA. Scipio Asiaticus SEC. ORB. Securitas Orbis SEC. PERF. Securitas Perpetua SEC. TEMP. Securitas Temporum SEN. Senior SEPT. Septimius SERV. Servius SEV. Severus SEX. Sextus SIC. V. SIC. X. Sicul Quinquemalia, sic Decennalia SIG. Signis S. M. Signata Moneta S. P. Q. R. Senatus Populusque Romanus STABIL. Stabilita (terra) SVL. Sulla

T. T. Titus, Tribunus TER. Terentius, or Texturi TEMP. Temporum TI. Tiberium TR. OR. TREV. Treveris TREB. Trebonianus TR. MIL. Tribunus Militaris TR. P. OR TRIB. POT. Tribunicia Potestate V. V. Quintum V. S. Vir Clarissimus VES. Vespasianus VIB. Vibius VICT. Victoria VII. VIR. EPVL. Septemvir Epulonum VIL. PVBL. Villa Publica VIRT. Virtus VN. MR. Venerandæ Memoriae VOT. X. MVLT. XX. Votis Decennalibus Multipli- catis Vicennalibus X. X. Decem, Denarius XV. VIR. SARR. FAC. Quindecim Vir Sacris Faciundis,

A List of Roman Colonies whose Coins remain; and Abbreviations on these Coins.

Abdera in Spain Accei in Spain Achulla in Africa Ælia Capitolina in Judea Agrippina in Germany Antiochia in Pisidia — in Syria Apamea in Bitynia Arna in Thessaly Astigi in Spain Balba in Mauritania Tingitana Berytus in Phoenicia Bilibis in Spain Bostra in Arabia Bracara Augusta in Spain Buthrotum in Epirus Cabellio in Gaul Cæsar-Augusta in Spain Cæsarea in Palestine Calagurris MEDALS

Abbreviations on Colonial Coins.

ACC. Accitana Colonia, Guadix in Spain ADI. Adjutrix legio AEL. MVN. COEL. Aelium Municipium Coela, near Scotus on the Hellespont AST. Astigitana, Ecceja in Andalusia B. A. Braccara Augusti, Brague in Portugal C. A. Caesarea Antiochiae C. A. A. P. OR PATR. Colonia Augusta Aroë Patrensis CAB. Cabellio C. A. BVT. Colonia Augusti Butthrotum, in Epirus C. A. C. Colonia Augusta Cassarea C. A. I. Colonia Augusta Julia, Cadiz C. A. E. Colonia Aug. Emerita, Merida CAL. Calagurris, Calahorra in Spain C. A. O. A. F. Colonia Antoniana Oea Aug. Felix, Tripoli in Africa C. A. PI. MET. SID. Colonia Amelia Pia Metropolis Sidon C. A. R. Colonia Augusta Rauracorum, or Colonia Asta Regia: Augst in Switzerland, or Ast near Xeres de la Frontera in Spain C. C. A. Colonia Caesarea Augusta, Saragossa in Spain C. C. COL. IUG. Claudia Copia Colonia Lugdunensis C. C. I. B. Colonia Campestris Julia Balba, in Mauritania C. C. I. B. D. D. Colonia Campestris Julia Balba, Decreto Decurionum C. C. I. H. P. A. Colonia Concordia Julia Hadrumetina, Pia Augusta C. CIV. D. D. P. Corona Civica data Decreto Publico C. C. N. A. Colonia Carthago Nova Augusta C. C. N. C. D. D. Colonia Concordia, Norba Cesareana, Decreto Decurionum C. COR. Colonia Corinthus C. C. T. Ducentesima Remissa C. C. S. Colonia Claudia Sabaria, in Hungary C. F. P. D. Colonia Flavia Pacensis Develtum, Development in Thrace C. G. I. H. P. A. Colonia Gemella Julia Hadriana, Pariana, Augusta C. I. C. A. Colonia Julia Concordia, Apamca C. I. A. D. Colonia Julia Augusta Dertona, Tortona near Milan C. I. AV. Colonia Julia Aug. Cadiz C. I. AVG. F. SIN. Colonia Julia Augusta Felix Sinope C. I. B. Colonia Julia Balba, in Mauritania C. I. C. A. P. A. Colonia Julia Carthago Augusta Pia Antiqua, or Corinth, or Carthago Nova C. I. CAL. Colonia Julia Calpe, Gibraltar C. I. F. Colonia Julia Felix, Cadiz C. I. G. A. Colonia Julia Gemella (c) Augusta C. I. I. A. Colonia Immunis Illici Augusta, Elche in Spain C. I. N. C. Colonia Julia Norba Cesareana, or Aleanatara: sometimes it means Col. Julia Nova Carthago C. I. V. Colonia Julia Valentia, Valencia in Spain C. V. T. Colonia Victrix Tarracon C. L. I. COR. Colonia Laus Julia Corinthus C. L. I. N. AVG. Colonia Laus Julia Nova Augusta, Laus or Lodi in Lucania C. M. L. Colonia Metropolis Laodicea, in Coele Syria

DAM. METRO. Colonia Damascus Metropolis COHH. PRET. VII. P. VI. F. Cohortes Praetoriana Septimum Pic, Sextum Felices

I. CR. Cohors prima Creteinsis

PRET. PHIL. Cohors Praetoriana Philippensium

AEL. A. H. MET. Colonia Aelia Augusta Hadrumetina Metropolis, in Africa

AEL. CAP. COMM. P. F. Colonia Aelia Capitolina Commodiana Pia Felix

ALEX. TROAS. Colonia Alexandrina Troas

AMAS. OTAMS. Colonia Amastriana, in Paphlagonia

ANT. Antioch in Pisidia

ARELAT. SEXTAN. Colonia Arelate Sextanorum, Arles

AST. AVG. Colonia Astingitana Augusta, Ecceja in Spain

(c) Gemella implies a colony drawn from two others. MEDALS.

Abbreviations:

AVG. FEL. BER. Colonia Augusta Felix Berytus

AVG. FIR. Colonia Aug. Firma, Eceja

AVG. IVL. PHILIP. Colonia Augusta Julia Philippensis

AVG. PAT. TREVIR. Colonia Augusta Paterna Trevirorum, Trèves in Germany, sent from Paternum in Italy

AVR. KAR. COMM. P. F. Colonia Aurelia Karrhae Commodiana Pia Felix, or Carnicatum Commagene, or Carrhae in Asia

B. A. Colonia Braccara Augusta, Braguc

BRYT. L. V. Colonia Berytus Legio Quinta

CABE. Colonia Cabellio

CAES. AVG. Colonia Cesarea Augusta, in Palestine

CAMALODVN. Colonia Camalodunum, England

CASILIN. Colonia Casilinum, Castellazo in Italy

CL. PTOL. Colonia Claudia Ptolemais, Acre in Phoenicia

DAMAS. METRO. Colonia Damascus Metropolis

F. I. A. P. BARCIN. Colonia Flavia Julia Augusta Pia, Barcino or Barcelona

FL. PAC. DEVLT. Colonia Flavia Pacensis Deultum, Develtum in Thrace

HA. ME. T. Colonia Hadriana Mercurialis Thebanita, Mercuriali, Fermo in Italy and Thence in Africa

H. (or HEL.) LEG. H. Colonia Heliopolis Legio Heliopolitana

HEL. I. O. M. H. Colonia Heliopolis Jovi Optimo Maximo Heliopolitano

IVL. AVG. C. I. F. COMAN. Colonia Julia Augusta Concordia Invicta Felix Comanorum, drawn from Concordia in Italy, and sent to Comana in Cappadocia

IVL. AVG. FEL. CREMNA. Colonia Julia Augusta Felix Cremona, in Pamphylia

IVL. CER. SAC. AVG. FEL. CAP. OECVM. ISE. HEL. Colonia Julia Certamcn Sacrum Augustum Felix Capitolenum Occumenicen Iselasticum Heliopolitanum

IVL. CONC. APAM. AVG. D. D. Colonia Julia Concordia Apamea Augusta Decreto Decurionum

IVL. PATER. NAR. Colonia Julia Paterna Narbonensis

NEM. Colonia Nemausus

NICEPH. COND. Colonia Nicephorium Condita, in Mesopotamia

PATR. Colonia Patrensis or Patricia, Patras in Greece, or Cordova in Spain

P. F. AVG. F. CAES. MET. Colonia Prima Flavia Aug. Felix Cesarea Metropolis, in Palestine

P. FL. AVG. CAES. METROP. P. S. F. same as above, P. S. F. is Provinciae Syrae Palestiniane

PR. F. A. CAESAR. Colonia Prima Flavia Augusta Cesarea, in Palestine

R. F. AVG. FL. C. METROP. Colonia Romana Felix Aug. Flavi Caesarca Metropolis. The same

ROM. Colonia Romulea, or Seville

ROM. LVG. Colonia Romana Lugdunum

RVS. LEG. VI. Colonia Ruscino Legio Sexta, Roussillon in France

SABAR. Colonia Saburia

SABAS. Sebaste, in Palestine

SER. G. NEAPOL. Colonia Servii Galbae Neapolis, in Palestine

V. I. CELSA, OR COR. VIC. IVL. CELSA. Colonia Explicata Victrix Julia Celsa, Kelsa in Spain

VIC. IVL. LEF. Colonia Victrix Julia Leptis, in Africa

VIM. AN. I. OR II. &C. Colonia Viminacium Anno primo, Widin in Servia

VIP. TRA. Colonia Ulpia Trajana: Kellen, or Warhal in Transylvania CO. P. F. COE. METRO. Colonia Prima Flavia Caesarea Metropolis CO. P. I. A. Colonia Pacensis Julia Augusta, or Col. Octaviana C. R. I. F. S. Colonia Romana Julia Felix Sinope C. T. T. Colonia Togata Tarraco C. V. IL Colonia Victrix Illice, Elche in Spain D. Decuriones D. C. A. Divus. Caes. Aug.