Old Coins

  M(arco) Val(erio), Bostaris / f(ilio), Gal(eria tribe), Seuero,/aed(ili) , sufeti, II uir(o), / flamini primo I in municipio suo, / praef(ecto) auxilior(um) aduersus Aedemo/nem oppressum bello..." "To Marcus Valerius Severus, son of Bostar, of the tribe Galeria , aedile, suffet, duovir, first flamine in his municipality, prefect of the auxiliaries against Aedemon who was crushed during the war.. . This inscribed statue base from the Roman province of Mauritania Tingitana records the favours and rewards granted to the town of Volubilis by the emperor Claudius, following its support of Rome during a revolt by a local population. It is an important example of how the ‘benefits’ of Romanisation were extended to provincial communities, as well as being an interesting testimony of Claudius’s policy towards granting citizenship. The inscription states that Marcus Valerius Severus successfully won a series of benefits for the city of Volubilis and his fellow inhabitants there. In s

 Latina:  : Aemiliae / D(ecimi) fil(iae) Sextinae / Viennensi bis flaminicae / ordo Volubilitanorum / ob eximiam eius probitatem et ma/riti sui Nammi Materni praef(ecti) cohor(tis) / Astur(um) et Callaecor(um ) merita locum / sepulchri inpensam funeris / statuam decrevit Nammius / Maternus contentus honore / inpens[am remisit s(ua) p(ecunia) pos]uit Aemilia, daughter of Decimus Sextinus Viennensis, Flaminica bis, in the order of the Volubilitans, for his exceptional probity and the merit of his mother Nammi Materna, perfected cohorts of the Astures and Callaeci, merits a place. The burden of the grave Nammius decreed. A statue to Maternal, contented with the honor, he remitted the burden with his own money The Volubilitans are in a safe place that comes to life in Fortuna. It is possible for your child to live, which can be attributed to good fortune and prospect. The name appears in Latin “volubilis”, which signifies “tournant” or “instable”. Fortuna était the Roman day of chance, of

 i(berio) Claud(io) Caes(ari) Aug(usto)/divi(!) fil(io) Ger(manico) p(ontifici) m(aximo) trib(unicia) pot(estate)c/llll co(n)s(uli) llll desig(nato) lll imp(eratori) Vlll / p(atri) p(atriae) munic(ipium)c Volub(ilitanorum) im/petrata c(ivitate) R(omana) et conubio / et oneribus remissis / d(ecreto) d(ecurionum) d(edit) / M(arcus) Fadius Celer Flavianus / Maximus proc(urator) Aug(usti) pro leg(ato) / dedicavit Haec inscriptio est dedicatio ad Imperatorem Claudium a M. Fadio Celere Flaviano Maximo. Inscriptionem erexit municipe Volubilis ut elevationem urbis ad status municipium commemoraret. Inscriptionem sequentibus verbis continet: A Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus, filio divi Augusti, Germanico, pontifici maximo, tribunicia potestate quarta, consul tertium, consul designatus quartum, patri patriae, municipium Volubilis, civitate Romana impetrata, conubio et oneribus remissis, hunc lapidem decreto decurionum posuit. Marcus Fadius Celer Flavianus Maximus, procurator Augusti pro legat

MOROCCO   VOLUBILIS  Découverte en surface dans le secteur du Tumulus.  Fin du 2ème siècle avant J.C Calcaire  Stèle funéraire portant un motif identifié à un bouclier.  Il ne subsiste de l'inscription que les deux dernières lignes  :   《 Stèle qu'a voué [....] fils de [.....] le suffète qu'est mort dans une vieillesse heureuse à l'âge de 90 ans.  Il est originaire de QFGWD》.

Ancient Rome began as a settlement, usually from 753 BC, beside the Tiber River on the Italian peninsula. The settlement developed into the city and country of Rome , and it controlled its neighbors through a combination of deals and military power. It finally overshadowed the Italian outcrop, and bought a domain that captured much of Europe and the countries that included the Mediterranean. It was among the largest empires in the ancient world, with an expected 50 to 90 million inhabitants, generally 20% of the total population at that point. It covered about 1.9 million square miles when it expanded in the year 117 . The Roman state evolved from an elected monarchy to a classic democratic republic and then to an increasingly semi-elected military dictatorship over the course of the field. Through conquest and cultural and linguistic assimilation, it held in place the coast of North Africa, Egypt, southern Europe, most of Western Europe, the Balkans, Crimea, much of the Middle

What do the letters engraved on the coins of the Roman Empire mean and how do we know them? In addition to the name of the emperor, ancient Roman coins were often included in their titles, and their words are short and these abbreviations have a strong regularity, after mastering the following twenty abbreviations, and then recognizing the names of the emperors, almost all of questions. Here we are trying to understand and know these acronyms SC These are the most common letters The value of the name of the emperor in the copper coin of the Roman Empire is higher than its metal value, which is different from silver and gold coins. Its value is guaranteed by order of the Senate Senatus Consulto or SC. Almost all copper coins made before the late 3rd century AD have the letters "SC" on the reverse. The letters SC on these coins have only slight differences in size and weight, and few changes in other coins. There is no SC on the Roman Bronze Medal, coin