Exempla antiqua

Classical and Medieval Latin examples for learners

Cippus coin

Coin with equestrian statue

Silver denarius of Augustus. 16 BC.

Reverse of coin showing cippus with highly abbreviated inscription

Reverse

RIC I (second edition) Augustus 362. 1944.100.38334

SPQR
IMP CAE
QVOD V
M S EX
EA P Q IS
AD A DE

S(ENATVS) P(OPVLVS)Q(VE) R(OMANUS)
IMP(ERATORI) CAE(SARI)
QVOD V(IAE)
M(VNITAE) S(VNT) EX
EA P(ECUNIA) Q(VAM) IS
AD A(ERARIAM) DE(TULIT)

Senātus populusque Romānus imperātōrī Caesarī
quod viae mūnītae sunt
ex eā pecūniā quam is ad aerārium dētulit.


Around the edge of the reverse:

L VINICIVS L F III VIR

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