Latin Words Used In Coins Legends

Posted by slang on October 4, 2008

Latin Words	Meaning
ABBAS	Abbot
ABBATISSA	Abbess
ADVOCATVS	Bailiff
ANNO	Year
ARCHIDVX	Archduke
ARCHIEPISCOPVS	Archbishop
ARGENTEA	Of silver
AVREA	Of gold
CASTRI	Castle
CIVITAS	City
CIVITAS IMPERIVM	Imperial (Free) City
CIVITAS LIBERVM	Free City
COMES	Count
D(EI) G(RATIA	By the Grace of God
DOMINVS	Lord
DVCATVM	Duchy
DVX	Duke
ELECTOR	Elector of the Holy Roman Empire
EPISCOPVS	Bishop
ET	And
FID(EI) DE(FENSOR)	Defender of the Faith
IMPERATOR	Emperor
MAGISTER	Master
MAGNVS	Grand
MAGNVS DVX	Grand Duke
MARCHIO	Margrave
MONETA	Coin
MON(ETA) NOV(A) ARG(ENTA)	New silver coin
NOVA	New
PAX	Peace
PRINCEPS	Prince
REGINA	Queen
REIPVBLICA	Republic
REX	King
ROM(ANVM) IMP(ERATOR)	Roman Emperor
S(ACRVM) R(OMANVM) I(MPERIVM)	Holy Roman Empire
S(EMPER) A(VGVSTVS)	Always magnificient
TVTOR	Regent
VICE COMES	Viscount
VRBS	City
Z	And