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My Greek Coin-legend Dictionary
Sub-divided

This is a GreekSpeak list with a subdivision :

- Personal Names
- Title's
- (Some) Words as you may find on Greek Provincial's

I do not practice Greekspeak (alas), which means to say : I did my best ... Furthermore on this list wherever you see, for example, ANT(ΩNIENOC) this means that there are 2 ways of having it on your coin : as ANT and as ANTΩNIENOC. The brackets show you where the abbrev(iation) is.

Also please note that in Greek (as far as my limited knowledge on Greek Provincials goes) C and Σ are interchangeable, as are V and Y, meaning that ANTΩNIENOC and ANTΩNIENOΣ are one and the same word. This means that I only use C instead of Σ and Y instead of V !
Also TO, TΩ and Tω are interchangeable as in ANTΩN(E)INOC / ANTωN(E)INOC, in which case you will have to use your imagination.

This list is a sort of Greek dictionary helping you to determine your Greek/Roman Provincial. If you need issuing city names names go here (greek alph. sorted) or here (latin alph. sorted)

Name Calling

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AΔPI(ANOC) Hadrianus
AETPOVCIΛΛA Etruscillia (Herennia, wife to Trajanus Decius)
AΓIΠΠINA / AΓIΠEINA Agrippina (elder, mother of Caligula;
younger, mother of Nero)
AIΛ(IOC) Aelius
AIMIΛIOC Aemilius
AIMIΛIANOC Aemilanus
AΘHNO(ΔOPOC) Athenodorus
AKIΛIA Aquilia (Severa, wife to Elagabalus)
AΛB(E)INOC Albinus
AΛEΞANΔPOC Alexander
ANTINOOC Antinous
ANTΩN(E)IOC Antoninus
ANT(ΩNI(E)NOC) Antoninus
AVPHΛIANOC Aurelianus
AVP(HΛIOC) Aurelius
AV(LOC) Aulus (as in Vitellius' name)
AVΓ(OVCTOC) Augustus
AVΓ(OVCTOA) Augusta
AΘ(IN(IOC) Afinius


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BAΛBINOC Balbinus
BAΛEPIANOC Valerianus
BAPB(IA) Barbia (Orbiana, wife to Severus Alexander)
B(E)IB(IOC) Vibius
BPIT(ANNIKOC) Britannicus
BPOVTIA Bruttia (Crispina, wife to Commodus)


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Γ(AIOC) Gaius (Caligula)
ΓAΛBA(C) Galba
ΓAΛΛ(I)HNOC Gallienus
ΓAΛΛO(C) Gallus
ΓEPM(ANIKOC) Germanicus
ΓETAC Geta
Γ(NA) Gneaea (Orbiana, wife to Severus Alexander)
ΓOPΔIANOC Gordianus


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ΔEK(I)M(OC) Decimus
ΔEK(I(ON) Decius
ΔEK(IOC) Decius
ΔIAΔOVMENIANOC Diadumenianus
ΔIΔIOC Didius
ΔIOKΛHTIANOC Diocletianus
ΔOMETIA Domitia (wife to Domitianus)
ΔOMITIA Domitia (wife to Domitianus)
ΔOMITIANOC Domitianus
ΔOMNA Domna (Julia, wife to Septimus Severus)


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EΓ(A)N(TIOC) Egantius
EΛBIOC Helvius
EΛOVIOC Helvius
EP(ENNIA) Herennia (Etruscillia, wife to Trajanus Decius)
EP(ENNIA) Herennia (Orbiana, wife to Severus Alexander)
EP(EN(NIOC) Herennius
ETPOVCIΛΛA Etruscillia (Herennia, wife to Trajanus Decius)
ETPOV(CIΛΛON) Etruscus


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ZHNOBIA Zenobia


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HPA(KΛHC) Hercules


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IOV(ΛIA) Julia (as in Livia after her demise)
IOVΛ(IOC) Julius
IOVΛ(IOV) Julius
IOVΛ(IANOC) Julianus
IOVN(IOC) Junius
IOVCTOC Iustus


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KAIΛIOC Caelius
KAPINOC Carinus
KAPOC Carus
KΛAVΔIOC Claudius
KΛΩΔ(IOC) Clodius
KOM(M)OΔOC Commodus
KONCTANTINIOC Maximinus
KOPN(EΓIA) Cornelia
KOVHTOC Quientus
KPICΠ(E)INA Crispina (Bruttia, wife to Commodus)
KVΠPECC(E(NIA) Cupressenia (Etruscillia, wife to Trajanus Decius)
KVHTOC Quientus
KVINTIΛΛOC Quintillus
KVIN(TOC) Quintus


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ΛIK(I(N(IOC) Licinius
ΛIOVIA Livia
ΛOVKIΛΛA Lucilla (sister to Commodus)
ΛOVKI(OC) Lucius


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MAICA Maesa (Julia, sister to Julia Domna)
MAKP(E)INOC Macrinus
MAKPIANOC Macrianus
MAMEA (Julia) Mamaea (Mother of Severus Alexander)
MAM(M)AIA (Julia) Mamaea (Mother of Severus Alexander)
MAΞIM(E)INOC Maximinus
MAΞIMIANOC Maximianus
MAΞIMOC Maximus
MA(P(KOC) Marcus
MEΛANΦOC Melandros
MEC(C)A Maesa (Julia)
MEC(CIOC) Messius


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NEPΩN Nero
NEP(BA(C) Nerva
NEP(OVA(C) Nerva
NIΓPOC Niger (Pescennius)
NOVMEPIANOC Numerianus


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OCTIΛ(ΛIANOC) Hostillianus
OΘΩN(OC) Otho
OΛ(Λ)EΛ(Λ(IOC) Opelius
OΛΠIANOV Ulpianus
OPBIANH Orbiana (wife to Severus Alexander)
OTAK(E)IΛIA Otacilia (wife to Philippus I Arabs)
OVABAΛΛAΘOC Vabalathus
OVAΛ(ENC) Valens
OVAΛ(EPIANOC) Valerianus
OV(E)IB(IOC) Vibius
OVECП(ACIANOC) Vespasianus
OVO(ΛOC(C)IANOC) Vibius
OVH(POC) Verus (as in Lucius Verus)
OVIT(EΛΛIOC) Vitellius
OVΛΠIA Ulpia (Severina, wife to Aurelianus)
OVΛΠIANOV Ulpianus


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ΠAVΛA Paula
ΠECK(...) Pescennius
ΠEP(TINAΞ) Pertinax
ΠOVB(ΛINOC) Publius
ΠOVΠIHNOC Pupienus
ΠPOBOC Probus
ΠΛAVTIΛΛA Plautilla
ΠΛΩTEINA Plotina


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PΩM(HE) Rome


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CAB(E)INA Sabina
CAΛΛ(OVCTIA) Sallustia (Orbiana, wife to Severus Alexander)
CAΛΛΩN(E)INA Sallonina (wife to Gallienus)
CAΛΩN(E)INOC) Salloninus
CEBHPA Severa (Otacilia, wife to Philip I)
CEBHPOC Severus
CEI(A) Seia (Orbiana, wife to Severus Alexander)
CEM(ΠPONIANOC) Sempronianus
CEΠTIMIOC Septimius
CEΠTI(MOC) Septimus
CEMIAC Soaemias (Julia, wife to Septimus Severus)
CEOVHPA Severa (Otacilia, wife to Philip I)
CEOV(HPOC) Severus
C(E)OVΛΠHPOC Sulp(icius as in Galba's name)
CEPIOVIOC Servius
CEPTIM(IA) Septimia (Zenobia)
CEVHPOC Severus
CEVHPA Severa (Otacilia, wife to Philip I)
COAIMI(A)C Soaemias (Julia, wife to Septimus Severus)
COEMI(A)C Soaemias (Julia, wife to Septimus Severus)
COV(A)IMI(A)C Soaemias (Julia, wife to Septimus Severus)
CVAIMI(A)C Soaemias (Julia, wife to Septimus Severus)


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TAKITOC Tacitus
TAKITON Tacitus
TIB(EPIOVC ) Tiberius
TITOC Titus
TPAI(ANOC) Traianus
TPANKVΛΛEINA Traquillina (Sabina, wife to Gordianus III)
TPEBΩONIANOC Trebonianus


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ΦПAIVIOC Flavius
ΦAVCT(E)INA Faustina (Sr, wife to Antoninus Pius;
Jr, wife to Marcus Aurelius)
ΦIΛΛIΠΠOC Phillipus
ΦOVPIA Furia (S. Tranquillina, wife to Gordianus III)
ΦOVΛBIA Fulvia (Plautilla, wife to Caracalla)
ΦOVΛOVIA Fulvia (Plautilla, wife to Caracalla)
ΦOVΛBIOC Fulvius
ΦOVΛOVIOC Fulvius


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ΩTAK(E)IΛIA Otacilia (wife to Philippus I Arabs)


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Titles in Greek

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AΔPIANΩN Hadrianon (city name / appendage)
AKTIA Aktia (Games for the Actian Apollo)
AΛEΞANΔPIA Alexandreia (Games for Alexander)
A.M.K. (ΠPΩTH KAΛΛICTH MEΓICTH) "First, Greatest and Foremost" a city-epithet. The A stands for ΠPΩTH (see under there)
ANΘVΠATOC Proconsul
ANTΩNEINIANΩN Antoneinianon (city name / appendage)
APMENIA(KOC) Armeniacus
APXIEPEVC Highest priest (city magistrate title)
ACIAPXHC Asiarch (City Magistrate Title)
ACKΛHΠEIA Asklepeia (Games for Asklepios)
APICTOC Optimus
AVTOK Autokrator (= Imperator (abbrev.))
AVT(OKPATΩP) Imperator
AVΓONOMOC City with the privilige of Autonomy (mostly in Cilicia, Pisidia and Syria)
AΘP( ...) Africanus


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BACIΛEUC King
BOVΛH Boule (City Council)


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ΓEPOVCIA (City) Senate


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ΔAK(IKOC) Dacicus
ΔHMAPX(IKHC) EΞ(OVCIAC) Tribunicia Potestas (TR P)
ΔHMOC Demos (People of the City)


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EΛEVΘEPIA Eleutheria (godess), for cities having been granted Libertas (Freedom) through a Sen.Consultum
EΠIΦ(ANHC) Nobilissimus
ENΔOΞOC Illustrious (city-epithet)
EVCEBHC Pius
EVTVXHC Felix
HPOC Heros (? as with Antinous)


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HVPATOC Hypatos (= Consul)


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ΘΕCCAΛΩN Thessaly
ΘEA Dea (goddess)
ΘEOC Divus / Divo
ΘE(OV) VI(OC) Divi Filius


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IEPA KAI ACVΛOC Sacred and Inviolable (Cities stating to be under the protection of it's chief God)
IEPA CVNKΛHTOC the Roman Senate


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K(AI(CAP) Kaisar (= Caesar)
KAICAPEΩN Kaisareon (city name / appendage)
KAΛΛICTH Foremost (as in A.M.K.)
KOINON Koion / Koina (Regional Council)
KOM(M)OΔIANΩN Commodianon (city name / appendage)


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ΛOΓICTHC Logistes (Corrector) in a.o. Cidyessus & Synnada


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MAKEΔONΩN Macedon
MEΓICTH Greatest (as in A.M.K.)
MHTPOΠ(O(ΛIC / ΛEΩC) Metropolis (meaning Mother City as in chief regional city)


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NAVAPΞIC A title for cities of naval importance
NEΩKOPOC Temple Keeper (citytitle for having erected a temple to the Roman Emp. and the Imperial City)
NEΩKOPOC, ΔIC As above but two temples
NEΩKOPOC, TPIC As above but three temples


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OΛVMΠIOC Olympios
OMONOIA Alliance With (another city)


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ΠAPΘICUC Parthicus
ΠPΩTH First (as in A.M.K., as in 'first' city of the region or first in the local procession)
ΠICIΔΩN Pisidion (of Pisidia)


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PΩMANOC Romanus


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CAP(MATIKOC) Sarmaticus
CEB(ACTH) Augusta
CEBACTOPOΛOC Sebastopolos (Nero's shipname)
CEB(ACTOC) Sebastos (=Augustus)
CEVHPEIA Severeia (Games for Septimus Severus)
COΦICTHC Sophist (City Magistrate Title)
CVNKΛHTOC the Roman Senate


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TAMIAC Treasurer in a.o. Smyrna & Rhodes
THEOC Theos (= Divvus = Devine)


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VΠATEVONTOC Consular Legate
VΠATOC, 
VΠATOC B,
VΠATOC Γ		 Consul, Consul II, Consul III
VΠATOC AΠOΔEΔEIΓMENOC Consul Designatus


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ΦIΛH CVMMAΞOC PΩMAIΩN Title for a city posessing a formal treaty with Rome


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Some Greek Words

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Greek Speak Latin Speak
   
A.M.K. short form of "first , greatest and foremost" a city-epithet
ANEΘHKE Dedicates (Follows the name of the
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EΠI In the time of (if before a name)


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KAI And (see also : TΩN KAI)
KAΛΛICTH Foremost (as in A.M.K.)


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MEΓICTH Greatest (as in A.M.K.)


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NEA New (As in Neapolis)


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ΠPΩTH First (as in A.M.K., as in 'first' city of the region or first in the local procession)


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TΩN KAI Who are also called


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VIOC Filius (as in Divi Filius)


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