Wow, you guys really know your stuff. the coins
reverse is "
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I O M SACR" with
Mars and standards. “
Vota publice suscepta pro salute et redilu Iovi
optimo maximo sacrata”, and
Van Meter translates to ‘public vows undertaken, for
his reverence and safe return they are consecrated to the best and greatest
Jupiter’. I get the
Mars and standards reference to return of the standards from
Parthia, but any clue why the reference to
Jupiter?
I found one reference suggesting it is because of the Sacred Plays which did have a sacrefice to
Jupiter. Could it also be a reference to Fortuna's mythical father, or is that a long shot?
Thanks again,
Paul