Praenomen

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Praenomen

Please |help| us convert the |Dictionary of Roman Coins| from scans to text by typing the original text here. Please add updates or make corrections to the NumisWiki text version as appropriate. Praenomen.  The first name of the three by which each Roman citizen was called, took its place before the nomen gentilicium, or family name for the sake of distinction, that they might be known from others who were of the same and honorable race.  Of these the prenomina some are derived from the Roman people while others more frequently from neighboring nations.

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