John Jencek Ancient Coins & Antiquities

Jencek's Obverse Legend Search Engine

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We compiled a list of Roman Imperial obverse legends and matched them with emperors and their wives. We hope that this list will help you decipher some of your coins.

Enter the portion of the legend that you can see on the obverse side of your Roman coin:

You can use the following wildcards in your search:
? for each missing letter
* for a group of letters

Examples:

AVG?T will find	CAESARAVGVTRIBPOTEST
AVG*T will find	CAESARAVGVTRIBPOTEST CAESARAVGFDOMITCOSII AVGVRPONTIF

Note: You can use either "U" or "V" in your searches.

CHALLENGE

Find a legend that is not in the database, and get a 10% Discount for each legend towards a purchase of any number of items at any price (including reduced prices) on our website.

All you need to do is use our search to checks the legends you have. If you have a legend that we don't have, fill out and submit the New Legend Form. We will give you 10% towards your discount and also add your name to our Hall of Fame.

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