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JOURNAL, R.A.S. (CEYLON). [VOL. XIX. 



" Lug." = Lugdunensis, the mint mark of Lyon. 

 " Max. Aug." = Maximus Augustus. 

 " P. F. Aug." = Pius Felix Augustus. 



" P. Sept. Geta. Caes. Pont." = Publius Septimus Geta Ccesar 

 Pontifex. 



" L S M. Ant." ) = Signata moneta Antiochice. The mint mark 



> of Antioch. 

 " S. M. Ant. B." ) = Signata moneta Antiochice officina secunda. 

 " S. M. K." \ = Signata moneta Carihagince. The mint mark 



I of Carthage. 

 " S. M. K. A." j = Signata moneta Carthagince officina prima. 

 " S. M. N." ] = Signata moneta Narbonce or Nicomedeice, 



' Mint mark of Narbonensis or Nicomedia. 

 "S.M.N. A." j = Signata moneta Narbonce or Nicomedeice 

 officina prima. 



" S. M. R." 1 = Signata moneta Eomce. The mint mark of 



> Rome. 

 " S. M. R. 0." J = Signata moneta Romce officina. 

 " S. M. Tr." I = Signata moneta Treveris. The mint mark of 

 " S. M. Ts." S Treves. 

 " Vot. V." = Votis quinquennalibus. 



" Vot. X., Mult. XX." = Votis decennalibus multis Vicennalibus. 

 " Vot. XX., Mult. XXX." = Votis Vicennalibus Multis tricenna- 

 libus. 



No. mro (54-68 a.d.). 



1 .. Ob verse : Laureated head of Nero. Right. 

 ( Alloy) " . . KAAYKAIS2EBrEP[M] . ..." 



Reverse : Head of Aggrippina. Right. 



" [Am] fl |~I INASEBA2TH " 



In field " [a " which indicates 57-58 a.d. 

 Struck at Alexandria. 



Vespasian us (70-79 a.d.). 



1 . . Obverse : Laureated head of Vespasian. Right. 

 (Alloy) " [ANT]0KKAI22E(B)A0vE2 f] ASIANOV." 



In field " Ll " which indicates 69-70 a.d. 

 Reverse : Figure of the city of Alexandria standing left, 

 with wreath in extended right hand and 

 sceptre in left. 

 No legend. 



Struck at Alexandria. 



2 Obverse : Laureated head of Vespasian. Right. 



" [AVTO] KKAISSEBAOVES fl ASIAN [ov]." 

 In field " Lb " = 69-70 a.d. 



