Signis receptis as a reverse motive on Roman imperial coins
Abstract
Different signa militaria played an important role in legionaries’ religious life, possessing a deep
symbolic meaning. The highest honours were paid to the legionary eagle which, together with other
insignia, was kept in a special sanctuary within a military camp. During battle, legionaries followed
their insignia and died for them, since their loss would represent the biggest disgrace and meant the
dismissal of a legion. Romans rarely lost their aquilae, and even if they did, they would attempt to
retrieve them for decades. Some of these events were depicted on coins, with the inscription SIGNIS
RECEPTIS. They are encountered on the coins of Augustus, Caligula and Vespasian.
Keywords:
roman imperial coinage / reverse motives / signa militariaSource:
Archaeology and Science, 2015, 11, 43-51Publisher:
- Beograd : Centar za nove tehnologije
- Beograd : Arheološki institut
Funding / projects:
- IRS - Viminacium, roman city and military legion camp - research of material and non-material of inhabitants by using the modern technologies of remote detection, geophysics, GIS, digitalisation and 3D visualisation (RS-MESTD-Integrated and Interdisciplinary Research (IIR or III)-47018)
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Археолошки институт / Institute of ArchaeologyTY - JOUR AU - Vojvoda, Mirjana PY - 2015 UR - http://rai.ai.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1017 AB - Different signa militaria played an important role in legionaries’ religious life, possessing a deep symbolic meaning. The highest honours were paid to the legionary eagle which, together with other insignia, was kept in a special sanctuary within a military camp. During battle, legionaries followed their insignia and died for them, since their loss would represent the biggest disgrace and meant the dismissal of a legion. Romans rarely lost their aquilae, and even if they did, they would attempt to retrieve them for decades. Some of these events were depicted on coins, with the inscription SIGNIS RECEPTIS. They are encountered on the coins of Augustus, Caligula and Vespasian. PB - Beograd : Centar za nove tehnologije PB - Beograd : Arheološki institut T2 - Archaeology and Science T1 - Signis receptis as a reverse motive on Roman imperial coins EP - 51 IS - 11 SP - 43 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_1017 ER -
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Vojvoda, M.. (2015). Signis receptis as a reverse motive on Roman imperial coins. in Archaeology and Science Beograd : Centar za nove tehnologije.(11), 43-51. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_1017
Vojvoda M. Signis receptis as a reverse motive on Roman imperial coins. in Archaeology and Science. 2015;(11):43-51. https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_1017 .
Vojvoda, Mirjana, "Signis receptis as a reverse motive on Roman imperial coins" in Archaeology and Science, no. 11 (2015):43-51, https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_rai_1017 .