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Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2001 16:36:57 -0000
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Subject: Re: [Colonial Numismatics] BITIT tokens?
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From: "Byron K. Weston" <bkweston@netzero.net>
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George, what do you think of Oliver's theory? I know that you and
Barry Tayman are working on a monograph on Canadian Blacksmith tokens
and Oliver's knowledge of latin obviously might add something to your
research. Just a thought...
Byron
--- In colonial-coins@y..., "Marcus M. Mayhugh" <1-mar@m...> wrote:
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> Yes, very interesting. I don't think anyone ever considered the
term
> anything but an evasionary phrase. Howland Wood placed a question
> mark behind the term in his cataloging of the series. Bear in mind,
> the Vexator token also contains satirical latin legends.Hmmm...
>
> Marc
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> In colonial-coins@y..., "Byron K. Weston" <bkweston@n...> wrote:
> > Actually, that is a very intriguing theory, Oliver, and I don't
> > recall anyone considering it before! Perhaps you should consider
> > having it published?!
> > Byron
> >
> > --- In colonial-coins@y..., "Oliver D. Hoover" <oh203@n...> wrote:
> > > Byron, Tom, George, Mark,
> > >
> > > Thank you so much for all of your highly detailed responses. I
> > really
> > > appreciate the help and the enthusiasm with which it is given.
> > I'll
> > > definitely have to do some research on this interesting series.
> > >
> > > I don't suppose that there are any strong opinions as to the
> > meaning of the
> > > reverse legend, BITIT, are there? At first I assumed it to be
a
> > corruption
> > > of BRITANNIA, but it could be a proper (if archaically spelled)
> > third
> > > person singular, perfect indicative active form of the Latin
> > verb "bito"
> > > (="to go"). If this is correct, then BITIT would
mean "he/she/it
> > has
> > > gone", perhaps referring to GLORIOVS III on the obv. Does this
> > make any
> > > sense or has my classical background led me down the garden
path?
> > >
> > > Thanks again.
> > >
> > > Oliver
> > >
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