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Imperial Symbols and Ancient Coin Legends
Moderate difficulty suitable for most players
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  • 1. A coin weighing half the standard denomination
  • 2. Inscription surrounding a coin’s design
  • 3. Ornamental crown often shown on rulers’ coins
  • 4. Describes a widely recognized and symbolic image on coins
  • 6. Engraved portrait showing only the head and shoulders
  • 7. Design element or theme used repeatedly in engraving
  • 10. Relating to an empire, often used for ruler’s coinage
  • 12. The process or system of making coins
  • 16. The front, or 'heads' side of a coin
  • 18. A sculpted or engraved portrait on a coin
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  • 5. Symbol representing authority or allegiance on coins
  • 8. Ancient Greek silver coin, larger than a drachma
  • 9. Roman emperor whose coins bore his portrait
  • 11. Place where coins are struck and engraved
  • 13. Silver Roman coin used widely in the ancient empire
  • 14. A shortened form for a coin expert or collector
  • 15. Historical ship sometimes featured on colonial coins
  • 17. The back, or 'tails' side of a coin
  • 19. Wreath often depicted on the heads of emperors

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