Latin in Numismatics, what would you like to know?

STONE

After a brief conversation with a very knowledgeable/ likeable board member, I was convinced to start a thread on phrasing English quotes into Latin quotes.

Quotes such as "The coin is the coin" which translates to "lamnia est lamnia" is the example that helped start this thread.

I must give you a word of caution though. This is only my second semester of college Latin that I have taken, therefore my quotes may not be exactly correct or using the proper Latin words. Also, I'm a little Latin-ed out right now because I have my final tomorrow morning at 8 AM. Therefore if there are other Latin-ites on this board who would also like to chime in and correct me on my translations that would be fine.

Now, go forth and find my some quotes. I will update this first thread with the added quotes.


"Buy the coin not the holder" -------> "lamnia emere non vas" (vas = container (holder did not exist in Latin))
"Buy the book before the coin" -----> "liber emit ante lamnia"
"Rare look from estate" --------------> "infrequens aspectus ab fundus"
"Take the coin you will not live" -----> "sumo lamnia non habitum"
"Your coin is in a showy display" ---> "ut lamina est facticius infucatis"
"rip it, dip it, flip it, and ship it" ------> "scindere hoc, mergere hoc, gyrus hoc, et imponere hoc" (I'm going to need some more help with this one)

SilverEagles92

I'm in my first semester of Latin in High School, but unfortunately, the teacher has retired and they're stuck searching for a new one now. I haven't had a decent Latin class in about a month.

pharmer

Is Latin a required course for your degree? What is your major? I use it every day by necessity.

STONE

I'm just doing it to become Pope some day

No, I'm just taking it because it's an interesting language and some of the prefixes and terms correlate to my major of Anthropology. I need to take 4 semesters of a language in order to get my BS, it sucks!!! My class is filled with a lot of Classics majors, History majors, and people who want to be doctors. I'm the only one in the class going for Anthropology!!!

Longacre

<< <i>Is Latin a required course for your degree? What is your major? I use it every day by necessity. >>




I charge by the word, and Latin words are charged at a premium.

EagleEye

Sumo lamnia non habitum

ricko

ut lamnia est facticius infucatus. Cheers, RickO

seemyauction

Ok stone....

translate......."Buy the coin not the holder"

messydesk

"Buy the book before the coin"
"RARE L@@K FROM ESTATE"

ScarsdaleCoin

The first day in class we leaned....

Latin is dead
as dead as dead can be
first it killed the Romans
now its killing me!

STONE

Latin is still good for translating ancient coins, $20 SG's, V-Nickels, and 3-cent coins

CoinRaritiesOnline

How do you say: "Rip it, dip it, flip it, and ship it" in Latin?

RYK

Translating "The coin is the coin" into Latin was my idea in the thread about a DBH.

When I use an online translator, I get lamnia est lamnia. Which is it...or could either work?

streeter

Gaulia es dividia en tres partes

Latin One 1967.

Swampboy

I can still remember my freshman Latin teacher pacing the aisles as we all took a 'blue book' test.

He stopped behind the desk of a student he noticed looking about furtively and said in a very stern voice....
"Mr. Walker, can you conjugate the Latin verb 'to cheat' ".
All Mr. Walker could manage to say was a sheepish ....'no Sir."
pause,

"Well it's gippo, gippere, cecci, fluncum "

No scholar I, I have had to guess at the spelling of the word pronounced "catchy".