Military Abbreviations

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I was reading through the article by Carol Van Driel-Murray where she speaks about scuta tegimens. She discussed one tegimen that had the surviving applique describing the unit. Part of the abbreviation was COHR/XVVO. I know what is stands for as per the article. However, what caught my attention was the abbreviation for Cohort as COHR. Is COHR the norm abbreviation for Cohort or is COH the norm or are they both correct?

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I was reading through the article by Carol Van Driel-Murray where she speaks about scuta tegimens. She discussed one tegimen that had the surviving applique describing the unit. Part of the abbreviation was COHR/XVVO. I know what is stands for as per the article. However, what caught my attention was the abbreviation for Cohort as COHR. Is COHR the norm abbreviation for Cohort or is COH the norm or are they both correct?

I can't speak for the iconographic or archaeological evidence, but in epigraphy coh(ors) (COH) is the normal abbreviation. There are a few (14 or so) examples of coh(o)r(s) (COHR) in the Manfred Clauss database. To view these, go to [url:2xfm3orn]http://oracle-vm.ku-eichstaett.de:8888/epigr/epigraphikkl_en[/url] and search for "coh()r()", without the quotes. By contrast, there are around 4,000 inscriptions which use the abbreviation coh(ors). So, epigraphically at least, both are attested, but COH is slightly(!) more common.

Blue skies

Tom

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To view these, go to [url:3fix0cfl]http://oracle-vm.ku-eichstaett.de:8888/epigr/epigraphikkl_en[/url] and search for "coh()r()", without the quotes. By contrast, there are around 4,000 inscriptions which use the abbreviation coh(ors). So, epigraphically at least, both are attested, but COH is slightly(!) more common.

And, just to complete the picture, try C()HOR() and C()HO() !!

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Thanks for the replies and interesting link. I was asking since I need to put an applique on a tegimen I am making.

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To view these, go to [url:no1p9ed9]http://oracle-vm.ku-eichstaett.de:8888/epigr/epigraphikkl_en[/url] and search for "coh()r()", without the quotes. By contrast, there are around 4,000 inscriptions which use the abbreviation coh(ors). So, epigraphically at least, both are attested, but COH is slightly(!) more common.

And, just to complete the picture, try C()HOR() and C()HO() !!

Sometimes, I wish they'd just used a standard abbreviation set...but then things would be less fun, I suppose!

Thanks for the replies and interesting link. I was asking since I need to put an applique on a tegimen I am making.

Ah, there I am unable to help you. You might try posting a question in the re-enactment and reconstruction forum.

Blue skies

Tom

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Tom,

The replies are just fine. I was saying that I am putting something on a tegimen and just wanted to check the various abbreviations. So long as an abbreviation exists and is popular, it cannot really be "wrong".