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Continental silver chalice with gilt lip and interior, exterior with Baroque figural decoration on shaft with six putti faces, fleur-di-lis and shells, having crest marked SPQR Senatus Populsque Romanus, meaning The Senate and the Roman People, under the base is marked with crown crest and Calix LII Anno Dni 1683SPQR is an initialism from a Latin phrase, Senatus Populusque Romanus (The Senate and the Roman People), referring to the government of the ancient Roman Republic, and used as an official signature of the government. It appears on coins, at the end of documents made public by inscription in stone or metal, in dedications of monuments and public works, and was emblazoned on the standards of the Roman legions. The phrase appears many hundreds of times in Roman political, legal and historical literature, including the speeches of Marcus Tullius Cicero and the history of Titus Livius. Since the meaning and the words never vary, except for the spelling and inflection of populus in literature, Latin dictionaries classify it as a formula.In modern usage, SPQR is the motto of the city of Rome and appears in the citys coat of arms, as well as on many of the citys civic buildings and manhole covers. Benito Mussolini used it in his propaganda about the New Roman Empire.[citation needed]The date of origin of the phrase is not known, but its meaning places it generally in the Roman Republic. The two legal entities mentioned are the Senatus and the Populus Romanus. The populus is sovereign and the combination is so as well, but the Senate alone is not. Under the monarchy neither was sovereign. The phrase can be dated therefore to no earlier than the foundation of the Republic.This signature continued in use under the Roman Empire. The emperors were considered the representatives of the people even though the senatus consulta, or decrees of the Senate, were made at the pleasure of the emperor.Referenced from Wikipedia Ht. 10 in, 27 t. oz.

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