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Mayadigger:
Ave!

Can anyone tell me how Greek numbers work; ie 1-10?

I have a number of Pantikapaion coins with date numbers and I'd like to be able to attrubute the Roman emperor via the date marks.

Thanks,

K

cscoppa:
AVE,

I may not be answering what you are asking but I belive they go:

1    A   alpha
2    B   beta
3    G   gamma
4    D   delta
5    E   epsilon
6    S    stigma  (best I could do is the S that one will not go the Greek)
7    Z    zeta
8    H    eta
9    T    theta  or possibly epsilon delta as a two letter
10  I     iota
11  IA   a two letter for 10 plus 1

You can see them as they were minted on the site www.probvs.info  and go to the mintmark icon and then to the "numerals" hot button.

Hope that helps.........Chip

Mayadigger:
Ave!

Molto gratzi, Chip!

It helps very much!

K

cscoppa:
AVE MD,

Glad that was what you were looking for.............Chip

fiat_lex:
Just to add a couple to Chip's list:

K = 20
M = 40

Hence the letters on the half-follis (20 nummi) and follis (40 nummi).  This also shows why KA in the exergue of post-Aureleian reform antoniniani is equivalent to XXI on others.

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