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Offline Abu Galyon

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Theta - Kappa - Tau (superscript) - C
« on: August 27, 2009, 09:49:31 am »
The photo shows part of the reverse of a half-follis from the reign of Justin II (Sear 366) with the letters
         :Greek_Theta: :Greek_Kappa: :Greek_Tau:C
above the large central K
Could someone tell me what those letters stand for/abbreviate?

Thanks in advance,

Bill R
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Offline joma-tk

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Re: Theta - Kappa - Tau (superscript) - C
« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2009, 11:17:22 am »
 :Greek_Theta_2: :Greek_epsilon: :Greek_Omicron: :Greek_Tau: :Greek_Omicron: :Greek_Kappa: :Greek_epsilon:
C  :Greek_Omega: C :Greek_Omicron: :Greek_Nu:
meaning:
Mother of God save us
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Offline Abu Galyon

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Re: Theta - Kappa - Tau (superscript) - C
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2009, 01:05:43 pm »
Many thanks. That probably makes sense in a strange inscription-y sort of way. I guess I was expecting the superscript-tau to represent some form of the definite article, which is all wrong.

Bill
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