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Numismatic and History Discussion Forums => Greek Coins Discussion Forum => Topic started by: vesontio on June 25, 2004, 03:04:03 am
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Hello, folks,
I would appreciate your comments on this tetra of AIII, seemingly to be
of Babylon mint, lifetime issue. The obverse is of no apparent interest.
For the reverse - what is the meaning of the monograph under the throne? What is the object (or character) in the left field?
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Hi,
I believe your coin to be Price 3667 from Babylon, which makes the symbol in the left field an 'acrostolion'. I really can't help you with monogram below the throne except to tell you it is a symbol above an 'M'.
Darcy
PS According to David Sear's GCV an acrostolion is the gunwale of a ship.
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Thank you! It is a great news (I was rather upset that nobody could say a word).
In Latin: acrostolium is the decorative part of the bow of a warship, often removed from a defeated enemy vessel and displayed as a trophy.
The monograph below is enigmatic: for me, it resembles a 3-dimensional impossible object.
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Hi,
Sometimes the monograph is a combination of stylised Greek letters. I don't have the expertise to decipher things like that. Sorry for taking so long in answering your post. I work shift-work and sometimes thinking is the last thing I want to do. ::)
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<Sometimes the monograph is a combination of stylised Greek letters.>
The monogram above the M appears to be 3 letters superimposed, an H with a F down the middle and a L at the bottom middle.
I had always thought the object in the left field was a torch.
Eric
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Thank you! Is it a conventional interpretation? Lambda, in fact, is the second letter
in Alexadrou and it looks a bit different.