Wrestlers and numbers in Aspendos

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Monograms on Aspendos staters have reputedly been difficult to understand as these were considered signs with Greek forms derived from the Pamphylian dialect. However, if these acronyms are considered as signifiers representing numbers, expressed in Greek with the same letters, rather than acronyms interpreted like monograms made up of letters, these are then unexpectedly read as continuative numbers, marking a gradual advancement in the minting process.

Read my article just published in the Numismatic Magazine Omni 7-2019:


https://www.academia.edu/39997497/F._De_Luca_Monograms_on_staters_minted_in_Aspendos_during_the_IV-III_Century_BC_numerical_notes_linked_to_the_size_of_the_issue_Revue_Numismatique_OMNI_no.13_07-2019_pp.40-71

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What does this mysterious writing mean? Read the article and you'll find out ...