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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ken Dorney, post: 2772977, member: 76086&quot;]This is a really interesting coin, for reasons unrelated to the post.&nbsp; While there are countless examples of celators running out of space and either cramming the letters in or omitting some entirely, this is an example of early circular legends.&nbsp; Many years ago I wondered about how we went from the Greek system of primarily linear inscriptions to circular.&nbsp; I had noted that there are some from Alexander that are either slightly or entirely circular, but I got sidetracked and never looked at the topic again.&nbsp; Does anyone have examples of circular legends prior to Alexander?&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>I understand how it developed: simple titles such as &quot;King Alexander&quot; morphed into say: IMP CAES NERVA TRAIAN AVG GERM (just as an example, we all know there are hugely more elaborate legends than this), all the space on the coin die needed to be used.&nbsp; But what was the earliest use?&nbsp; I dont know, but its an interesting topic.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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