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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Roman Collector, post: 3878970, member: 75937&quot;]Hill notes their presence on a couple of examples in the museum but doesn&#039;t speculate a meaning. Here&#039;s the relevant paragraph from page xcv:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1024689[/ATTACH]</p><p>Before moving on to what I propose is the meaning of Δ Α Κ, I&#039;d like to comment on footnote 9 (above). I postulate that Γ Π stands for γράμματι πρεσβυτέρων (by law of the elders) and Γ Π B stands for γράμματι πρεσβυτέρων βουλῆς (by law of the council of elders).</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, back to your question. As a footnote to his discussion of the meaning of A M K (p. lxxxviii), Hill quotes the full string of titles of the city:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1024694[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Now, this is my own personal speculation, but I note three titles in a row that begin with Δ, Ε, then Κ: δημιουργίαις (demiurges/creators), ἐπαρχικῶν καὶ ἐλευθέρω (ruled by an eparch and free) κοινοβουλίω (by common deliberation). Most importantly, as Hill notes (p. xcii), the titles ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΟΝ ΚΟΙΝΟΒΟΥΛΙΟΝ (free by common deliberation) and ΕΠΑΡΧΙΚΩΝ (ruled by an eparch) appear fully written out on some coins of this city.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1024696[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Tha leaves only the Δ to explain, and δημιουργίαις seems most likely to me.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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