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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Sulla80, post: 4875988, member: 99456&quot;]and still on-track...</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve seen the monograms on indo-scythian coins of Azes referred to as &quot;Tamgha&quot; (monogram of emblem) but am not at all confident as the character in front of the rider on horseback is in my view a letter, and there are letters and mintmarks on the reverse.</p><p><br /></p><p>I think I am on solid ground with this Tamgha of Elymais kings or the well-known Elymaean anchor motif, that may have been inspired by anchors as a dynastic insignia on Seleucid coins.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1177700[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Kings of Elymais, Phraates</b>, c. AD 100-150, Æ Drachm</p><p><b>Obv:</b> Facing bust wearing tiara; anchor to right, crescent with dot above</p><p><b>Rev:</b> Artemis standing right, holding bow and plucking arrow from quiver</p><p><br /></p><p>and I like this option:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1177703[/ATTACH]AR Quinarius South Arabia, Himyar</p><p><b>Ruler:</b> Amdān Bayān Yuhaqbiḍ</p><p><b>Date: </b>Circa AD 100-120.</p><p><b>Mint</b>: RYDN</p><p><b>Obv:</b> Head within circular torque; monogram (tangha?) to left</p><p><b>Rev: </b>Head right; MDN BYN ‘scepter’ to right, mint signature RYDN in exergue.</p><p><b>Size: </b>12.3mm and 1.41g</p><p><b>Ref:</b> Munro-Hay 3.4i</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Next:</b> more insignia, monograms or <i>tanghas </i>(is this plural of tangha? being a romano-centric I lean toward <i>tanghae</i> but that doesn&#039;t seem like the right way to go)[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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