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<p>[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 3589284, member: 87404"]I'm just figuring it out too, so I'm not a master at all... it DOES take practice and exposure. Here's my basics as to what I do to help myself:</p><p><br /></p><blockquote><p><b>A </b>= A</p><p><b>B </b>= B</p><p><b>K</b> = C</p><p><b>Δ</b> (Delta) = D (D is the first letter in the word Delta)</p><p><b> Є</b> or <b>E</b> = E (not too hard)</p><p><b>Γ</b> (Gamma) = G (G is the first letter in Gamma)</p><p><b>I</b> = I</p><p><b>Λ</b> (Lambda) = L (L is the first letter in the word Lambda)</p><p><b>Θ</b> (Theta) = Usually is like a Th sound (Th are the first sounds in Theta)</p><p><b>Π</b> (Pi) = Usually represents a P (P is the first letter in Pi)</p><p><b>P</b> = R (funny, huh!)</p><p><b>Σ</b> (Sigma) = S (S is the first letter in Sigma)</p><p><b>Ω</b> (Omega) = Usually represents W (I think of it as flipping the Omega upside-down and it has similar bumpiness as a W does)</p><p><b>Ξ</b> = X (both Ξ and X are strange)</p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p><font size="3"><i>[Others please correct me if I'm wrong anywhere or add to if you have more to share.]</i></font></p><p><br /></p><p>So, for example the emperor Marcus Aurelius Probus has a <a href="https://iomegacollection.home.blog/2019/04/24/probus-egypt-alexandria-3/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://iomegacollection.home.blog/2019/04/24/probus-egypt-alexandria-3/" rel="nofollow">legend on Alexandrian coins</a> that list it as: "M AVP ΠPOBOC"</p><p>Translates to: "M AUR PROBOC"</p><p>(I'm not sure why they end often in "-OC" and not "-VΣ" for "US")</p><p><br /></p><p>There's obviously more letters (like Phi), but they don't come up for me as often, so I don't have any helpful tips (or I already figured out enough to be able to decipher it).</p><p><br /></p><p>The greek alphabet is also used for dating... here's a page about that too:</p><p><a href="https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/6144/ancient-coins/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/6144/ancient-coins/" rel="nofollow">https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/6144/ancient-coins/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Justin Lee, post: 3589284, member: 87404"]I'm just figuring it out too, so I'm not a master at all... it DOES take practice and exposure. Here's my basics as to what I do to help myself: [INDENT][B]A [/B]= A [B]B [/B]= B [B]K[/B] = C [B]Δ[/B] (Delta) = D (D is the first letter in the word Delta) [B] Є[/B] or [B]E[/B] = E (not too hard) [B]Γ[/B] (Gamma) = G (G is the first letter in Gamma) [B]I[/B] = I [B]Λ[/B] (Lambda) = L (L is the first letter in the word Lambda) [B]Θ[/B] (Theta) = Usually is like a Th sound (Th are the first sounds in Theta) [B]Π[/B] (Pi) = Usually represents a P (P is the first letter in Pi) [B]P[/B] = R (funny, huh!) [B]Σ[/B] (Sigma) = S (S is the first letter in Sigma) [B]Ω[/B] (Omega) = Usually represents W (I think of it as flipping the Omega upside-down and it has similar bumpiness as a W does) [B]Ξ[/B] = X (both Ξ and X are strange)[/INDENT] [SIZE=3][I][Others please correct me if I'm wrong anywhere or add to if you have more to share.][/I][/SIZE] So, for example the emperor Marcus Aurelius Probus has a [URL='https://iomegacollection.home.blog/2019/04/24/probus-egypt-alexandria-3/']legend on Alexandrian coins[/URL] that list it as: "M AVP ΠPOBOC" Translates to: "M AUR PROBOC" (I'm not sure why they end often in "-OC" and not "-VΣ" for "US") There's obviously more letters (like Phi), but they don't come up for me as often, so I don't have any helpful tips (or I already figured out enough to be able to decipher it). The greek alphabet is also used for dating... here's a page about that too: [URL]https://www.ngccoin.com/news/article/6144/ancient-coins/[/URL][/QUOTE]
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