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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;John Anthony, post: 2243761, member: 42773&quot;]Transliteration is a messy business. The Greek <i>γρύφων</i> transliterates to <i>gryphon</i>, but Greek alternatively uses <i>γρύπων</i>, or <i>grypon</i>. &quot;Ph&quot; is technically the correct substitution for phi, but English also uses &quot;f&quot; to make the same sound, so you could write <i>gryfon</i> and claim legitimacy. But since we&#039;re talking about ancient coins, the ancient form of the word is <i>γρύψ, </i>or<i> grips, </i>which became Romanized into <i>gryphus</i>. Take your pick. As long as we all know what we&#039;re talking about, isn&#039;t that the point of language?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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