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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 1884996, member: 19463&quot;]While I find the article fantastic as it is, great learning always opens new questions so you never reach the end.&nbsp; The coin posted by <a href="http://www.cointalk.com/members/chrsmat71.42634/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cointalk.com/members/chrsmat71.42634/">chrsmat71</a> not only has the interesting initial u like letter but something else caught my attention.&nbsp; Under the M is what at first appears to be and A over an E.&nbsp; What is this?&nbsp; It is in the usual position for an officina letter but that should be one digit.&nbsp; Not covered in the history of Antioch markings is the common letters delta and E found on Antioch provincials of the third century as shown here on Carcalla and Diadumenian.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]320354[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]320355[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Of course delta E was also used later to indicate 4+5 = 9 avoiding the unlucky theta alone as a 9.&nbsp; This is shown here on coins of the later third and earlier fourth centuries but ceased to be used in this way under Christian rulers.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]320356[/ATTACH] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]320359[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Am I misreading the A?&nbsp; Is this related to the old city DE mark or what is the pair of letters under the M?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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