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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ancientnoob, post: 1632383, member: 44140&quot;]I am trying hard to here to give you a well thought out answer, of which it is most likely the wrong answer. So here is my guess...</p><p><br /></p><p>I looked at a few examples in the usual places. I noticed some variations with obverse monogram and reverse no monogram, so I was thinking that might be a slightly earlier issue where it was struck only at one mint. I and making that assumption based on the idea that you wouldn&#039;t need mint marks if the coin is struck in only one place, city etc. Then there are variations like ours with letter on the front. and back. I think yours is the the easiest example to explain my line of thought on.</p><p>I then made the assumption that the reverse Kharosthi script reads closely or exactly with obverse Greek script as we have seen in other issues. Assuming this is correct, then the monogram should be the exact lettering on reverse, conveniently in the same location on both sides of the coin. Your Greek &quot;K&quot;, sure looks an awful lot like the Kharosthi &quot;kha&quot; which looks like &quot;C.&quot;</p><p>So I went on to thinking about what it could be used for...</p><p>I was thinking that assighning&nbsp; letters to the mint would indicate alot of mints, and the idea seemed to &quot;Roman&quot; to me. These coins are earlier, (I don&#039;t know if this is the correct path of logic to follow) So I then made a comparison with Macedonian coins where the mint on the silver pieces is rarely represented by just a letter, but rather a device, torch, shield,bug,wreath, tridant, etc, etc. I though it would make more sense if it was the moneyers monogram. I feel the monogram has more intimate purpose. I don&#039;t know but thanks for the thought food.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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