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<p>[QUOTE="Pavlos, post: 4628831, member: 96635"]Translation is correct but just something informative for most people here at the forum that does not know that. The "OY" instead of "OΣ" in the name of Asklepios means it is "Of", possessive. So the full translation is "Of Asklepios the Savior", the coin is basically of Asklepios.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Soter aka Saviour is used for both kings and gods. The gods that are a saviour of a city often has a cult around it. For Thasos island it is "Herakles the Saviour", for Maroneia in Thrace it is "Dionysos the Saviour". For Pergamon it is "Askelpios the Saviour".</p><p>It is also used for kings of the Ptolemaic Empire, Seleukid Empire and Bactrian Empire. For example Antiochos I Soter and Demetrios I Soter.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Yours is a different type as all the coins above, indeed without any inscription.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Pavlos, post: 4628831, member: 96635"]Translation is correct but just something informative for most people here at the forum that does not know that. The "OY" instead of "OΣ" in the name of Asklepios means it is "Of", possessive. So the full translation is "Of Asklepios the Savior", the coin is basically of Asklepios. Soter aka Saviour is used for both kings and gods. The gods that are a saviour of a city often has a cult around it. For Thasos island it is "Herakles the Saviour", for Maroneia in Thrace it is "Dionysos the Saviour". For Pergamon it is "Askelpios the Saviour". It is also used for kings of the Ptolemaic Empire, Seleukid Empire and Bactrian Empire. For example Antiochos I Soter and Demetrios I Soter. Yours is a different type as all the coins above, indeed without any inscription.[/QUOTE]
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