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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orielensis, post: 3163752, member: 96898&quot;]On this picture (original found <a href="https://auction.catawiki.com/kavels/4668449-greek-antiquity-seleukid-kings-of-syria-antiochus-ix-kyzikenos-18-thunderbolt" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://auction.catawiki.com/kavels/4668449-greek-antiquity-seleukid-kings-of-syria-antiochus-ix-kyzikenos-18-thunderbolt" rel="nofollow">here</a>), I marked all possible locations of monograms on this type of coin:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]812835[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>There is a variety of different monograms for this type. Generally speaking, they serve these purposes: the middle monogram, still visible on your specimen, gives the regnal year the coin was struck. The bottom monogram, which should be, or rather should have been, on your coin, identifies a mint official and/or officina (i.e. not a mint, as on Roman imperial coins). It can consist of multiple characters or symbols. The top one, looking like a triangle or Greek delta on the picture, appears to be missing on most coins. I wonder whether it&#039;s really a monogram that points to, for example, a specific officina, or whether it&#039;s ornamental.</p><p><br /></p><p>The whole issue of monograms and control marks on Seleucid coins is tediously complex. Probably, someone else in this forum knows a lot (!) more about it than me. Yet, if you really desire to dive into this field, it would probably best to spend some time with Houghton/Lorber: Seleucid Coins: A Comprehensive Catalogue, 2 vol. (2002/8). There, the topic is discussed in detail.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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