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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Joseph Sarkissian, post: 3133159, member: 78162&quot;][ATTACH=full]799529[/ATTACH] Hello all, I just acquired this coin on vcoins. I hadn&#039;t noticed the legend up close until I received it, and noticed reversed letters. Since I can also read and understand Greek, here are the discrepancies which make me believe that it is either a fake, or a mint error from ancient times.</p><p>The coin is of the Artaxiad dynasty, Tigranes II (95-56 BC), chalkous AE21, 9.07g, obverse is bust of Tigranes right, with Armenian five-pointed tiara, reverse is Tyche seated on a rock with a palm leaf and river god Orontes swimming below, legend (what should be) ΒΑΣΙΛΕΟΣ - ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ ΤΙΓΡΑΝΟΥ.</p><p>1. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΟΣ on the right is written in reverse, that is from right to left, mirror image.&nbsp; The I is substituted with a Υ, and the Λ is substituted with the latin L, and the O is substituted with a Ω.</p><p>2. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΝ on the left: Ω is upside down, and the last letter N is a Σ</p><p>3. ΤΙΓΡΑΝΟΥ on the far left: is written in upside down (one has to turn the coin over) - except the Υ.</p><p>Since this forum is full of experts, has anyone come across anything like this, or should I return the coin?</p><p>Thanks[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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