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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bart9349, post: 1204605, member: 5682&quot;][ATTACH]127149.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I know that Roman coins from the Egypt where unique in some aspects.</p><p><br /></p><p>These coins would indicate which year of the reign they would be minted. The above coin was minted in the first year of Carinus&#039;s reign indicated by the L (signifying year) and A (Greek for alpha or one).</p><p><br /></p><p>Two questions for our experts:</p><p><br /></p><p>A) Did any other area of the Roman empire (or of the entire Ancient world) indicate a coin&#039;s date or regnal year?</p><p><br /></p><p>B) From where does the &quot;L&quot; signifying year derive? &quot;L&quot; is not Greek. Is it Coptic? I know that the Greek word for year, ETOYC, is found on some coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]127151.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>(This above coin is from year 5 of the reign of Aurelian)</p><p><br /></p><p>Thank you in advance.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>guy[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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