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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;dougsmit, post: 2460860, member: 19463&quot;]No.&nbsp; Greek numerals included archaic letters not retained in the modern alphabet including at 6 what we usually see called digamma or stigma often looking like an S, backwards question mark or F.&nbsp; These numbers were used over many years in many variations.&nbsp; As a result H is 8.&nbsp; ET means &#039;year&#039; and the missing letter is C or a lunate form of sigma which is the numeral for 200.&nbsp; Greek numbers did not employ space holding zeros so the coin is year 208 of the city era which I believe started in 2 BC so this would be c. 206-7 AD.&nbsp; I do not know what month began their calendar.&nbsp; </p><p>[ATTACH=full]515827[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]515828[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>You might search Coin Talk.&nbsp; I don&#039;t think it has been all that long since these were discussed here but I don&#039;t recall how many were shown.&nbsp; I have seen several but most are in no better condition than yours.&nbsp; Making coins that large was a technical challenge and many have flan flaws or weak strikes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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