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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ken Dorney, post: 2584791, member: 76086&quot;]I&#039;ve commented on this before and will do so again because I am a simplistic kind of guy who appreciates reality vs absurdity.&nbsp; For some periods and cultures we have clearly established and documentary evidence as to what we should call a denomination.&nbsp; But for some (as this example) there is nothing that tells us what we should really be calling a coin.&nbsp; Clearly these coins are still the same denomination.&nbsp; Early on they were called &#039;antoninianii&#039;.&nbsp; I am fine with that, we dont know, can never know (unless someone finds an original treatise in someones basement, or if you are a conspiracy theorist, the vaults of the Vatican!).&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>So, I am comfortable with the current terminology.&nbsp; But, my educational background is in anthropology and history, and as such I understand that many such concepts are plastic or malleable. I am certain many are aware or have an understanding of the &#039;publish or die&#039; concept.&nbsp; It has led to such absurdities as string theory, big bang and many others (no, I&#039;m not religious, let&#039;s not go that direction!).&nbsp; That is exactly why we have ridiculous names for coin denominations that we cant obviously know.&nbsp; One cant make a name for themselves by just agreeing with the standard or normal.&nbsp; When did a stater become a nomos?&nbsp; Any why nomos? Doesnt matter, really.&nbsp; We can call it a &#039;boozle&#039; and it is the same thing.</p><p><br /></p><p>Also, as a dealer, I am caught in between.&nbsp; In my descriptions I use many different names or spellings.&nbsp; Why?&nbsp; Not because I like one or the other but I know that many are searching using different names or spelling and if my coins are to be seen I have to mix it up (again, absurdity).&nbsp; Also, why are dealers and book writers using alternate spellings?&nbsp; The biggest one is using &#039;k&#039; for &#039;c&#039; and vice versa.&nbsp; I understand &#039;k&#039; is more Greek and &#039;c&#039; Latin, but why does anyone prefer one over the other?&nbsp; A search on VCoins for Thessalonika gives 119 results.&nbsp; Thessalonica gives 961 results.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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