[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by wade12

also, there are not 2 groups of 3 stars, its 4 over 3.

LOL, you are of course right. The mind sees what it decides to see.

any thoughts on the letter between Phi and Sigma? Xi or Zeta? or ?

The letter between the the Phi and the Sigma appears to me to be a lower-case Iota with a tonos (accent). This seems a little clearer in the picture that is not a close up. It looks to me like the second and third words are Phi and Sigma spelled out: Φί Σιγμα.

That said, I realise now that the third letter in what otherwise looks like Σιγμα is actually a lower-case Eta (η), not a lower-case Mu (μ).

And now that you mention what is between the Phi and the Sigma, is does look a bit different from the other letters that appear to be Iotas, whether with tonos or without. In the picture of the entire coin, it almost looks like the Phi could be the last letter of the first word rather than the first letter of the second word, but it is an upper-case Phi, not a lower-case one (φ). And I'm still thrown by the G, which isn't a form of any Greek letter.

Curious.

ETA:

Originally Posted by ForeverRoses

Could the G maybe be a stylized Theta?

I guess it could, but that seems unlikely. The follwing letters would be Iota, something that looks like an English i or j, Iota and Alpha.

If I had to guess, I would guess a local group of some kind, but that is only a guess.