title: THE MYSTERY OF COLCHIS NUMISMATICS
abstract: The greatest amount of controversy in Georgian numismatics is caused by several silver, billon and copper coins, on the avers of which the face of a man in the original crown is depicted. This crown is shaped like the sun's rays. The revers bear the Greek inscription ΣAYΛ or ΣAYМ. This is the name of the king painted on the coin. But the name is written in abbreviated form and the fourth letter of this name did not fit completely on the coin. It can be either the letter “Λ” or “M”. Therefore, so