U+1015D "𐅝" Greek Acrophonic Cyrenaic Two Drachmas Unicode Character
Unicode Version 17.0
U+1015D "𐅝" Greek Acrophonic Cyrenaic Two Drachmas is a historical numeral symbol used in the ancient Greek region of Cyrenaica, representing a monetary value of two drachmas as part of the acrophonic numbering system where the initial letter of a word for a number or coin served as its symbol. This character belongs to the Ancient Greek Numbers Unicode block and is specifically associated with Cyrenaic inscriptions, reflecting the local variation of Greek numeric notation that employed a distinct set of signs for fractions and currency denominations. The symbol is rarely encountered outside specialized epigraphic or numismatic contexts, serving as a valuable tool for scholars deciphering ancient financial records or weighing systems from the Cyrenaic city-states in North Africa from around the 5th to 4th centuries BCE.
General Properties
Encodings
| HTML Decimal Encoding |
𐅝 |
| HTML Hex Encoding |
𐅝 |
| UTF-8 Encoding |
0xF0 0x90 0x85 0x9D |
| UTF-16 Encoding |
0xD800 0xDD5D |
| UTF-32 Encoding |
0x0001015D |
| C/C++/Java Escape |
\ud800\udd5d |
Unicode Properties