I thought I’d written about this Durmius type, but apparently I haven’t. I was thinking about a possible butterfly on the Fabatus control marks and say this coin again.
Compare this control mark on RRC 408/1:
Instead of a crab we have a scorpion holding the butterfly. Both the Crab and Scorpion are zodiac signs (Cancer, Scorpio) and butterfly represents the soul. This strikes me as key to understanding the symbolism.
17 March 2026: As I think in future more about crabs and scorpions, I wanted to keep a note of the 3rd Century BCE Scarab intaglio from Italy:
Liv Mariah Yarrow 