Sampi
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Sampi is an archaic letter of the Greek alphabet. It was used as an addition to the classical 24-letter alphabet in some eastern Ionic dialects of ancient Greek in the 6th and 5th centuries BC, to den
The Nessus amphora, with the name "ΝΕΤΟΣ" (possibly obliterating earlier "ΝΕͲΟΣ") on the right
Graeco-Iberian lead plaque from la Serreta (Alcoi), showing the Iberian form of sampi. The first word is ΙΥΝͲΤΙΡ̓, iunstir
![Coin of king Kanishka, with the inscription ÞΑΟΝΑΝΟÞΑΟ ΚΑΝΗÞΚΙ ΚΟÞΑΝΟ ("King of Kings [cf. Persian "Shahanshah"], Kanishka the Kushan"), using Bactria](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/KanishkaCoin3.JPG/500px-KanishkaCoin3.JPG)
Coin of king Kanishka, with the inscription ÞΑΟΝΑΝΟÞΑΟ ΚΑΝΗÞΚΙ ΚΟÞΑΝΟ ("King of Kings [cf. Persian "Shahanshah"], Kanishka the Kushan"), using Bactrian "ϸ" for š.
Koppa
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Koppa or Qoppa is a letter that was used in early forms of the Greek alphabet, derived from Phoenician qoph. It was originally used to denote the sound, but dropped out of use as an alphabetic charact
Corinthian stater. Obverse: Pegasus with koppa beneath, for Corinth. Reverse: Athena wearing a Corinthian helmet.
Corinthian hemiobol. Obverse: Pegasus with koppa beneath, for Corinth. Reverse: Aphrodite wearing a sakkos headband.