Morten St George Theory

[Morten St. George]

JP, We seem to agree that whatever it is, a 5 or a g, it has a macron (bar) which is really all I care about.

No, if it is a "g" (which is the most likely interpretation), then there is no macron. The crossbar is simply part of the letter.

A macron is an abbreviation symbol. If it is a "y" than it is "y" with a macron (abbreviation). If it is "g", there is no macron.

You are perfectly correct: I should have said y instead of g. Meanwhile, I've noticed that in medieval handwriting, the letter Lamed tends to slant to the left creating a v-like shape in the middle. You'll notice that the 5 of You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login to view. is slightly slanted to the left. I'm fairly confident that an allusion to Lamed is at least one of the intentions of the author.