The top left hand loop of the gallows characters is a 4. Who disagrees?

[ReneZ]

Could it be that, when you write "is", you mean: "looks like"?

I used the word "is" rather than "looks like" as it implies a much greater degree of certainty.

But it means something different.

"Looks like" is all about the shape.
"Is" suggests that this is about the meaning of it.

And it is not yet clear to me whether you are talking about shape or about meaning.

As Anton already mentioned, lots of people (myself included) have wondered if the upper left part of the p and t characters represent a q character, i.e. in terms of meaning / interpretation.

So it could be that you are talking about this as well.

But of course nobody can be certain.