In the ancient Attic number system (Herodianic or acrophonic numbers), the number 100 was represented by "", because it was the initial of , the ancient spelling of = "one hundred". In the later system of (Classical) Greek numerals eta represents 8.
In the ancient Attic number system (Herodianic or acrophonic numbers), the number 100 was represented by "" because it was the ini,tial of , the ancient spelling of = "one hundred". In the later system of (Classical) Greek numerals eta represents 8.