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98 PERIOD VI. B. 23. Athens. JR. Ohv. Head of Athena, wearing crested helmet,. adorned with griffin and foreparts of horses. Bev. A0E — ANTIOXOZ-KAPAIXOZ-MENAN-. Owl on amphora. In field, right, elephant ; on amphora, I (number of prytany) j beneath, Z0. (mint-mark). The whole in olive-wreath. Wt. 256-9 grs. The first magistrate on this coin was afterwards Antiochus IV. of Syria. In the year b.c. 176 he was in Athens. The symbol, an elephant, clearly refers to him, and not to the second magistrate. 24. Athens. Similar types. KOINTOZ-KAEAZ-AIONYZCIOZ]. Symbol, Nike, crowning seated figure. On amphora, P (3r(J prytany); beneath, Al (mint-mark). Wt. 247 grs. The first magistrate on this coin is supposed by some to be Quintus Caecilius Metellus, proconsul in Macedonia B.C. 146. 25-27. Achaean League. M. (25) Elis. wt. 36-5 grs. (26) Messene. Wt. 37 grs. (27) Lacedsemon. wt. 38-1 grs. As none of these towns were members of the league before b.c. 192, these coins are all subsequent to that date. For early coins of the league, see V. B. 23-25. Plate 56. 28. Crete. CnoSSUS. M. Ohv. Head of Minos, with royal diadem. i?eu. KNflZinN. Square labyrinth. Wt. 257-5 grs. 29. CnOSSUS. M. Ohv. Head of Apollo. Magistrate, flOAXOZ. i^eu. KN^ZION. Circular labyrinth. Wt. 227 grs. 30. CnOSSUS. xR. 06u. Head of Athena, as on Athenian tetradrachms. Rev. KNnZlHN. Owl on amphora. In field, labyrinth. Thewhole in olive-wreath. Wt. 254'3 grs. Certain Cretan cities, for commercial reasons, adopted for their coinage Athenian types during the second century B.C., at the time when the Athenians supplied the currency for the great central market at Delos, which had the monopoly of the whole of the trade with the East. 31. 32. Gortyna. M. (31) 06u. Head of Minos, diademed. Rev. rOPTYNlON. Athena Nikephoros, standing; at her feet, serpent. Magistrate, 0IBOZ. The whole in olive-wreath. Wt. 235-2 grs. (32) rOPTYNlON. Coin of Attic type. Infield, butting bull. Wt. 249 grs. 33. Hierapytna. .ZR. Ohv. Head of city, turreted. Rev. I EPA riYTNION. Palm-tree, at foot of which eagle. Names of several magistrates. Wt. 230 grs.
B.C. 190-100. 9& 34. Priansus. M. Coin of Attic types. Bev. nPIANZI — nVPriAZ-KA: Symbol in field, palm-tree. Wt. 235-1 grs. All the above Cretan coins appear to belong to the earlier portion of the period to which they are here assigned. 35. Pares. JR. Obv. Head of Dionysus, bound with ivy. Bev. n A PI ON. Demeter, seated on basket, holding ears of corn and sceptre. In field, A P I ZTOA H M . Wt. 240 grs. 36. Pares. M. 6)6u. Head of Demeter, veiled. Bev. HkPl. Ivywreath with blossoms. Wt. 116 grs. A comparison of No. 35 with VI. B. 6 and 19 shows it to be of the second century B.C. No. 36 might be somewhat earlier, while Paros formed part of the dominions of the Ptolemies. H 2
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IV PREFACE. periods. The divisions
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LIST OF ABBEEVIATIONS AND EXPLANATI
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SELECT GREEK AND ROMAN COINS. PERIO
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