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22 PERIOD II. A. Platb 11. 27. Methymna. M. Obv. Boar. Bev. Head of Athena, her helmet adorned with Pegasus. MAOYMNAIOZ, in archaic characters, on both sides. Wt. 124-6 grs. The pure archaic style of the head of Athena, the ancient forms of the letters, and the Euboic weight of the coin, mark it as not much, if at all, later than b.c. 480. 28. Mytilene. M. Obv. Two calves' heads face to face ; between them a tree. Bev. Incuse square. Wt. 169 grs. This coin, in spite of its globular form, is not of archaic work ; neither is the metal pure. It seems, therefore, to belong to the latter part of the fifth century. 29. Clazomenae. JR. Obv. Forepart of winged boar. Bev. Incuse square. Wt. 108 grs. An early coin, but probably not before b.c. 480. ^lian relates that a winged Boar was said to have ravaged in ancient days the Clazomenian fields. 30. Colophon. M. O&y. KOAOnN ION (retrograde). Head of Apollo, laureate. Bev. Lyre in incuse square. Wt. 83 grs. A coin of Colophon under Persian rule ; the weight is that of the Persian siglos, and the style of art transitional. 31. Ephesus. M. Obv. E4>EZI0N. Bee. Bev. Incuse square. Wt. 205 grs. This Ephesian silver stater belongs to about the middle of the fifth century. The bee is connected with the worship of the Ephesian Artemis, and was the badge of the city. 32. Erythrae. jJJ. Obv. Naked youth holding in a prancing horse, which is stung by a bee or wasp. Bev. EPY0. Flower in incuse square. Wt. 72 grs. A coin of the best transitional style ; the bee is probably only the symbol of a magistrate. 33. Teos. ^. Obv. Griffin with forepaw raised ; above, a bearded mask. Bev. Incuse square. Wt. 178 grs. 34. Chios. .51. Obv. Sphinx, seated before amphora ; above which, bunch of grapes. Bev. Incuse square. Wt. 235*7 grs. Chios was famed for its wine, and the Sphinx is a symbol of Dionysus. This stater is not of the first currency of the island, but belongs to the period of the Athenian dominion, B.C. 478-412.
B.C. 480-400. 23 35. Samos. JR. Obv. Lion's scalp. Jiev. ZA. Forepart of ox, in incuse square. Wt. 203 grs. A coin of the latter end of the fifth century. The ox was the symbol of Hera, the tutelary goddess of Samos. 36. Cos. JR. Obv. KOZ. Naked athlete, preparing to hurl the discus ; behind him the prize tripod. Hev. Crab in incuse square. Wt. 250 grs. Cos, Lindus, lalysus, Camirus, and Cnidus made up the Dorian Pentapolis. The temple of the Triopian Apollo near Cnidus was the central point of this union. 37. Termera. M. Obv. TYMNO. Herakles kneeling. Eev. TEPMEPIKON. Lion's head in incuse square. Wt. 72-4 grs. This highly interesting little coin was procured by Sir Charles Newton in the island of Cos. The obverse bears the name of Tymnes, a despot of Termera about the middle of the fifth century. He was probably a son of Histiaeus the son of Tymnes of Termera, whom Herodotus mentions as serving in the fleet of Xerxes in b.c. 480. 38. Lycia. JR. Obv. Head of Athena. Bev. Head of Persian satrap in incuse circle. Wt. 129 grs. The head of the Persian satrap on this coin is, if a portrait, the earliest which occurs on a coin. The date, judging by style, is about B.C. 400. 39. Aspendus. JR. Obv. Warrior armed with shield and spear (style archaic). Jiev. EZP. Triskeles or Three-legs, and lion, both running, the whole in incuse square. Wt. 163 grs. The triskeles, like the wheel, is supposed by some to be a symbol of the sun. This opinion is borne out by its combination on this coin with the lion, a well-known solar symbol. 40. Cyprus. JR. Obv. Bull, above which the Egyptian winged scarabseus, and in front the crux ansata ; beneath, in the Cyprian character, ARI. Eev. Eagle with spread wings, in incuse square. Wt. 168-5 grs. This is a coin of a king of Paphos, called perhaps Aristophantus. Egyptian and Persian symbols are frequent on Cyprian monuments. The Cyprians derived them from the Phoenicians. 41. Cyprus. JR. 06y. Ram, accompanied by the name of Euelthon, in the Cyprian character. Eev. Crux ansata in iucuse square. Wt. 169-5 grs.
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