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28 PERIOD II. B. wreath. Wt. 185 grs. (30) Obv. Head of Hera, wearing upright Stephanos. Bev. F A. Thunderbolt, in wreath. Wt. 187 grs. (31) Obv. Eagle devouring hare. Bev. F A. Nike seated on a base. In the exergue, a branch of laurel. Wt. 183 grs. [The- reverse type of this coin was copied by Mr. T. Wyon, the engraver of the medal struck to commeftiorate the battle of Waterloo.] (32) Obv. Eagle's head and leaf of bryonia (?). Eev. FA. Thunderbolt, in wreath. Wt. 185 grs. (33) Obv. Eagle devouring ram. Bev. F A. Thunderbolt. Wt. 190-8 grs. (34) Obv. Eagle devouring hare. Bev. FAAEION. Thunderbolt, with two wings; one extremity ornamented. Wt. 183 grs. The series of the staters of Elis is one of the most varied and beautiful in the whole range of Greek coins. Artists of the highest abilities were employed at this mint. The types refer to the worship of Zeus and Hera at Olympia. The digamma was not abandoned on the coins of Elis until Roman times. 35-38. Crete. M. (35) Gortyna. Obv. Europa seated in tree. Bev. rOPTVNION (retrograde). Bull. Wt. 189 grs.' (36) ItanUS. Obv. Triton striking with trident. Bev. ITA. Two marine serpents, face to face. Wt. 173 grs. (37) Phaestus. Obv. CEAXANOZ (retrograde). Velchanos (a Cretan form of Zeus) seated on the stump of a tree, with a cock on his knees. Bev. AIZT. (retograde) Bull. Wt. 182-8 grs. (38) Phaestus. Obv. Herakles contending with the Lernaean Hydra ; at his feet is the crab. Bev. cfsAIZTION. Bull. Wt. 181 grs. The coins of the Cretan cities are remarkable for the unconventional style in which the subjects represented are treated. Some of them are very fine works of art, others surprisingly barbarous. The coins of Gortyna refer to the abduction of Europa by Zeus, in the form of a bull. The assistance rendered by the crab to the hydra (No. 38) is mentioned by Apollodorus (Biblioth. ii. 5, 2). Some of these Cretan coins may with equal probability be given to the earlier half of the next century, as many of them are re-struck on coins of Cyrene which can hardly be earlier than B.C. 400. 39. Euboea. Eretria. M. Obv. lo, as a cow, scratching herself; on her back a bird. Bev. E. Cuttle-fish. Wt. 265 grs. In Euboea the spot was shown on which lo was believed to have been killed, as well as the cave in which she gave birth to Epaphus. The bird on the cow's back is perhaps Zeus, who, in the form of a bird, guided Hermes to the place where Hera had tied lo to a tree.
B.C. 480-400. 29 II. C. Plates 15-17. Plate 15. 1, Etruria. JR. Obv. Winged Gox'gon running, holding in either hand a serpent. Hev. 0EII. Archaic wheel, having long axlebeam crossed by two bands curving outwards. Wt. 171*6 grs. This coin has been attributed to Faesulae. The Gorgon is the symbol of the worship of the moon-goddess, the wheel of that of the snn-god (of. II. A. 39 ; III. C. 2). The date may be about the middle of the fifth century, or earlier. The weight-standard is Persic. 2. Campania. Cum^. M. Obv. Female head. Bev. KVMAION (retrograde). Mussel shell ; above which, pistrix (sea-serpent). Wt. 115-9 grs. This coin may be assigned to the period of prosperity which Cumse enjoyed after her deliverance from the Etruscans by Hiero I. of Syracuse, B.C. 474. 3. Neapolis. M, Obv. Head of Athena; helmet bound with olive. Bev. NEnOVITE5 (in archaic characters). Man-headed bull. Wt. 115 grs. 4. Calabria. Tarentum. M. Obv. TAPANTINON. Taras, naked, helmeted, holding aplustre and round shield ; seated on back of dolphin ; beneath which, fish. Bev. Man, seated, holding distaff at which a young panther jumps. Wt. 122-9 grs. The seated figure may represent the Demos of Tarentum. The presence of £1 on this coin compels us to place it in the last years of the fifth century. 5. Lucania. Heraclea. JH. Obv. Head of Herakles, in lion's skin. Bev. HE. Lion. Wt. 20-8 grs. Heraclea was founded by the Tarentines, B.C. 433. This is one of its earliest coins. 6. Metapontum. M. Obv. META. Ear of com. i?ev.] Apollo, naked, holding branch and bow. Wt. 123-6 grs. 7. Thurium. JR, Obv. Head of Athena ; helmet bound with olive ; above, 4>. i?er. ©OYPIflN. Bull, walking, with head lowered beneath, bird. In exergue, fish. Wt. 119-1 grs. Thurium, on the Tarentine Gulf, was one of the latest of all the Greek colonies in Italy. It was colonized from Athens about B.C. 443, and occupied a position near the site of the deserted Sybaris. The style of the head of Athena on this coin may be compared with II. C. 3 of Neapolis. ;
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