A guide to the principal gold and silver coins of the ancients ...

30 PERIOD II. C.
8. Velia. JR. Obv. Female head, wearing diadem of pearls, Itev.
VEAHTEON. Lion; above which, owl flying. Wt. 117-6 grs.
9. Bruttii. Caulonia. M. Obv. Apollo, naked, holding branch ;
left arm extended ; on either side of him, a dolphin. Eev.
KAYAaNIATAZ. Stag. Wt. 122-8 grs.
None of the money of this city appears to be later in
date than the end of the fifth century B.C.
10. Croton. JR. Obv. Eagle perched on the capital of a column of
the Ionic order; in the field, a laurel-branch. Bev. QPO. Tripod,
with a fillet attached to one handle. Wt. 116 grs.
This is the tripod of the Pythian Apollo who was
worshipped at Croton, in a temple called the Pythion.
11. Pandosia. JR. Obv. riANAOZIA (in archaic characters).
Head of nymph Pandosia, wearing broad diadem ; the whole in
laurel-wreath. Eev. KPA0IZ (in archaic characters). River
Crathis naked, standing, holding patera and olive-branch ; at his
feet, a fish. Wt. 104-7 grs.
The archaic forms of the letters on this coin are not
consistent with the style of art, which is that of the
middle or latter portion of the fifth century. The inscription
is therefore an afiectation of archaism.
12. Ehegium. JR. Obv. Lion's scalp, facing. Eev. R EC IN OS.
Bearded figure, naked to waist, seated, his right resting on staff;
beneath his seat, a dog. The whole in laurel-wreath. Wt. 267-6 grs.
The seated figure on this coin, like that on II. C. 4 of
Tarentum, may represent the Demos of the city. Coins
of this type may date from the time of the expulsion of
the despots, B.C. 461.
13. Terina. JR. Obv. Head of Nike, wearing across forehead diadem
ornamented with honeysuckle pattern ; behind, ; the whole in
laurel-wreath. Hev. TEPINAION. Winged Nike or Eirene,
seated on vase, holding caduceus and bird. Wt. 119-5 grs.
This is one of the most exquisite productions of the
art of die-engraving. The