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44 PERIOD III. B. IB. Philip II. M. Obv. Head of Zeus. i2^r. IAinnOY. Boy on horse, holding palm. Wt. 224 grs. The reverse types of Philip's coins refer to his victories at the Olympian Games. The head of Zeus upon this silver stater is a very fine work of art, and is possibly a •copy of the famous statue of the Olympian Zeus by Phidias. 19. Thessaly. Larissa. M. 06i-. Head of nymph Larissa, facing, but turned slightly towards the left. Bev. AAPIZAIiTlN. Horse. Wt. 188-5 grs. This beautiful head may be compared with that of Arethusa, struck about the same period at Syracuse (III. C. 30), which it very closely resembles. 20. Pharsalus. M. 06u. Head of Athena; behind, TH. Eev. API.. Thessalian horseman. In exergue, TEAEANTO (retrograde). Wt. 99-5 grs. One of these names is that of the engraver. •21. Pherae. Alexander, tyrant, B.C. 369-357. JR. Obv. Head of Hecate, facing; in the field, a torch. Bev. AAEEANAPOY beneath, and also on the horse's hind quarter, a Armed horseman ; bipennis. Wt. 183-1 grs. :22. Pherae. Alexander. JR. Obv. Head of Hecate ; in front torch. Hev. AAEZAN. Lion's head. Wt. 92-7 grs. 23. Epirus. Alexander, b.c. 342-325. JR. Obv^ Head o Zeus of Dodona, wearing oak-wreath. Hev. AAE.=.ANAPOY TOY NEOnTOAEMOY. Thunderbolt and eagle. Wt. 165-3 grs. This coin closely resembles the gold stater of this king which he struck at Tarentum, whither he went, B.C. 332, to aid the Greeks against the Lucanians and Bruttians. Of. IV. C. 11. "24. Locri Opuntii. JR. Head of Persephone. iJeu. OnONTlON. Ajax, the son of Oileus, armed with shield and short sword, in fighting attitude ; between his legs, AIAZ. Wt. 181-7 grs. Ajax the Less was the national hero of the Locrians. 25. Delphi.. Amphictyonic Council. JR. 06u. HeadofDemeter, veiled, ^eu. AM
B.C. 400-336. 45. phictyonic Council, probably when it re-assembled after tbe termination of the Sacred War, B.C. 346, and conferred upon Philip of Macedon the votes in the council which had previously belonged to the Phocians. 26. Boeotia. M. Obv. Baotian shield. Rev. EPAMI. Amphora;, above which, rosette. Wt. 188 grs. The Boeotarch's name on this coin is that of the famous Epaminondas. 27-29. Thebes. M, 06u. Boeotian shield. Bev. (27) QE. Infant- Herakles, strangling serpents. Wt. 187 grs. (28) E. Amphora enclosed in wreath of ivy-leaves and berries. Wt. 185 grs. (29) Head of bearded Dionysus, facing, encircled by wreath of ivy. Wt. 188 grs. The rich floral ornamentation of the field of No. 28 isespecially noteworthy, and resembles modern Persian work. The head of Dionysus on No. 29 wears an ivywreath, which apparently covers the whole head, including the ears. The date of these coins is circ. 400-387. Plate 23. 30. Athens. A/". 06v. Head of Athena. i2eu. A0E. Owl and olivebranch. Wt. 132-5 grs. Athens began to strike money in gold probably in the year b.c. 393. Besides the stater, half staters, sixths, and twelfths are known. 31. Corinth. JR. 06y. Pegasos flying ; beneath, kopj^a. i?eu. Head of Athena ; behind, acanthus pattern. Wt. 132 grs. Cf. 11. B. 25. 32. Sicyon. JR. Obv. Chimaera; beneath, head of i*iver-god Asopus (?). Rev. Dove, flying; around, olive-wreath. Wt. 189 grs.. The Chimaera refers to the legend of Bellerophon, whoappears to have been honoured at Sicyon no less than at Corinth. The dove was sacred to Aphrodite, whose worship was brought to Sicyon from Cyprus, between which island and Sicyon there was frequent intercourse in early times. At Sicyon was a temple of Aphrodite, and her statue of gold and ivory by Canachus. The Asopus, on the banks of which Sicyon stood, was famed in Greek myth.
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