A guide to the principal gold and silver coins of the ancients ...
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B.C. 400-336. 47<br />
"by <strong>the</strong> wolf is that <strong>of</strong> winter slain by <strong>the</strong> god <strong>of</strong> light<br />
<strong>and</strong> warmth.<br />
37. Arcadia. JR. Ohv. Head <strong>of</strong> Zeus. Rev. Pan seated on rocks,<br />
holding in his right h<strong>and</strong> pedum ; at his feet, syrinx ; in field,<br />
monogram <strong>of</strong> Arcadia ; on <strong>the</strong> rock, OAYM. Wt. 190 grs.<br />
Zeus Lycaeus <strong>and</strong> Pan were <strong>the</strong> two chief divinities ot<br />
Arcadia ; <strong>the</strong>ir temples s<strong>to</strong>od on Mount Lycseum, <strong>the</strong><br />
Arcadian Olympus. On <strong>the</strong> reverse <strong>of</strong> this coin Pan is<br />
represented as sitting on <strong>the</strong> summit <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> mountain.<br />
This beautiful coin was issued by <strong>the</strong> Arcadian Confederacy<br />
after B.C. 371. Artistically, this coin is <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
highest interest, as it shows us a complete figure by an<br />
engraver <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Peloponnesian school <strong>of</strong> Polycletus.<br />
38. Stymphalus. M. Obv. Head <strong>of</strong> Artemis, laureate, wearing<br />
earring <strong>and</strong> necklace. Eev. ZTYMAAinN. Herakles, wielding<br />
his club ; <strong>the</strong> lion's skin round his left arm. Wt. 185-1 grs.<br />
Stymphalus was a city in <strong>the</strong> north-east <strong>of</strong> Arcadia.<br />
The only building in this city mentioned by Pausanias<br />
was a temple <strong>of</strong> Artemis Stymphalia, in which were<br />
figures <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Stymphalian birds destroyed by Herakles.<br />
This coin is <strong>of</strong> about <strong>the</strong> same period as <strong>the</strong> preceding.<br />
39. Crete. CnoSSUS. M. Obv. Head <strong>of</strong> Hera, wearing Stephanos<br />
adorned with flowers. Bev. KNOZIQN. Square labyrinth; in<br />
field, AP, spear-head, <strong>and</strong> thunderbolt. Wt. 171 grs.<br />
The foundation <strong>of</strong> this city was attributed <strong>to</strong> Minos.<br />
The marriage <strong>of</strong> Zeus with Hera was here commemorated<br />
by an annual festival, " <strong>the</strong> Sacred Marriage " ; hence <strong>the</strong><br />
head <strong>of</strong> Hera, as a bride, on <strong>the</strong> <strong>coins</strong>. The labyrinth<br />
may be compared with that on I. B. 32.<br />
40. Phaestus. M. Obv. TAAON. Talos as a winged youth,<br />
hurling a s<strong>to</strong>ne. Bev. k\I.T\n.U. Bull. Wt. 178 grs.<br />
Talos or Talon was a man <strong>of</strong> brass, fabricated by<br />
Hephaestus. He watched <strong>the</strong> coast <strong>of</strong> Crete, <strong>and</strong> warded<br />
<strong>of</strong>f hostile ships by hurling s<strong>to</strong>nes at <strong>the</strong>m. The presence<br />
<strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> letter fl on this coin renders it probable that it<br />
is <strong>of</strong> later date than II. B. 38.