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

B.C. 336-280. 67
17. Metapontum. JR, Obv. Head of Zeus; behind, thunderbolt.
Bev. CMEJTAnON. Ear of corn. In field, KAA, and poppy-head.
Wt. 119-8 grs.
18. Metapontum. M. Obv. EAEY0EPICOZ]. Head of Zeus
Eleutherios. JRev. META. Ear of corn. Wt. 119-8 grs.
19. Metapontum. JR. Obv. Head of Dionysus, bound with broad
diadem and ivy-wreath. Hev. METAfl. Ear of corn. Wt.
124-7 grs.
20. Metapontum. JR. Obv. Head of Demeter, or Persephone;
hair bound with corn. JRev. META. Ear of corn. Synabol, plough.
Magistrate, MAN. Wt. 120-2 grs.
21. Metapontum. M. Obv. Head of Demeter, or Persephone, facing.
Bev. META. Ear of corn. Wt. 121-3 grs.
Metapontum fell into the hands of the Lucanians soon
after the year B.C. 314; the above coins fall into the
period between about 330 and 314.
22. Thurium. M. Obv. Head of Athena ; Scylla on helmet. Bev,
©OYPiriN. Butting bull. Magistrate, EYA. In exergue, fish.
Wt. 120-2 grs.
23. Yelia. ^. Obv. Head of Athena, wearing crested helmet,
on which a quadriga and artist's name, IAIZTlON. Bev.
YEAHTON. Lion gnawing the bones of a stag; above, Nike
flying. Wt. i03-3 grs.
24. Yelia. iR. Obv. Head of Athena, wearing helmet of Phrygian
form, on which female Centaur. iJeu. YEAHTON. Lion devouring
prey. Wt. 117-7 grs.
25. Bruttii. Croton. JR. Obv. Head of Apollo. Bev. KPO.
Tripod. In field, branch tied with fillet. Wt. 118-8 grs.
In style this coin resembles No. 20, of Metapontum.
26. Locri. M. Obv. Head of Zeus. Bev. Eagle devouring hare. In
field, thunderbolt. Wt. 119-1 grs.
This coin may be compared for style with No. 17, of
Metapontum.
Pi^TB 35. 27. Sicily. Syracuse. B.C. 317-310. A/". Oftw. Head of young
Herakles, laureate. i2^u. ZYPAKOZinN. Biga ; beneath which,
triskeles. Wt. 66-2 grs.
28. Syracuse. B.C. 317-310. JR.
beneath, Nl. Bev. ZYPAKOZinN.
Obv. Head of Persephone
Quadriga; above, triskeles.
In exergue, Al. Wt. 266-1 grs.
Although these coins do not bear the name of Aga-
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