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82 PERIOD V. C. In B.C. 268, when tlie denarmswas first coined at Eome, the Campanian silver was restricted to the Quadrigatus (of which this is an example) and the Victoriatus. 9. Campania. Cales. M. 06u. Head of Athena. i2eu. CALENO. Nike, in biga. Wt. 113 grs. This town was colonised from Rome in B.C. 3.34. The silver money which bears its name must be attributed to the period between this year and B.C. 268. 10. Suessa. M. Obv. Head of Apollo ; behind, ear of corn. Eev. SVESANO. Horseman, carrying palm, riding on one and leading a second horse. Wt. 113-2 grs. Suessa was occupied by a Roman colony about B.C. 313. Like Cales, it ceased to coin silver in B.C. 268. 11. Nuceria Alfaterna. M. Obv. Name of town, in Oscan characters. Young male head, with ram's horn ; behind, dolphin. Bev. One of the Dioscuri, standing beside horse. Wt. 110*3 gx's. The silver money of this city is contemporary with that of Cales and Suessa. 12. Teanum Sidicinum. JR. Obv. Head of young Herakles, in lion's skin ; beneath, club. Hev. Name of town, in Oscan characters. Nike, in triga. Wt. 107-5 grs. This coin is clearly contemporary with No. 9, of Cales. 13. Apulia. Arpi. M. Obv. AP^^UQ.H. Head of Persephone behind, ear of corn. Eev. AfiiXO\. Prancing horse ; above, star. Wt. 110-8 grs. The name of the magistrate on this coin recalls that of Dasius Altinius, mentioned by Livy as chief magistrate of Arpi during the Hannibalic war. Plate 45. 14. Calabria. Tarentum. A/". Obv. Head of Herakles. Bev. TAPANTINQN. Taras, holding trident, driving biga ; beneath, API, and thunderbolt. Wt. 132 grs. This coin is the latest in style of all the gold money of Tarentum. It seems to belong to the time of the Second Punic War, B.C. 212-209. Cf. IV. C. 13, which is of the same type, but much earlier. 15. Tarentum. M. Obv. Boy on horse, received by naked man; beneath, APIZTHl. Bev. Taras, holding bow and arrow, riding on dolphin ; beneath, elephant, Wt. 98-5 grs. < ;
B.C. 280-190. -88 The elephant on this coin points to the time of Pyrrhus, B.C. 281-272, as the earliest probable date to which it can be assigned. 16. Tarentum. JR. 06u. Horseman, wearing chlamys. Magistrate's name, ZENOKPATHZ. Bev. TAPAZ. Taras, on dolphin; he holds trident ; beneath, waves, in which cuttle-fish. Wt. 99*4 grs. 17. Lucania. Heraclea. JR. Obv. I-HPAKAEinN. Head of Athena. Bev. Herakles, standing, holding club and lion's skin. Nike, flying, about to crown him. Magistrate, c|) I AO. Wt. 97-9 grs. 18. Thurium. JR. 06y. Head of Apollo. i?eu. OOYPION. Butting bull ; above, API. In exergue, tripod. Wt. 94 grs. Nos. 16-18 seem to be some of the latest silver coins of their respective cities. 19. Velia. JR. 06u. Head of Athena, wearing winged helmet. Bev. YEAHTQN. Lion, walking. Magistrates' letters, and ear of corn. Wt. 115'7 grs. This coin may be attributed to the period ending B.C. 268. 20. Brattii. N. Obv. Head of Poseidon. Bev. B PETTI ON. Amphitrite, veiled, seated on sea-horse ; before her stands an Eros, drawing a bow. Wt. 65*5 grs. 21. Bruttii. JR. Obv. Heads of the Dioscuri, surmounted by stars. Bev. B PETTI ON. The Dioscuri, on horseback. Wt. 86-1 grs. 22. Bruttii. JR. Obv. Head of Amphitrite, veiled ; at her shoulder, sceptre. Bev. BPETTIflN. Poseidon, naked, placing his right foot on the capital of an Ionic column, and resting on sceptre. In field, crab. Wt. 72*4 grs. Shortly after the time of Pyrrhus, the coinage of the Greek towns of the coasts of Bruttium ceases, and is replaced by a federal Bruttian coinage, of which the above pieces are examples. This lasts until after the Hannibalic war. 23. Locri. JR. Obv. Head of Zeus. Bev. AOKPflN. Roma (PflMA), seated, with sword and shield, crowned by Fides (niZTIZ), who stands before her. Wt. 109-2 grs. The obverse of this coin resembles so closely that of Pyrrhus (V. C. 27) that, bearing in mind the type, it may be considered as certain that it was struck in B.C. 274, when the Eomans, after the final defeat of Pyrrhus, allowed the Locrians to retain their autonomy. G 2
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