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The first of these was found to be admissible on the 
ground of an extensive numismatical research: the second, 
on the contrary, inadmissible, on the ground of the absence 
from the anaglyph of her constant symbolical accessaries : the 
third was found to be admissible, but on a lower ground of 
probability, as compared with the first. This reduced the dis- 
cussion to a comparison of the first and fourth; in order to 
estimate the respective claims of which to be received, the 
author next proceeded to identify the site termed in the epi- 
graph 7) Néa Munoiwy dre. 
A comparison of two passages, one in Stéphanos of By- 
zantion, the other in Strabo, enabled him to draw a definite con- 
clusion, viz., that this site could have been none other than 
the Ionian Neapolis; which inference was further corroborated 
by showing, that a very general mode of expressing NedoAue 
amongst Greek writers was, to disjoin the components of the 
word, Néa and [d\:e, and then allow them their separate 
inflexions. 
It was next proved, on the testimony of Strabo, that 
Héra, the tutelary of Samos, was either that of N eapolis, or 
entitled therein to the consideration ofsuch; on which ground 
a conclusion was formed, that Héra was in some form or an- 
other represented in the anaglyph. 
This led to a discussion of the claim of the Historical per- 
sonage, and an endeavour to fix on some particular one who 
might be considered as entitled to a paramount consideration. 
Tn order to this, the probable age of the epigraph was dis- 
cussed, on the evidence afforded by two of its characters, £ 
and W, and this was tested by the coiffure represented in the 
anaglyph. The independent evidences of both these sup- 
positions supplied a limit of age commencing with the epoch 
of Antoninus Pius, and terminating with that of Septimius 
Severus. 
The next step was to review the claims of the Auguste 
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