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is traceable, below the horse, what has been said to be a Phoenician 

 letter, but it is probably a five-pointed star, — often associated with 

 the horse device, on coins of certain cities, and a very similar 

 device was imitated in British coinage. 



Amongst antique coins bearing a horse and star on the 

 reverse, were those of the towns of Arpi, Beneventum, Nuceria, 

 &c. 



In the case of the last-named, the star appears below the 

 horse, as upon the coin of Micipsa found at Carn-Brea.'' 



Mr. lago adds: — " Those interested should also examine Dr. 

 Borlase's remarks, and his plates of Carn-Brea coins."' 



On a Coin of Cyprus found near Truro. 

 Date, First Century, B.C. 



Mr. J. C. Daubuz has recently handed me, for identification, a 

 silver coin of a Ptolemy, found about 2 miles from Truro, towards 

 Perran-Porth. It has been pronounced, by the British Museum 

 authorities, to he a coin of about B.C. 80. It represents a King of 

 Cyprus who was the younger brother of Ptolemy Auletes King of 

 Egypt, and like him a natural son of Ptolemy Lathyrus, King of 

 Egypt. 



Dr. Smith has stated that the Ptolemy before us (whose coin has 

 now been found in Cornwall), was acknowledged King of Cyprus 

 when his brother obtained the throne of Egypt in B.C. 80. On 

 account of his having offended Clodius, the latter procured that 

 Cyprus should be declared a Roman province. Cato had to carry 

 out the decree, and warned Ptolemy, for his personal safety. But 

 the King refused favourable offers, and put an end to his own life 

 in B.C. 57. 



The legends on the coin, in Greek letters, are equivalent to 

 " [The coin] of King Ptolemy," and also "3rd year," and " Pa 

 [phos] "' the name of his capital city. 



The head upon the obverse is of bold design^ as is also the 

 eagle with thunderbolt on the reverse. 



