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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) Nat Murjo-i'wv FloXte. 



A comparison of two passages, one in Stephanos 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 NeairoXig 

 amongst Greek writers was, to disjoin the components of the 

 word, Nla and Do Ate, and then allow them their separate 

 inflexions. 



It was next proved, on the testimony of Strabo, that 

 Hera, the tutelary of Samos, was either that of Neapolis, or 

 entitled therein to the consideration of such ; on which ground 

 a conclusion was formed, that Hera 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. 



In order to this, the probable age of the epigraph was dis- 

 cussed, on the evidence afforded by two of its characters, 2 

 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 Augustas 



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