78 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Coins of this class were formerly assigned to Nineveh, 

 but have now been recognised by Waddington and Kamsay 

 as belonging to the Cilician colonia Claudiopolis. 



Olha in Cilicia. — A bronze coin ("apparently of the time 

 of Augustus) of which only one other specimen is known 

 (Zeitschrift fur Nundsmatik, xii. 369). Obverse, Sacred 

 throne of Zeus ; reverse, OABEHN, Thunderbolt. 



Tarsus. — A very rare silver stater of the fifth century B.C. 

 Types, satrap on horseback and armed hoplite kneeling. 



Tarsus. — A bronze coin of the time of Hadrian. Obverse, 

 Head of Herakles ; reverse, Perseus standing, holding a small 

 cultus-statue of Apollo Avkoktovoq with a wolf in each hand. 

 Symbol in field, lion and bull. Magistrate's name BOH0OV, 

 possibly a descendant of the Tarsian poet of that name, who 

 lived in the time of Augustus (Strabo, xiv. 674). 



Tarsus. — A bronze coin of Elagabalus. Reverse, KOINOC 

 TWN TPiOJN €nAPX€IGaN. The Common Games of the 

 three provinces, Cilicia, Isauria, and Lycaonia. 



Asia Minor. — A cistophorus of Hadrian, struck for currency 

 in Asia Minor. Reverse, COS III. Temple. Presented by 

 Sir Hermann Weber, m.d. 



Asia Minor {?\ — An interesting bronze coin. Obverse, 

 ANTXINIA rVNH, Bust of Antonia ; Reverse, ©YfATPI 

 ZEBAZTOY LE (year 5). Julia, daughter of Augustus, 

 holding figure of Victory (^Zeit. f. Num. xx. p. 119). Pre- 

 sented by E. J. Seltmann, Esq. 



Arabia. — A unique and unpublished didrachm of Obo- 

 das I., King of Arabia Nabathsea, B.C. 97-85, with the busts of 

 king and queen on the obverse. Presented by Barclay V. 

 Head, Esq., d.c.l. 



Parthia. — A collection of the small bronze coins of the 

 Parthian kings, including many interesting types and 

 varieties. 



Bactria. — A unique tetradrachm of Antimachus with the 

 portrait and type (Herakles seated) of his predecessor 

 Euthydemus. 



Ethiopia. — A bronze coin of one of the kings of Axum 

 reading, apparently, ©EOV MAO OA. Presented by Lord 

 Grantley, f.s.a. 



Carthage. — A large gold piece of six drachms (350 grains) 

 struck at Carthage circ. B.C. 241-218. Extremely rare. 



