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to be peculiar to the west coast of Asia Minor, as it is met 

 with only on these coins of Methymna, on some sarcophagi 

 from Clazomense (Antike Denkmdler, 1890, Bd. I., Taf. 46), 

 and on Daphnse vases of Ionian origin. On other staters of 

 Methymna, presumably rather later in date, this curious 

 projection is artistically developed into the form of a 

 Pegasus. 



Ephesus in Ionia. — Two well preserved tetradrachms of 

 the fourth century, B.C., with the names of the eponymous 

 Prytaneis EOINIKOS and SKTeHS. 



Also a bronze coin of Philip senior ; reverse, E^ECTQN 

 KATAIIAOYC A., Type, a galley. The rare and interesting 

 legend on this coin records the privilege enjoyed by Ephesus 

 of being the first port at which the Proconsuls of Asia were 

 bound to disembark on their entry into the Province. 



Cos. — A didrachm of the middle of the fourth century ; 

 obverse, Head of Herakles ; reverse, a female Head, possibly 

 meant for Omphale, wearing a veil. 



Also a bronze coin of the Imperial period ; obverse, A 

 BOYAA, Bust of the Boule (or local Senate) veiled ; reverse, 

 Bearded Herakles (?) ; seated on a rock and holding on his knee 

 the infant Telephus (?) ; above whom is a star. A very inter- 

 esting mythological type ; but whether it really represents 

 Herakles and Telephus is a doubtful point. 



Lydia. — An interesting series of autonomous and Imperial 

 bronze coins of Lydian cities collected by Mr. A. J. Lawson 

 of Smyrna. 



Attuda in Phrygia. — A fine bronze medallion, unpublished ; 

 obverse. Busts of Severus, Caracalla, and Geta ; reverse, 

 Temple of Kybele. Presented by H. Montagu, Esq., F.s.A. 



Blaundus in Phrygia. — Six Imperial coins, of which the 

 most interesting is one representing Herakles slaying the 

 three- headed Geryon, who holds up a wheel jn one hand. 

 Behind the contending figures lie the oxen. 



. Laodicea in Phrygia. — A rare cistophorus struck before 

 B.C. 58, bearing as mint-mark a winged caduceus and the 

 letters AAO, together with the name of a local magistrate 

 mnOXAITHS AEINOMAXOY. 



Lycia. — A series of Lycian coins of considerable rarity and 

 importance as contributions towards the elucidation of the 

 enigmatic inscriptions which characterise the ancient Lycian 

 currency, inscriptions which Sir Charles Fellows (Coins of 

 Lycia, 1855) endeavoured to identify as the names of Lycian 

 towns, but which Schmidt, Savelsberg, and more recently, 

 Six, are inclined to regard as the names of Dynasts. Among 

 the rarest of these is a fine silver stater, bearing on the 



obverse. 



