DEPARTMENT OF COINS AND MEDALS. 77 



obverse, a female head of archaic style, and on the reverse, 

 the Lycian tetraskelis, and an inscription in Lycian characters, 

 SnnSTATA, which M. Six reads Spintaza, the name of a 

 Dynast of Telmissus, B.C. 410^ — 405. The style of the coin 

 seems, however, to be earlier than this date. Also a stater 

 of the fifth century B.C.; obverse, Female head; reverse, Lycian 

 inscription read as Teththef ebe or Teththiveibis. Presented by 

 H. Weber, Esq., m.d. 



Of somewhat later date, is a stater bearing a Lycian 

 inscription, which has been read Trebbonimis, and assigned 

 to a dynast, who may have reigned early in the fourth 

 century B.C. 



Lystra in Lycaonia. — A bronze colonial coin of extreme 

 rarity ; obverse, IMPE AVGVSTI, Head of Emperor ; reverse, 

 COL. IVL. FEL. GEM. LVSTRA, Priest conducting yoke of 

 oxen. Also a coin of Faustina Junior, reading COL. IVL. 

 LVSTRA, The Tyche of the city seated on a rock. There 

 were previously no coins of this colony in the Museum. 



Aegae in Cilicia. — An extremely interesting coin of the 

 Imperial age ; obverse. Bust of Asklepios ; reverse, a beautiful 

 figure of Hygieia feeding a serpent. In front of the figure are 

 the date SIB (=212 = A. d. 165), and the names of two local 

 magistrates. 



Anazarbus in Cilicia. — Severus Alexander ; reverse' 

 inscr. ANAZAPBOY MRlrpoiroXewg] T.B ( = ypnfifiaTi BovXrjgy 

 and in the exergue, ETC. MC ( = year 240 = A.D. 229). The 

 era of Anazarbus dates from B.C. 19. 



Claudiopolis {Ninica) in Cilicia. — Three unique coins : 

 one of Hadrian reading, KAAYAIOIIOAI . . . and two of 

 Maximinus reading apparently COL. [NT] NIC. CLAVA. No 

 coins have been previously attributed to this city. 



Corycus in Cilicia. — Valerian ; reverse, a female figure 

 (Thalassa ?) holding a rudder and an aplustre, and standing 

 beside a prow in allusion to the fact that the title ^avapxig 

 had been conferred upon the city on account of its import- 

 ance as a naval station. The inscription KQPYKIOTON 

 AYTONOMOY also shows that the town possessed the rare 

 privilege of " autonomy." 



Olba in Cilicia. — Two bronze coins of the time of Augustus 

 struck by Ajax, High Priest and Toparch of Cennatis and 

 Lalassis. Also a later Imperial coin reading 0ABEON[KAI] 

 KENN. 



Syedra in Cilicia. — Salonina ; reverse inscr. CEMNHC 

 ENAO;e:OTEPAC CYEAPEON. There were only three other 

 cities which enjoyed the title tvdo^og, viz.. Side , Anazarbus, 

 and Damascus ; but Syedra alone boasts on her coins of sur- 

 passing her rivals. 



0.108. Tarsus 



