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Rhodes. — A rare silver hemidrachm of the period 408-400 

 B.C. Obv. Head of Helios three-quarters right. Rev. PO Head of 

 the nymph Rhodos r. in incuse square. Wt. 27 '4 grs. 



Co.ppadocia. — Caesarea. — A silver didrachm of Nero. 

 Rev. APMENIAC Victory with wreath and palm flying to right. 

 Wt. 114-1 grs. 



A bronze coin of Vespasian. Rev. EFll M. NEPA. TT[ANCA 

 TTPE]CBEYTOY ET. I. Mount Argseus. M. Hirrius Fronto 

 Neratius Pansa was legatus pro prcetore of Galatia and 

 Cappadocia a.d. 78-80. 



Cyprus. — 48 silver coins of various mints, including Citium, 

 Idalium, Paphos and Salainis, chiefly from the Dali hoard ; 

 and 20 Ptolemaic silver coins struck in Cyprus. 



Presented hy Sir Robert Hamilton Lang, K.C.M.G. 



Syria. — Seleucis. — Laodicea ad Mare. — A silver tetra- 

 drachm of Claudius I. Ohv. Head and name of Claudius. Rev. 

 ZEBAZTOZ TEPMANIKOS. Zeus Nikephoros seated ; in the 

 exergue, uncertain inscription. Wt. 189 • 1 grs. Cp. Imhoof- 

 Blumer, Monn. grecques, pp. 439f. 



Syria. — Seleucidce. — Antiochus I. Soter (281-261 B.C.). 

 A rare gold stater, of the types of Alexander the Great (Head 

 of Athena and Nike with standard) with the inscription 

 BAZIAEnZ ANTIOXOY, and the letters APK in monogram. 

 Wt. 132-8 grs. 



Seleucus IV. Phitopator (187-175 B.C.). Silver tetradrachm. 

 Ohv. Head of Seleucus right, diademed. Rev. Apollo on omphalos ; 

 above and below, thunderbolts ; on the left a laurel branch; 

 inscription BA^IAEHZ SEAEYKOY. Wt. 233-2 grs. Of 

 unusual fabric, and differing from the regular coinage in the 

 adjuncts on the reverse. 



Antiochus fV. (175-164 B.C.). A flnely patinated large 

 bronze coin, Ohv. Head of Zeus. Rev. BAZIAEHZ ANTIOXOY 

 0EOY Eni<l>ANOYZ. Eagle on thunderbolt. Wt. 575 grs. 



Judoia. — Second revolt of the Jews. — A specimen of the 

 rare large bronze coin issued in the first year of the revolt 

 (132-133 A.D. ). Ohv. inscription " Jerusalem " in Hebrew 

 characters, in a wreath. Rev. " Year one of the Redemption of 

 Israel" in Hebrew characters, around an amphora. Wt. 

 300-6 grs. Only one other specimen of this coin has hitherto 

 been published {Frankfurter Munzzeitung, 1 Apr. 1908). 



Parthia. — Volagases I. — A silver tetradrachm of the usual 

 types, with the rare date 375 = 63-64 a.d. Wt. 176-4 grs. 



Egypt. — Ptolemy XIII. — A selection of 47 silver-plated 

 tetradrachms (contemporary forgeries), from a hoard found at 

 Tanis. Presented by the Egypt Exploration Fund. 



Cyrenaica. — Barca. — A silver drachm of the fifth cent. 

 B.C. Obv. Silphium plant; magistrate's name <t>A[M]l. Rev. 

 BAP (retrograde) ; head of Zeus Ammon. Wt. 50-2 grs. 



