DEPARTMENT OF COINS AND MEDALS. Ill 



Nysa. — A silver cistophorus (160-4 grs.) of the year 6 of the 

 Asian era (129-8 B.C.) ; magistrate's name Arj. apiwg. 



A bronze coin of the Emperor Valerian ; rev. Prize crown 

 inscribed Qsoyafxia OlKovfieviKa, and magistrate's name etti yp. M. 

 Avp. Aaiavov. 



Philadelphia in alliance with Smyrna. — A bronze coin of 

 Commodus, with the name of the magistrate Oresteinos. This 

 coin proves that the word 'Opeareiviov, which was read on 

 another specimen and supposed to indicate the existence of 

 a mint called Oresteia, is a mistake. 



Tripolis. — Fifteen bronze coins of Imperial date. 



Presented hy W. R. Pat on, Esq. 



Cyprus. — 394 silver coins of Citiiim, Amathus, Paphos, 

 and Saiamis, all small denominations, from the Dali hoard 

 discovered in 1869, representing the small currency of the 

 island towards the end of the fifth century B.C. 

 Presented hy the late Sir Robert Hamilton Lang, K.G.M.G. 



Lapethus. — A bronze coin of King Praxippos, who was 

 deposed by Ptolemy in 313-2 B.C. Ohv. Head of Apollo, 

 Rev. Krater, 



Presented hy the late Lt.-Col. R. Manifold Craig, R.A.M.C, 



Syria. — Seleucus I. — A silver tetradrachm (259*5 grs.) 

 with the types of Alexander the Great and the mint-marks 

 AZT and a monogram in the field, and A under the throne. 



Antiochus IT. or Antiochus Hierax (246-227 B.C.). — A 

 silver tetradrachm (262 grs.) ; rev. Apollo on omphalos ; in 

 exergue, humped bull (?). 



Seleucus III. (226-223 B.C.). — A silver tetradrachm 

 (260*5 grs); rev. Apollo on omphalos; in field 1., uncertain 

 symbol. 



Timarchus (162 B.C.). — A silver tetradrachm (256 grs.); 

 ohv. Head of Timarchus r. helmeted, rev. Dioscuri on horseback ; 

 inscr. [BaatAJtwc M^ynXov Tipupxov. This is the third known 

 specimen of the tetradrachm coinage of this usurper, the other 

 specimens being that which was restruck by Demetrius and 

 Laodice (British Museum Catal. Seleucid Kings, p. 50), and one 

 formerly in the E. F. Weber Collection. The types and style 

 of title are borrowed from Eucratides, of Bactria, on one of 

 whose coins it is possible that this specimen was actually 

 struck. 



Paltos.—A. bronze coin of Julia Maesa or Mamaea ; rev, 

 A temple of four columns containing the seated figure of the 

 City-goddess, with a half-figure of a swimming river-god at 

 her feet. 



Phoenicia. — Sidon. — Strato I. (370-358 B.C.). — A bronze 

 coin (38 grs.) ; ohv. Head of King Strato r., rev. Galley, and 

 date 12. 



Presented by W. R. Hubbard, Esq. 



Tyre. — A silver quarter-stater or half-shekel (49*3 grs.) of 

 the first coinage (second half of the fifth century). Ohv, 



