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other specimen is known {Revue Numismatique, 1883, PL ii. 

 6). An example of the skill with which a Greek die-en- 

 graver, as early as the sixth century, B.C., was capable of 

 grappling with the technical difficulty involved in presenting 

 in low relief by means of different planes a horse and rider 

 facing the spectator. 



Eretria (?) in Enhoea. — An unpublished archaic didrachm. 

 Obverse, Cow with letter E beneath ; reverse, incuse square 

 diagonally divided. This coin, presumably of Eretria, is more 

 ancient than any other inscribed specimen of the city. 



Cnossus in Crete. — An early fifth century silver stater. 

 Obverse, Minotaur ; reverse, Labyrinth in Swastika form with 

 star in centre, and four deep incuses at the corners. Fine 

 and unpublished (cf. Svoronos, Numismatique de la Crete. 

 PI. iv. 24). 



Phocaea in Ionia. — An archaic electrum hekte (I stater) in 

 perfect condition and unpublished. Obverse, a recumbent 

 lion with a seal (phoca), the emblem of Phocaea, above his. 

 back. 



Samos (?). — An extremely archaic electrum stater, dis- 

 covered in the island of Samos. There are two similar speci- 

 mens in the French collection at the Bibliotheque Nationale 

 (cf. Wum. Chron. 1875. PL ix. 1, and Rev. Num. 1894, p. 150). 



Chersonesus of Caria. — A unique silver coin of Aeginetic 

 weight (90*4 grs.) and of archaic style. Obverse, lion's head 

 as on the coins of Cnidus ; reverse, +EP and bull's head 

 facing. 



Posidion in Carpathos. — A very rare and fine archaic 

 stater of the sixth century, B.C. Obverse, two dolphins with 

 a smaller dolphin beneath (cf. Head, Hist. Num. p. 535)^ 

 Purchased at the Carfrae sale. 



Gamirus in Rhodes. — A small archaic electrum coin of the 

 sixth century, B.C. Obverse, a fig-leaf, the characteristic type 

 of the ancient city of Camirus ; interesting as the only 

 specimen of the archaic electrum currency of the west coast 

 of Asia Minor which can be assigned to any place south of 

 Miletus. 



Lydia. — An electrum stater of the eighth or seventh 

 century, B.C., the obverse type of which consists of the two 

 guardian lions of the goddess Kybele standing face to face 

 on their hind legs in heraldic fashion on either side of a 

 column. The resemblance of this schema to that of the 

 famous lion gateway of Mycenae is suggestive, as it seems to 

 show that this design was, like most other coin -types of the 



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