DEPARTMENT OF COINS AND MEDALS. 91 



A drachm of Messana, circ. B.C. 480, of the usual type : 

 obv. Charioteer and biga of mules ; rev. Running hare, MEZZ 

 EN ION ; but without the usual figure of Nike on the 

 obverse. 



Thrace. — A silver stater of Maroneia, circ. B.C. 400, of the 

 Persic standard : obv. Prancing horse ; rev. Vine-branch with 

 grapes. Under the horse is an adjunct symbol, a small dog 

 of the breed commonly known as " Pomeranian " : magistrate's 

 name, €ni KAAAIKPATEOZ- 



Thracian Chersonese. — Two bronze coins of Gallienus 

 struck at Coela with types of reverse, the wolf and twins, 

 and Aeneas with Anchises and Ascanius and the legend AEL. 

 MVNICIP. COEL- (Aelium Municipium Coela). 



Thessaly. — An archaic half-drachm of the Perrhaebi of 

 the 5th cent. B.C. : obv. A Thessalian horseman with a stele 

 beneath his horse ; rev. Thetis seated holding a crested 

 helmet ; legend fl E PA (retrograde). 



Insulae Thessaliae. — An ancient plated tetradrachm of 

 Peparethus of the early 5th cent. B.C. of the Euboic stan- 

 dard : obv. Large bunch of grapes with the letters TTE 

 (Peparethus) ; rev. Bearded Dionysos enthroned, holding 

 kantharos and thyrsos, within an incuse square ; another, not 

 plated, with types ; obv. Large bunch of grapes surrounded by 

 four dolphins swimming ; rev. Youth riding on a dolphin, 

 within an incuse square ; and a bronze coin with types ; 

 obv. Head of bearded Dionysos crowned with ivy ; rev. Kanth- 

 aros with sprays of ivy and vine around it ; legend TTE 

 (Peparethus). The silver coins are unique and unpublished. 

 These three interesting coins were recently discovered at 

 Volo, the ancient Demeti'ias, on the mainland of Thessaly, 

 and at Skopelos, the ancient Peparethus, an island off" the 

 coast of Thessaly to the north of Euboea. The silver pieces 

 are of the highest importance for determining the locality 

 of a considerable series of coins of similar types and fabric, 

 which had been conjecturallj^ attributed to Cyrene and to 

 other localities. The types relate to the cult of Dionysos in 

 the island of Peparethus, very famous for its vines in ancient 

 and modern times. It has been suggested that the bunch of 

 grapes may also be regarded as a " canting device," containing 

 an allusion to the name of the traditional colonist and founder 

 " Staphylos." 



Epirus. — Two silver drachms of Epirus, circ. B.C. 250. 

 Presented by Sir Henry H. Howorth, k.c.i.e., f.r.s. 



Acarnania. — A didrachm of Leucas of the 2nd cent, b o. : 

 obv. Statue of Aphrodite AIvhclq ; rev. Prow of racing galley, 

 inscribed on the side with its name. 



At Leucas as well as at Corcyra it appears to have been 

 the custom to inscribe their names on the racing boats 

 (see Hist. Num. p. 277). 



