92 ACCOUNTS, ETC., OF THE BRITISH MUSEUM. 



Euhoea. — Two rare staters of Aeginetic weight dating- 

 from about the end of the 5th cent. B.C. : ohv. A recumbent 

 ox ; rev. The head of the njmph, Euboea. 



Attica. — Two tetradrachms of Athens oi the 5th cent. B.C., 

 with head of Athene and owl ; found at Naukratis in Egypt. 

 Presented hy Hi Neville. S. Langton, Esq. 



Corinth. — Three silver Corinthian colonial coins, and five 

 silver coins of Dyrrhachium. 



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



A bronze coin of Septimius Severus, circ.'A.J). 200, with the 

 type of reverse, the hero Lycurgus attacking a dragon, which 

 devours his son Opheltes— a type probably copied from a 

 mural painting or relief. 



Achaia. — A bronze coin of Septimius Severus struck at 

 Bura with the type of reverse, a half -nude figure of Aphro- 

 dite seated on a throne and holding a sceptre terminating in 

 a golden apple. This is probably a copy of the statue by 

 Eukleides mentioned by Pausanias (vii., 25, 5). 



Argos. — A bronze coin of M. Aurelius with the type of 

 reverse, the hero Lycurgus attacking a serpent erect on the 

 body of the dead Opheltes ; near which stands his nurse, 

 Hypsipyle (Pausanias, ii., 15, 2). 



Scyros (?\ — A copper coin with obv. Youthful male head ; 

 rev. Crayfish: symbol, buccinum shell. This coin belongs 

 apparently to an unidentified mint : possibly Scyros, a town 

 in the island of that name in the Aegean Sea, and one of the 

 Northern Sporades, so called from its ruggedness. 



(6.) Asia : — 



Mysia. — Three copper coins of Attaea, Gyzicus, and 

 Parium. Presented by F. W. Hasluck, Esq. 



A medallion in bronze of Caracalla struck at Cyzious 

 with the reverse type, the Emperor standing before Sarapis, 

 who is seated. 



Caria. — An unpublished didrachm of Gnidus, circ. B.C. 

 400-390; obv. Head of Aphrodite; rev. Lion's head in an 

 incuse square. 



Lydia. — A bronze coin of Julia Maesa, grandmother of 

 Elagabalus, struck at Philadelphia with the type of reverse, 

 the statue of the Praxitelean Hermes of Olympia. This type 

 occurs on coins of Caracalla, but hitherto was unknown on 

 those of Julia Maesa. 



A unique and very remarkable half-stater, probably 

 Lydian, dating from the 7th cent. B.C. : obv. Bearded head or 

 bust of a divinity apparently winged ; rev. Three incuse 

 sinkings (oblong between two squares). The style and fabric 

 of this coin resemble very closely some of those recently 



