BY THE EEV. DE. HOOPPELL. 159 



4. a. H"V G 



The G imperfect. 



5. a. ICVG 



6. a. O HT'G 

 The O imperfect. 



1, a. C O H 



The H imperfect. This tile has been stamped with a different 

 die from that, or those, used in the preceding instances. In this 

 there is no trace of, or room for, any ornamental mark on the 

 band before the C. The letters, also, are slightly different in 

 form. 



8. a, Too faint to be legible. 



9. i. C O H VG 



The V and G imperfect. N'o trace of a line over the V. The 

 die used in stamping this tile was the same as, or similar to, the 

 one used for stamping 7 a. 



10. h. CO HT"G 



The C, O, and G, and the line over the V imperfect. 



n. h. COH VG 



Faint. The C gone, the V nearly. 



12. c. HVG 



The line over the V gone. 



13. c. COH 



The H imperfect. The inscription stamped on the clay, in 

 nearly the same place, twice or thrice. 



14. a. AC 



The C placed within the angle of the A. As the occurrence 

 of these two letters, in combination, is probably indicative of an 



