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All of the silver specimens in our possession seem to belong to the 
same Ptolemy, from the marked physiognomy and projecting chin. 
Fig. 12.—A silver tetradrachma, brought from Egypt by Mr. Drew. 
Obverse. Head, with curly hair, bound with a diadem. 
Reverse. The Eagle of Jupiter standing on a thunderbolt, with the 
inscription ITOAEMAIOY BASIAEQS MA L1H (anno 18). 
A coin of Ptolemy the First of Egypt, or it may be of Ptolemy the Fifth, B. C. 204, 
as Pinkerton says his coins have mostly the letters IA or SA, explained to signify 
Paphos or Salamis, both cities of Cyprus, which island was part of the Egyptian 
monarchy. The weight of all these coins is about 212 grs. ; 
Another. Same device Lu or Anno 8 belong- J. P. 
Another. Ditto Fawr is Annoy 13 ingtos Ji, P. 
Another. Ditto Lia Anno 14 oP. 
Another. Ditto Lia Anno 14 As. Soc. 
Another. Ditto Lie Anno 15 a 
Another. Ditto Liz Anno 17 te 
Another. Ditto Eph } Anno; 17 A 
Another. Ditto L1H Anno 18 ee 
A large copper coin of one of the elder Ptolemies, bearing 
MNTOAE MAIOY BASIA EQS. / Same head and eagle. The 
copper coins seldom had any date. Yveight 740 grs. JP: 
After the subjection of Egyptas a Roman province, the Emperor’s 
head always appears on the obverse; the eagle remaining still the most 
common device on the reverse. Fig. 14 is a drawing of the reverse of 
two coins of Nero in my possession: the legend is AYTOK PA (for 
avToKparopos imperatoris) with the date L1a (anno 11.) 
Fig. 16.—Is the reverse of a Greek coin under the Roman Emperor 
Trajanus Decius, (A. D. 250.) It represents the metropo- 
lis of the Samosasan colony, as Cybele, with her turretted 
crown sitting on a cliff overhanging the ocean; inher 
hands are an eagle and a spike of corn, at her feet a horse, 
and around her the legend #4 CAMOCATEQN MHT KOM 
Flaviorum Samosatensium metropolis Commagenes. On 
the obverse around the head of the emperor is the in- 
scription AYTOKP..TPAIANOC CEB. 
According to Pliny Samosasa was a town of Commagenes on the Euphrates. It 
was called Flavia when taken by Coesennius Poetus and Vespasian. The coin is no- 
ticed in Baudurius’ work on the medals of the Emperors. The Society procured 
it from an Armenian, with other Roman coins, and I have here introduced it as a 
better example of the Grecian colonial coinage than that of Prusa in my former 
plate. 
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