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during the decline of the empire of the Seleu- 

 cidse. 



6th. The series of Lycian coins closes with 

 those bearing the name of the Roman emperors, 

 which are well known. 



The difficulty which we experience in referring 

 the Lycian coins to their respective towns arises, 

 without doubt, from the changes in the names 

 of the towns which took place when the original 

 language was supplanted by the Greek. The 

 ancient geographers give us some indications 

 of such a change, both in Lycia and the neigh- 

 bouring countries; but an examination of the 

 coins leads to the conclusion that it was nearly 

 universal. The following changes of names are 

 stated to have taken place in Lycia : 



TpEjuiXr), the ancient name of Lycia (Steph. 

 Byz.) ; and Herodotus says that in his time the 

 Lycian s were still called by their neighbours 

 Te^/uiXai, (Books i. and vii.) The Milyse were for- 

 merly called Solymi. (Herod. Book i.) " Arna," 

 the ancient name of the city of Xanthus. (Steph. 

 Byz ) " Sirbe," the former name of the river 

 Xanthus. (Strabo, Book xiv.) " Antiphellus," 

 formerly Habessus. (Pliny, Book v. cap. 28.) 

 " Patara,' 1 formerly Sataros. (Pliny, Book v. cap. 



