WEIGHT OF COINS. 



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the civilization of Greece and Asia, uniting many 

 of the peculiarities of both. The language of 

 Lycia also has the same characters, being inter- 

 mediate between Greek and Persian. The Phoe- 

 nician weight can only be expected to have been 

 used in the maritime towns ; and the only towns 

 of Lycia using it which we can name, Limyra 

 and Patara, were on the coast. 



In all the weights given above, we remark 

 a preference to a division into thirds, in which 

 the Lycian differs essentially from the Greek 

 system of coinage, which has a strong preference 

 for division or multiplication by two and four. 

 Three is also the favourite multiple in the coins 

 of many of the cities of Cilicia, Syria, and 

 Phoenicia. 



In the preceding descriptions certain charac- 

 ters have been conjectured to be numerals. The 

 evidence to that effect is not conclusive, but 

 it is here brought together to enable the reader 

 to judge of its value. 



We find the letter V, which we read G, or 

 some character closely resembling it, on several 

 coins, either alone or so placed that it can hardly 

 be read as part of the name of the town ; and as 

 these are coins of several towns, and of different 



