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or fmall veflel, full of rowers, on the water, almoftin- 
tirely agrees with that of two Perfian Darics (21), 
as will appear from an infpedion of the draughts ot 
them, in the plate here referred to. This indicates 
the piece to have been flruck in Paleftine, or Phoe- 
nicia, before the didblution of the Perfian empire, 
probably at the fame time that the two former firft 
appeared. On the other fide we obfervea laureated 
antient head, which I take to reprefent Jupiter 
Mamas, a deity worfhiped (22) at Gaza, a celebrated 
antient city, at no great didance, 3 parafangs only, 
from Afcalon ; who might therefore probably have 
had divine honours paid him there, as well as at 
Gaza j and confequently we may attribute the coin to 
either of thofe cities, though, on account of the head 
of Jupiter Mamas, I ihould rather prefer Gaza. This, 
I fay, appears to me extremely probable ; but that 
either the laureated head really reprefents Jupiter 
Mamas, or the piece was certainly druck at Gaza, I 
mud by no means take upon me abfolutely to decide. 
If the head on this medal diould not be imagined 
to point out Jupiter Mamas,, the Local deity wor- 
diiped at Gaza, it may perhaps be fuppofed to re- 
prefent fome hero, or the founder of Afcalon, or 
Gaza. Be that, however, as it will, as either this 
very coin, or one exceedingly dmilar to it, has a place 
alUgned it in (23) Lord Pembroke’s noble colledion, 
it can fcarce be allowed to pafs for an inedlted coin. 
(21) Numlf/n, Antiqu. Uc. a Tho. Pemb. lA Mont. Gom. 
Com. colleii. p. 2. T. 75. n. 7, 8. 
(22) Hear. Nor. ubi fup. p. 454. Golii not. ad Alfragan. 
p. 142. 
(23) Numifnu Antiqu, 5 cc. ubi fup. p. 2. T. 75. n. 8. 
IV. 
