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Parthian throne. It is true, indeed, the fird element 
of the prince’s name is not fo apparently a Mu ; tho’ 
it refembles that letter, even as prefer ved on this 
very medal, much more than any other of the 
Greek alphabet. It is however totally unlike the 
Alpha near it, as well as all the other forms of 
that element to be met with in Montfaucon (3), 
and bears not the lead: refemblance to Beta (4), 
particularly the Beta which ought to have been 
impreffed on this piece ; as mod evidently appears 
from a particle of that letter, vidble in its proper 
place. From whence we may infer, that the cha- 
racter I am conddering mud be Mu 5 as Alpha , 
a B eta, and Mu, were the only initial letters, according 
to Dr. Vaillant (5), of the names of the Parthian 
kings reigning after the introduction of the Omega 
of the minufcular form, as it here occurs, upon the 
Parthian coins. But Monnefes was the only one 
of thofe princes whofe name began with My, and 
confequently the two lad Greek elements on this 
medal are part of his name. The metal and dze 
of this piece, as none belonging to the other Par- 
thian monarchs feem to have been yet met with 
of the fame form, which exactly agree with thofe 
of Monnefes’s (6) coin published by Dr. Vaillant, may 
likewife be urged, as an additional argument of no 
lfnall weight, in fupport of my opinion. 
(3) Montfauc. Palasgrapb, Greet, p. 123, 124, 125. Parifiis, 
1708. 
(4) Idem ibid. 
(5) J. Foy Vaill. ubi fup. 
(6) J. Foy Vaill. ubi fup. p. 335, 341. 
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