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"bably happened about the time the medal was 
ftruck. 
IV, 
The laid remark naturally leads me to the age of 
the coin I am endeavouring to explain, to which 
perhaps a pretty near approach may be made. 1 
formerly publifhed a fimilar (26) medal, that, unlefs 
I am greatly deceived, firfl appeared in fome part 
of the Parthian territories. It prefented to our view 
on one fide Jupiter Tarfenfis, as he is exhibited by 
the piece before me, and two words perfectly agree- 
ing with thofe attending him on this piece, being 
formed of the very fame Phoenician characters. On 
the other- we perceived a human figure fitting in a 
chair, with an arrow in both its hands, before which flood 
a bow, a weapon not feldom occurring on the reveries 
•of the Parthian coins ( 27 ). Hence it fhould feem, 
(26) Philofoph. Trarifaft. Vol. LI. Tab. xvii. p. 683. 
The Parthian kings fometimes wore a fort of long breeches, 
reaching down to their ancles, fimilar to what is exhibited by the 
Coin here referred to, as we learn from the reverfeofa Parthian medal 
now in my pofTefTion, a draught of which may be fecn in (a) 
Tab. XII. N. 1. This will ferve {fill farther to evince the trurh 
of the point here contended for. 
That the coin by me formerly publifhed ought to be ranked 
-among thofe (truck in the Parthian territories, will be rendered 
hill more probable by certain human figures that occur amongffc 
the ruins of Perfepolis ; which are (b) adorned with a fort of 
cap, not a little fimilar to that on the head of the prince 
prefented to our view by this coin. The bow and arrow 
likewife on it, (c) vifible alfo on a very curious Daric, will con- 
firm what has been here advanced, in fupport of my prefent 
opinion. 
( a) Philof. TranfaEi, Vol. LVII. Tab. XII. N. j. p.265. 
(b) Engel. Kasmpfer. Amccnitat. Exotic. &c. p. 311. Lcnigoviae, 1712. 
(c) Hyde Hiji. Relig. Veter, Fvrfar, &c. p. 113. Ox on, 1760, 
Vol. LVII. N n 
that 
