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and may alfo be feen in Dr. Pococke, with only 
this difference, that the characters on the cup are not 
cut in continued lines, as in the doctor’s plate, but 
confift of feparate points placed in the form of let- 
ters, as here represented. Letters exprelfed in this 
manner appear upon feveral antient coins; and may 
like wife be feen in the filver plates, found not long 
fince in Hertfordjhire, and publifhed in thefe Tranf- 
aPtions (i). As to the circular form of the infcri- 
ption, we read in Paufanias of an inftance not very 
much unlike this, lphitus king of Elis is faid to 
have reftored the Olympic games, during which all 
hoftilities ceafed among the feveral dates of Pelo ■ 
fonnefus. Throwing the difcus or quoit was one of 
the exercifes performed in thofe games, and the 
difcus of lphitus was depofited in the temple of 
Pfuno at Olympia ; upon which the cefiation of arms, 
always obferved at that folemniry, being ingraved 
was then publicly read. Which infcription, as the 
hiftorian obferves, was not cut in ftrait lines, but in 
the form of a circle. Tho whether the letters were 
placed on the face of the difcus , or upon the edge, 
like fome modern coins, is not exprefly faid. The 
words are thefe : Tcturny Cexe^&giccvH vx es evSrus 
yeygoc/j.pdvvv, aAAa Is xvx.Au a-^v/xcc 7 regieicriv lir'i 
t oj S'laxco toc ypoifJcijt.ccTa.- That is : Hue [mduciaej 
non rePto r verJ'uum or dine fant infer iptae, fed liter is 
in difeo orbem ambient ibus ( 2 ). 
But 
(1) Num. 476. 
(2) Paufanias , Lib. v. c. 20. p. 427. ed, Lipf 1626. Where ref . 
Faber for is reads U A&onifi. Lib. n. c, 2 6. 
