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TIAOS, PHILISTIDIS, in the exergue. The medal 
is of nearly the fize of the middle Roman brafs, or 
rather of fome of the Syracufian brafs coins of the 
middle form. The head on the anterior part is 
tolerably well prefer ved, but the type on the other 
is in much the fame (battered condition as that ex- 
hibited by a coin of Gozo, confidered by me in a (3) 
former (fee Tab. V. n. 2.) paper, both of them hav- 
ing fuffered not a little from the injuries of time. In 
fine, were it not for the legends, in different langua- 
ges and characters, thefe two antient pieces would 
agree in all refpeCts, and might be confidered as du- 
plicates of the fame medal. However, the Greek 
word on the anterior part, and the Greek name on 
the reverfe, will fufficiently, as I apprehend, an- 
nounce the piece in queftion an inedited coin. 
II. 
From the very valuable medal before me, in con- 
junction with thofe of Gozo, published by the (4) 
Marquis Scipio Maffei, (5) Sig. Abate Venuti, and 
(6) the Royal (fee Tab. V. n. 2, 3.) Society, and 
that of Malta to be met with in (7) (fee Tab. V. 
n. 4.) M. Spon, it will moft evidently follow, that 
they are all coins of Philiftis ; and that this princefs was 
(3) Philofoph. Tranf. ubi fup. 
(4) Scip. MafF. Veron. Illujlrat. Lib. iii. c. vii. p. 259. In 
Verona, 1732. 
(5) Ridolhno Venut. Differtaz. [opr a alcun. Medagl. Maltef. in 
Saggi di Differtaz. Accademich. pubblic. let. nella uobil. Accadem. 
Etrufc. dell ’ anticbiJJ'. cit. di Cortona. Tom. I. p. 36, 37. In 
Roma, 1735. 
(6) Philofoph. TranfaEl. ubi fup. p. 26 r, 262. 
(7) Spon, Recherch. Curieuf. d’ Antiquit. p. 452. A Lyon, 
1683. 
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