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of the title of King is, I believe, conclusive that the date cannot be later 
than the time of Alexander the Great, as all his generals assumed the 
title and placed it on their coins. 
No. 26. Gold. Stater, 0 75 inch ; weighing 132 grains. Author. 
Duplicate, British Museum. Triplicate, Author. There are numerous 
forgeries of which I have seen seven specimens. 
Obv. Bare and bearded head of Jupiter to right, the hair very 
formally arranged. Behind the head a monogram forming the letters 
ATPOJIATH. See Numismatic Chronicle, Yol. XIX, p. I, and Plate I, 
No. 1. 
Rev. The king helmeted being driven by Victory in a four-horse 
chariot. Three dots in the field below the fore-feet of the horses. In 
the exergue (ANA) PATOPOY. The British Museum coin has the name 
complete at the beginning, hut deficient at the end. 
No. 27. Silyee. Tetradraclima, 0*95 inches, weight 253 grains. 
Author. A duplicate in better preservation and larger has gone to the 
British Museum, IT inch, weight 255*8 grains, see Numismatic Chro¬ 
nicle, Yol. I, 3rd Series, PI. II, fig. 1. 
Obv. Turreted female head to right. Monogram behind the head ? 
the same as on the gold coins. 
Rev. Pallas armed with helmet, spear and shield to left, holding a 
bird in her right hand. Legend to right ANAPATOPOY. 
The silver coins appear to me to be of much finer execution than the 
gold coins. 
Coens of Cities. 
Alcanthus in Macedonia. 
No. 28. Silvee. Tetradraclima , IT inch; weight 253*5 grains. 
Author. Duplicate 1*0 inch, weight 250*5 grains. Author. 
Obv. Lion devouring a bull, surrounded by a circle of dots. Over 
the Lion the Greek letter ©. 
Rev. Four incuse squares. 
The duplicate has the same Greek letter over the bull. 
Aspendus in Ramphylia. 
No. 29. Silyee. JDisiglon, 0*9 inch. I have seen six specimens 
and have received impressions of others. 
Obv. A slinger preparing his sling. In the field to right a triquetra 
of three human legs; and to the left the legend E2TFEAIIY2 Estwediius. 
