A. Cunningham —Belies from Ancient Persia. 
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Asia Minor, could have found their way to Bactria. I think also that the 
well known tetradrachmas with the hawk’s wing over the ear belong to 
Hierax; and that he received his nickname of Hierax , or the “ Hawk,” 
from the wing on the coins, just as Alexander the Great received his title 
0 f Dhulkarnain or “Lord of Horns” from his portrait on the coins 
with the horn of Ammon. For these reasons I am inclined to assign the 
gold coins with the youthful portrait to Antiochus III. The occurrence of 
the monogram A on these coins is strongly in favour of this attribution, 
as it is found on so many others of the Oxus hoard, which are admittedly 
the mintage of.the Eastern provinces, where the power of Hierax was 
unknown. On the other hand the coins with the hawk’s wing seem to me 
te be from some of the well-known mints of Asia Minor where Hierax 
actual^ ruled. Thus the feeding horse, which occurs on all the hawks 
wing coins, is assigned by Muller to Alexandria in the Troad, while one of 
the British Museum coins with a double monogram is referred by 
Mr. Gardner himself to Alexandria in the Troad. # The other two British 
Museum coins I would refer to Metropolis or the Kayster. The first coin 
I should prefer giving to Magnesia on the Hermus. A fourth coin pub¬ 
lished by Leake was probably minted at Apameia on the Kibotus. 
Diodotus. 
No. 89. Gold. Stater, 075 inch. Weight 131 5 grains. Author. 
Several duplicates. 
Obv. Diademed head of king to right, very like the portrait on 
the coins of Antiochus II. of the same types. I agree with Mr. Gardner 
in thinking that both are the portraits of Diodotus. 
Bev. Zeus combatting. To left eagle and wreath as on the coins of 
Antiochus II. Inscription BA^IAEO^ AIOAOTOY. 
No. 90. Gold. Stater, 0 70 inch. Weight 127 grains. Author. 
Obv. Diademed head of king to right, different from the last. 
Bev. Zeus combatting. To left eagle and wreath as before, but with 
a spear-head in the field to right. Inscription as on No. 89. 
No. 91. Gold. Stater , 072 inch. Weight 128 grains. Author. 
Obv. Diademed head of king to right, different face. 
Bev. Zeus combatting. In the field to left an eagle and the letter 
N. Inscription as on No. 89. 
No. 92. Gold. Stater , 073 inch. Weight 129 grains. Author. 
Obv. Diademed head of king to right, like No. 89. 
Bev. Zeus combatting. In field eagle and wreath with star above 
them. Inscription as on No. 89. 
No. 93. Silted. Tetradrachma , LOO inch. Weight 259 grains. 
Author. Duplicate 259 grains. 
* Seleucid kings of Syria, Antiochus II, No. 5 coin. 
