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tiquities remaining on the coaft between 
Rhegium and Tarentum, although it was 
formerly entirely occupied -by celebrated 
towns: but medals are to be found on 
this coait. For inftance, you will pro- 
bably meet wich fome medals of the Epi- 
aephyrian Locrians, in the neighbourhood, 
of Gierani.  Thefe medals are filver, and 
of the fize of a fixpence, but rather thicker. 
‘The generality of them reprefent the head 
of Jupiter on one fide, and on the reverfe 
an eagle holding a hare in its talons, with 
ai word AOKFON, the name of the peo- 
I fhould wifh to be informed whether 
any medals have been found in this part 
of the country, of the fame metal and of 
the fame fize, which, without the name of 
the Locrians, reprefent on one fide the 
head of Minerva, and a winged horfe on 
the other; the price of thefe is two-or three 
times their weight. 
| Caulonta—Baron de Riedezel* places 
the ancient town of Caulonia on the {pot 
where Squillaci now ftands. According 
. to M. Danville it was fituated on this fide. 
However, it is certain that Caulonian 
medals are found in the neighbourhood of. 
Squillsci—they are of filver. The mot’ 
ancient are large and thin; the others are 
in general {maller and thicker. They re- 
pre{cnta fiag, and a naked figure holding 
a branch, with this word KAYAONIATAN, 
(Xauleniatan) either at full length or: 
contracted. The figures on one fide of 
the moft ancient are indented. I give you 
a {pecimen of thefe medals. 
: Cape Collona; or, The Promontory of 
Lacisium—It was on this Promontory 
that the celebrated Temple of Juno 
Lacinia was built, of which Baron de 
Riedezel + informs us there are fill very 
confiderable remains. 
It was in this Temple, according to 
Livy], that Hannibal caufed an Altar to 
be placed, with an infcription in the 
Greck and in the Punic languages, con- 
taining the detail of his éxploits. Ido 
net imagine that the Romans have been 
generous enough to {pare this monument; 
however, I do moft earneftly beg and in- 
treat you to fearch both in the Temple 
and its environs. The difcovery of this: 
inicription would be of the utmott im. 
portance to the progrefs of Punic and 
Pocenician literature. 
In this neighbourhood you may pefibly 
Ee 
* Voyage en Sicile, page 184. 
+ Voyage en Sicile, page £36. 
ft Lib. .xxvill. Cap. 4. : : 
Inforuétions of the Abbé Barthelemy to M. Houel. [Jan. 1, 
meet with fome medals of Crotona.. They 
reprefent a tripod and an eagle, one or 
other fometimes indented, with this be- 
ginning of a word KroT (Krot) or KPO. 
(Kro}: prieé, two or three times their 
weight. They frequently bear the head 
of Apollo or of fome other divinity. 
Sometimes the name of Crotona is at 
full length; if you fhould meet with any 
of gold, they are worth two or three times 
their weight. 
Sybaris—On the bay of Tarentum, near 
Corigliano, is fituated the town of Syba- 
ris, of which we have fome filver medals, 
refembling thofe in the annexed drawing. 
IT fhould' be glad to procure fome, whether 
they are precifely the fame as thofe, or 
varying in the letters or inthe fize *. 
Thurium—At a {mall diftance from Sy 
baris ftood Thurium. Here you will find 
filver medals, reprefenting on one fide the 
head of Pallas, and on the other a bull, 
with this word ©OYPIQN; price, about 
double their weight. 
Siris and Heraclea—A little further on 
the coaft are fitwated Siris and Heraclea, 
with fome of whofe filver medals we are 
acquainted. They are of the fame value 
with thofe of Thurium. All the Greek | 
medals which are found in this diftrié are 
in general worth procuring ;-as are thofe 
which have one fide indented. Thofe of 
Heraclea moft commonly reprefent the 
head of Apollo er of Pallas, andthe com- 
bat of Hercules with the Lion. ‘ 
Metapontum—The medals of this town 
generally reprefent an ear of corn on one 
fide, and a head of Mars or Ceres on the 
reverfe. They are eafily diftinguifhed by” 
the word META.—Same price. 
Tarentum—The filver medals of Ta- 
rentum are by no means fearce. They’ 
bear the word TAPAS (Taras); they are 
worth double their weight. Thofe of 
we —e 
gold have the word FAPANTINAN: they. 
are more fcarce; you may give for them 
two or three times their weight. 
A great number of medals are to be 
met with, according to Riedezel +, at the 
viliage of Martanna, fituated between’ 
Oiranto and Brundufium. If they are’ 
Greek, I beg you will procure fome, and 
be very exaé refpeéting the places in 
which they have been found. Our Ger- 
man traveller informs us, that at Lecce, 
the Palmyri-family poffefs feveral medals. ~ 
I have only to repeat my requeft. You 
mutt fee whether thole are Greek medals, 
* VideAcad. des Infc. T. xxvi. page 546. 
+ Voyage en Sicile, page 219. 
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