Poole, Reginald S. [Hrsg.]; British Museum [Hrsg.]; Head, Barclay V. [Bearb.]; Wroth, Warwick William [Bearb.]; Hill, George Francis [Bearb.]: A catalogue of the Greek coins in the British Museum: Catalogue of Greek coins: Attica, Megaris, Aegina (London: Longmans, 1888)

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ATTICA.

No.
Wt. J
Metal.
Size.
NEW STYLE.
Period I. Circ. b.c. 220—197.
Series with
monograms.
Tetradrachms
and Drachms.
Head of Athena Parthenos r.,
wearing earring, neeklace,
and close-fitting helmet with
triple crest, adorned in front
with the foreparts of four or
more horses abreast, on the
side with a flying Griffin or
Pegasos,* and on the back
with a scroll resembling an
aplustre : border of dots.
A OE Owl r., wings closed,
standing on amphora which
lies on its side; in field, two
monograms and symbol: the
whole within a wreath of
olive.
Series i.f
281
260-5
All-25
trophy.
[Pl. VIII. 1.]
282
261-3
All-3
283
256-2
Al 1-35
284
247-8
All-3
55
55 55
Series ii.
285
257-3
All-3
/^\ and Term of Hermes
with caduceus.
[Pl. viii. 2.]
- .
* Paus. i. 24, 5 describes the winged animals on the sides of the helmet
as Griffins, καθ’ εκάτερου Se του κράνους ypiires elffiv ΐπειργασμενοι, but on
the coins the creature is almost always a Pegasos.
t The numbers of the following series follow the order given in the
Introduction.