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(fig. 107)1 in Thrace, and at Megara (fig. 108)2 the metropolis of
Byzantion. The coins in question have as their reverse type a pillar
or baluster tapering to a point with a stepped plinth or base, a disc-
oid capital, and occasionally an extra ring or rings on its shaft.
Sometimes a fillet or a couple of fillets flutters from its apex. Once
a palm-branch is attached to its side. The obverse type is com-
monly, but not exclusively, a head or symbol of Apollon. This
god is known to have been worshipped as Agyieus at Acharnai3,
Athens4, Argos5, Tegea6, Megalopolis7, and Halikarnassos8. In

Anson Num. Gr. v. 15 nos. 102 —104 pi. 3, 102 f. and pi. 24, 104, Overbeck Gr.
Kunstmyth. Apollon p. 3 f. Miinztaf. 1, 2 f. Silver staters of Corinthian type, referable
to s. iv B.C., sometimes have as symbol the Ambracian obelisk with fillet attached {Brit.
Mus. Cat. Coins Corinth, etc. p. 109 pi. 29, 6, Overbeck Gr. Kunstmyth. Apollon p. 4
n. a Miinztaf. 1, 1). Fig. 104 = Brit. Mus. Cat. Coins Thessaly etc. p. 94 pi. 18, 1. Fig. 105
is from the McClean collection. Fig. 106 = W. M. Leake Numismata Hcllenica London
1856 European Greece p. 9. On the connexion of Apollon with Ambrakia see the myth
of Kragaleus as told by Ant. Lib. 4 after Nikandros and Athanadas {Frag. hist. Gr. iv.
343 f. Midler).

1 Brit. Mus. Cat. Coins Thrace etc. p. 96 fig. =my fig. 107 (copper of period after
Alexander the Great obv. BYZA/ head of Apollon laureate; rev. A PA XMA obelisk),
Head Hist. 7111m? p. 269, Anson Num. Gr. v. 14 no. 89. See also the interesting coins
infra]). 167 figs. 111—113.

2 Brit. Mus. Cat. Coins Attica etc. p. 121 pi. 21, 13 (copper of c. 307-243 B.C. obv.
AA E TA prow of trireme; rev. obelisk, usually with fillets attached, between two dolphins),
Hunter Cat. Coins ii. 84, Head Hist, num.2 p. 393 f., Anson Num. Gr. v. 15 no. 96 pi. 3,
Overbeck Gr. Kunstmyth. Apollon p. 4f. Miinztaf. 1, 8, Imhoof-Blumer and P. Gardner
Num. Comm. Pans. i. 6 pi. A, 8. I figure a specimen in the McClean collection. See
further iiifra p. 168 n. 1.

3 Paus. 1. 31. 6 €<7tl 8e 'Axap^cu dr/p-os' ovtol deCcv 'AiroXXwva Tip.dxiiv 'Ayviia Kai
Hpa/cXea. k.t.X.

4 Dem. in Mid. 51 f. Kara ras fj-avreias, ev als airdcrais dvypr/pLevov evpr/aere rr\ woXei,
6/j.oius in AeXtp&v Kai iic AwSqjc^s, %opous icrrdvai Kara ra irdrpia Kai KVLadv dywas {leg.
'A7WCIS, and so in Aristoph. eq. 1320, av. 1233, despite the oracle in Dem. c. Macart. 66
ras dyinas KVLaijv and Loukian. Prom. 19 Kviaav rds dyvids, bis accus. 2 aKviawroi 5e at
dyviai, cp. Harpokr. s.v. 'AjvlcLs = Bekker anccd. i. 331, 30 ft". =Souid. s.v. d.7«cu = Zonar.
lex. s.v. 'Ayw£s:=Favorin. lex. p. 28, 276°., Steph. Byz. s.v. ay via.) Kai aTecpavqcpopelv.
dvdyvwdi 5e p.01 \a(3u>i> auras ras ixavreias. MAXTEIAI. auoi2> 'Epex^et'o^iTtj', 6<roi Wav-
diovos aurv I vaiere Kai TrarpioLcri vop.ois iduved' ioprds, \ p.ep.vr]<sBai HaKXOio, Kai evpvxvpovs
/car' d-yi/ids \ iardvai Cipa'iiov JSpop,'iu? x^Plv (upaiov Bpopiip x°P°v T. Hemsterhuis, wpaiu>
Bpop.icp x°P0V E. Meier, wpa'iav Bpop.iip x^Plv H. Sauppe) dp.p.iya iravras, \ Kai Kviadv
j3wp.olai Kaprj arecpdvois TrvKdaavras. irepi vyieLas dueiv Kai evxecrdai Ad 'Trrdrip, 'Hpa/cXet,
'AttoXXuvi UpoffTarripitp' Trepi ri/^as dyadds 'AttoXXcovi 'Ayviel, Aaro?, ' Aprep.i8i, Kai /car'
dyvids Kparrjpas i<XTap.ev Kaixopovs Kai <jTe<pava<popeiv /carrd irdrpia dedis 'OXvpnriois irdvredai
Kai irdaais, ibias Sepias Kai apiarepds dv'iax0l/Tas> Ka'L i-'-vaaibiopelv, Corp. inscr. Att. iii. 1

no. 159 'AwoXXuvi 'Ayviem (sic) \ tov @oop.bv \ oi TrvXwvpoi (sic) | Ai____ on an altar of

c. 50 A.D., id. iii. 1 no. 175 dyadqi ti>xVl- I 'AiroWwvos 'Ayvieus IIpocrrar77pi'o[t/] | Ilarpuw
Hvd'iov KXapiov Ilaviwviov on an altar adorned with a relief of Apollon playing the lyre
(E. Saglio in Daremberg—Saglio Diet. Ant. i. 169 fig. 193), ib. iii. 1 no. 177 'AwoXXojvos
'Ayvieus 'AXe^iKaKov on a quadrangular base of Hymettian marble found near the
Acharnian Gate. See also Varr. ap. Porphyr. in Hor. od. 4. 6. 28, Harpokr. s.v. 'Ayvias
(supra p. 161 n. 1), Euanthius de fabula p. 3, 9 ff. Reifferscheid.