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PANORMUS— PIACUS.
143
Bronze, with Greek inscr. TTANOPMITAN.
After B.c. 254.
Bust of Pallas.
Id.
Id.
Head of Zeus.
Ram standing over Janus’ head.
Female head.
Hermes seated on rock.
Head of Persephone.
Heads of the Dioskuri.
Ram.
Head of Demeter veiled.
Head of Aphrodite in stephane.
Head of Zeus.
Head of Persephone . . . . 2E 1-05
Female figure standing with patera and
cornucopiae.ZE i-o
Triskelis with Medusa head in centre.
ZE -95
Eagle on fulmen.ZE >95
Eagle with spread wings . .ZE >85
Altar.ZE -7
Flaming altar.ZE -7
Poppy-head and ears of corn .ZE -65
Inscr. as above, in wreath . . ZE -7
Id.ZE .7
Prow.ZE -g
Dove.ZE -45
Warrior standing, holds patera AL -6
Later than the above is a series of coins with, on the reverse, the
Graeco-Latin inscription IT OR (for PORT VS1?) in monogram. Obv. Heads
of Janus, Zeus, or Demeter. Still later is another series, obv. Head of
Zeus, rev. Military figure or front of Temple, accompanied by the
abbreviated names of Roman magistrates.
In the time of Augustus, Panormus received a Roman colony (Strab.
vi. 272). Its bronze coins continued to be issued for some time longer,
bearing the names of various resident magistrates, e. g. Man[ius] Acilius
Q[uaestor] ; Axius Naso ; Q. Baebius ; Cato ; Crassipes; Cn. Dom. Procos ;
Q. Fab.; L. Gn.; Laetor. II VIR; P. Terentius, etc. These coins follow
the Roman system, the As being distinguished by the head of Janus,
the Semis by that of Zeus, and the Quadrans by that of Herakles. On
some specimens the inscription is written PANHORMITANORVM. The
heads of Augustus and Livia also occur.
Paropus (Collesano), (Polyb. i. 24) probably stood between Cephaloe-
dium and Himera. It coined in bronze during the period of Roman
dominion after the end of the First Punic War.
After circ. B.c. 241.
Head of Apollo laur.
PAPnniNnN Hunter standing, rest-
ing on spear ; beyond him a running
dog.ZE -8
Petra (fPetralia), an inland town near the sources of the southern
Himeras. It was subject to Carthage until the end of the First Punic
War, after which it struck bronze money.
After b.c. 241.
Head of bearded Herakles. I ri€TP£lNPlN Female figure standing
| beside column.ZE -75
Piacus, mentioned by Steph. Byz. as 7to'Xis SixeAias. The site is quite
unknown.
143
Bronze, with Greek inscr. TTANOPMITAN.
After B.c. 254.
Bust of Pallas.
Id.
Id.
Head of Zeus.
Ram standing over Janus’ head.
Female head.
Hermes seated on rock.
Head of Persephone.
Heads of the Dioskuri.
Ram.
Head of Demeter veiled.
Head of Aphrodite in stephane.
Head of Zeus.
Head of Persephone . . . . 2E 1-05
Female figure standing with patera and
cornucopiae.ZE i-o
Triskelis with Medusa head in centre.
ZE -95
Eagle on fulmen.ZE >95
Eagle with spread wings . .ZE >85
Altar.ZE -7
Flaming altar.ZE -7
Poppy-head and ears of corn .ZE -65
Inscr. as above, in wreath . . ZE -7
Id.ZE .7
Prow.ZE -g
Dove.ZE -45
Warrior standing, holds patera AL -6
Later than the above is a series of coins with, on the reverse, the
Graeco-Latin inscription IT OR (for PORT VS1?) in monogram. Obv. Heads
of Janus, Zeus, or Demeter. Still later is another series, obv. Head of
Zeus, rev. Military figure or front of Temple, accompanied by the
abbreviated names of Roman magistrates.
In the time of Augustus, Panormus received a Roman colony (Strab.
vi. 272). Its bronze coins continued to be issued for some time longer,
bearing the names of various resident magistrates, e. g. Man[ius] Acilius
Q[uaestor] ; Axius Naso ; Q. Baebius ; Cato ; Crassipes; Cn. Dom. Procos ;
Q. Fab.; L. Gn.; Laetor. II VIR; P. Terentius, etc. These coins follow
the Roman system, the As being distinguished by the head of Janus,
the Semis by that of Zeus, and the Quadrans by that of Herakles. On
some specimens the inscription is written PANHORMITANORVM. The
heads of Augustus and Livia also occur.
Paropus (Collesano), (Polyb. i. 24) probably stood between Cephaloe-
dium and Himera. It coined in bronze during the period of Roman
dominion after the end of the First Punic War.
After circ. B.c. 241.
Head of Apollo laur.
PAPnniNnN Hunter standing, rest-
ing on spear ; beyond him a running
dog.ZE -8
Petra (fPetralia), an inland town near the sources of the southern
Himeras. It was subject to Carthage until the end of the First Punic
War, after which it struck bronze money.
After b.c. 241.
Head of bearded Herakles. I ri€TP£lNPlN Female figure standing
| beside column.ZE -75
Piacus, mentioned by Steph. Byz. as 7to'Xis SixeAias. The site is quite
unknown.