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SICILY.
After b. c. 241.
Head of Pallas.
Id.
Head of Poseidon.
Id.
COAONTlNcuN Dolphin.
Male head with earring and pointed
beard.
Id.
COAONTINUJN Head of Poseidon .
2E -85
„ Wreath . . 2E -9
COAONTiNnN Naked warrior .
JE -7
„ Sepia . . . -ZE -5
Tunny-fish.7E -g
Id.2E -55
Prancing horse.JE -g
Stiela or Styella, described by Steph. Byz. (s. v. SrueXXct) as a fortress
of the Sicilian Megara. Leake (Hum. Hell., p. 70) places it near the
mouth of the river Alabon, which flows into the Megarian gulf.
Circ. b. c. 415-405.
Young male head laureate, in front, 1 STI A Forepart of man-headed bull .
branch of selinon (?). | 2R Drachm and | Drachm.
The head on these coins, although not horned, is probably intended for
a river-god. In expression it is quite unlike a head of Apollo, and may
be compared with certain similar heads on coins of Catana.
Forepart of man-headed bull. I STIEAANAIO Young male figure
I sacrificing at altar.JI
(Millingen, Considerations, p. 143.)
Syracuse. The earliest coins of Syracuse belong to the time of the
oligarchy of the Geomori or Gamori, who, as their name implies, were
the legitimate descendants of the first colonists among whom the lands
had been allotted. We cannot assign these coins to an earlier date than the
latter part of the sixth century, before which time Syracuse (like Athens
before Solon’s time) must have used the money of some other state.
Before circ. b. c. 500.
Fig.
^VRAQOHON or !>VRA Slow quad- I
riga (Fig. 92).
Horseman riding one and leading
a second horse.
92.
Incuse square divided into four parts.
In the centre the head of a nymph or
goddess of archaic style. Hi Tetradr.
Similar . ..Al Didr.
These are probably the earliest examples of coin-types referring to
agonistic contests. That they do not, however, allude to any particular
victory in the games is evident from the way in which the types are
from the first made subservient to the denominations of the coin; thus
SICILY.
After b. c. 241.
Head of Pallas.
Id.
Head of Poseidon.
Id.
COAONTlNcuN Dolphin.
Male head with earring and pointed
beard.
Id.
COAONTINUJN Head of Poseidon .
2E -85
„ Wreath . . 2E -9
COAONTiNnN Naked warrior .
JE -7
„ Sepia . . . -ZE -5
Tunny-fish.7E -g
Id.2E -55
Prancing horse.JE -g
Stiela or Styella, described by Steph. Byz. (s. v. SrueXXct) as a fortress
of the Sicilian Megara. Leake (Hum. Hell., p. 70) places it near the
mouth of the river Alabon, which flows into the Megarian gulf.
Circ. b. c. 415-405.
Young male head laureate, in front, 1 STI A Forepart of man-headed bull .
branch of selinon (?). | 2R Drachm and | Drachm.
The head on these coins, although not horned, is probably intended for
a river-god. In expression it is quite unlike a head of Apollo, and may
be compared with certain similar heads on coins of Catana.
Forepart of man-headed bull. I STIEAANAIO Young male figure
I sacrificing at altar.JI
(Millingen, Considerations, p. 143.)
Syracuse. The earliest coins of Syracuse belong to the time of the
oligarchy of the Geomori or Gamori, who, as their name implies, were
the legitimate descendants of the first colonists among whom the lands
had been allotted. We cannot assign these coins to an earlier date than the
latter part of the sixth century, before which time Syracuse (like Athens
before Solon’s time) must have used the money of some other state.
Before circ. b. c. 500.
Fig.
^VRAQOHON or !>VRA Slow quad- I
riga (Fig. 92).
Horseman riding one and leading
a second horse.
92.
Incuse square divided into four parts.
In the centre the head of a nymph or
goddess of archaic style. Hi Tetradr.
Similar . ..Al Didr.
These are probably the earliest examples of coin-types referring to
agonistic contests. That they do not, however, allude to any particular
victory in the games is evident from the way in which the types are
from the first made subservient to the denominations of the coin; thus