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THRACE.—[I) SOUTHERN COAST.
Phoenician wt., Tetradrachms 220 grs.; Didr. 112 grs.; Drachms 50 grs.
Inscr. MAPHN, MAPHNlTON, MAPflNlTEDN, or MAPHNEITEHN.
Horse prancing (rarely standing). Incuse square, within which vine with
Symbols: kantharos ; star ; wheel; bunches of grapes in linear square :
wreath; lyre ; helmeted head; around, magistrate’s name, often pre-
helmet (Fig. 158). ceded by EPI . . . . Al Tetradr.
Magistrates: BPABE£1£, AEONY£, MHTPOAOTOS, MHTPOOflN,
nOS I AHI 0, PYOOAHPO, etc. On some specimens the inscription
MAPDNITEDN stands on the reverse in place of the magistrate’s name.
Forepart of prancing horse ....
[B. M. Cat., Thrace, p. 125 ;
and Z. f. N., iii. 274.I
Id. [Ibid}
Id. [Ibid}
The following exceptional coin of
shortly before B. 0. 400:—
Head of young Dionysos.
(Zeit.f. Num., iii. Pl. VI. 18.)
Incuse square quartered; around,
MAPHNITDN, or magistrate’s
name EP APXEM BPOTO. Ji Didr.
Incuse square, in which, vine; around,
MAPnNlTDN , or magistrate’s name
POSEIAIPPOS . ' . . Ji Didr.
Incuse square, in which, grapes. JI Dr.
light Attic wt. must also be placed
MAPHNITEHN EPI MHTPO-
<t>ANEO? Vine growing over a
Silenos mask, facing.
Ji Tetradr. 255 grs.
Circ. b. c. 400-350.
About the end of the fifth century the Phoenician standard was
replaced by the Persic, of which the staters weigh about 175 grs. The
standard of the gold coin is uncertain.
Prancing horse. MAPIiNlTEilN Vine . A7’48-5 grs.
Prancing horse. Inscr. sometimes Vine in square. Symbols on some
MA PH (Fig. 159). specimens,—caduceus; cray-fish; bee;
ear of corn; dog.
Magistrates’ names on reverse, preceded by EPI:—APEAAED. EYHI0E-
MIOS, EYPOAIOS, IHNDNOS, HTHCArOPEH, HPAKAEIAOY. IKECIO,
KAAAIKPATEOS, MHTPOADPO. MHTPDN0£, NEOMHNIO, PATPOK-
AEO£, POAYAPHTOY. POAYNIKOY, PO£EI AEIOY, XOPHrO,etc. Al Staters.
There are also Triobols or | Staters (wt. 44 grs.), and Trihemiobols
(wt. 22 grs.).
Forepart of horse. | Vine in incuse square.
Inscr., MA, usually on the reverse, and magistrates’ names generally
abbreviated;—A OH N EH, APKTOAED, IHNdNOS, HP AK AEI AED, MHT-
POADPO, NOYMHNIO, etc.
THRACE.—[I) SOUTHERN COAST.
Phoenician wt., Tetradrachms 220 grs.; Didr. 112 grs.; Drachms 50 grs.
Inscr. MAPHN, MAPHNlTON, MAPflNlTEDN, or MAPHNEITEHN.
Horse prancing (rarely standing). Incuse square, within which vine with
Symbols: kantharos ; star ; wheel; bunches of grapes in linear square :
wreath; lyre ; helmeted head; around, magistrate’s name, often pre-
helmet (Fig. 158). ceded by EPI . . . . Al Tetradr.
Magistrates: BPABE£1£, AEONY£, MHTPOAOTOS, MHTPOOflN,
nOS I AHI 0, PYOOAHPO, etc. On some specimens the inscription
MAPDNITEDN stands on the reverse in place of the magistrate’s name.
Forepart of prancing horse ....
[B. M. Cat., Thrace, p. 125 ;
and Z. f. N., iii. 274.I
Id. [Ibid}
Id. [Ibid}
The following exceptional coin of
shortly before B. 0. 400:—
Head of young Dionysos.
(Zeit.f. Num., iii. Pl. VI. 18.)
Incuse square quartered; around,
MAPHNITDN, or magistrate’s
name EP APXEM BPOTO. Ji Didr.
Incuse square, in which, vine; around,
MAPnNlTDN , or magistrate’s name
POSEIAIPPOS . ' . . Ji Didr.
Incuse square, in which, grapes. JI Dr.
light Attic wt. must also be placed
MAPHNITEHN EPI MHTPO-
<t>ANEO? Vine growing over a
Silenos mask, facing.
Ji Tetradr. 255 grs.
Circ. b. c. 400-350.
About the end of the fifth century the Phoenician standard was
replaced by the Persic, of which the staters weigh about 175 grs. The
standard of the gold coin is uncertain.
Prancing horse. MAPIiNlTEilN Vine . A7’48-5 grs.
Prancing horse. Inscr. sometimes Vine in square. Symbols on some
MA PH (Fig. 159). specimens,—caduceus; cray-fish; bee;
ear of corn; dog.
Magistrates’ names on reverse, preceded by EPI:—APEAAED. EYHI0E-
MIOS, EYPOAIOS, IHNDNOS, HTHCArOPEH, HPAKAEIAOY. IKECIO,
KAAAIKPATEOS, MHTPOADPO. MHTPDN0£, NEOMHNIO, PATPOK-
AEO£, POAYAPHTOY. POAYNIKOY, PO£EI AEIOY, XOPHrO,etc. Al Staters.
There are also Triobols or | Staters (wt. 44 grs.), and Trihemiobols
(wt. 22 grs.).
Forepart of horse. | Vine in incuse square.
Inscr., MA, usually on the reverse, and magistrates’ names generally
abbreviated;—A OH N EH, APKTOAED, IHNdNOS, HP AK AEI AED, MHT-
POADPO, NOYMHNIO, etc.