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LACEDAEMON— C YTHERA.
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(See Zeil. f. Num., vii. p. 17.) The magistrate Tl may be Timaristus
the Ephor whose name occurs in full on other coins.
Among other magistrates’ names is also that of EYPYKAHS, who was
governor of Laconia under Augustus (Strab., p. 366) and of Atratinus
(Imhoof, Mon. Gr., p. 172).
The following may be also mentioned —
CFTAPTH Diademed bust of Sparta,
daughter of Eurotas and wife of
Lacedaemon, fourth king of Laconia.
Head of Zeus(?).
AA eni CYPYKACOC The Dioskuri
galloping JE 10
AA CTH AAKujNOC Heads of the
Dioskuri . . . . . . JE -8
C. Julius Lacon succeeded his father Eurycles in the government of
Lacedaemon. His name also occurs on a coin of Claudius.
AYKOYPTOC Head of Lycurgus. I AA £<t>OPUUN TIMAPICTOC Club
| and caduceus combined . .. ZE g
This coin is remarkable for the mention of the Ephors, which does not
occur, so far as I am aware, on any other numismatic monument. For
the history of the family of C. Julius Eurycles, see B. Weil [Mittheilungen
des Archdologisclien Instztrnts in Athen, Band vi.).
Dr. Imhoof [Mon. Gr., p. 171) also cites Lacedaemonian bronze coins,
with the following remarkable inscriptions:—
TEPONTflN Head of Apollo. I A-A Artemis huntress . . . ZE - 8
NOMO<t>YAAK€C Bust of Pallas. A-A The Dioskuri, Mag. APICTAN-
j APOC.\ . ZE -8
Imperial—Augustus to Salonina. Inscr., AA, AAKEA Al MON IZ1N. Prin-
cipal Types—The Dioskuri, Apollo Amyklaeos, Apollo in the attitude of
Apollo Lykios with his hand upon his head, Aphrodite Morpho veiled,
seated on square cippus, and apparently with bonds about her feet as
described by Pausanias (iii. 15), Asklepios, Hygieia, Hermes Agoraios
carrying infant Dionysos (Paus., iii. 11, 14), etc., sometimes with marks
of value AC [<rdpia’J A, S', H ( = 4, 6, 8) in field (Imhoof, op. cit., p. 173).
Las. This ancient Homeric city was situated a few miles south of
Gythium, near the western coast of the Laconic Gulf.
Imperial—Severus to Geta. Inscr., A A nN. Types — Pallas, Artemis,
Herakles, Asklepios, Hygieia, etc.
ISLANDS OFF LACONIA.
Cranae. The small island near Gythium to which Paris carried off
Helen from Sparta.
Imperial—Maximinus, Philip I., and Otacilia. Inscr., K PAN AKIN.
Type—Head of Athena with A OH.
Cythera. This island had in early times received from the Phoe-
nicians the worship of Aphrodite, and throughout historical times it
365
(See Zeil. f. Num., vii. p. 17.) The magistrate Tl may be Timaristus
the Ephor whose name occurs in full on other coins.
Among other magistrates’ names is also that of EYPYKAHS, who was
governor of Laconia under Augustus (Strab., p. 366) and of Atratinus
(Imhoof, Mon. Gr., p. 172).
The following may be also mentioned —
CFTAPTH Diademed bust of Sparta,
daughter of Eurotas and wife of
Lacedaemon, fourth king of Laconia.
Head of Zeus(?).
AA eni CYPYKACOC The Dioskuri
galloping JE 10
AA CTH AAKujNOC Heads of the
Dioskuri . . . . . . JE -8
C. Julius Lacon succeeded his father Eurycles in the government of
Lacedaemon. His name also occurs on a coin of Claudius.
AYKOYPTOC Head of Lycurgus. I AA £<t>OPUUN TIMAPICTOC Club
| and caduceus combined . .. ZE g
This coin is remarkable for the mention of the Ephors, which does not
occur, so far as I am aware, on any other numismatic monument. For
the history of the family of C. Julius Eurycles, see B. Weil [Mittheilungen
des Archdologisclien Instztrnts in Athen, Band vi.).
Dr. Imhoof [Mon. Gr., p. 171) also cites Lacedaemonian bronze coins,
with the following remarkable inscriptions:—
TEPONTflN Head of Apollo. I A-A Artemis huntress . . . ZE - 8
NOMO<t>YAAK€C Bust of Pallas. A-A The Dioskuri, Mag. APICTAN-
j APOC.\ . ZE -8
Imperial—Augustus to Salonina. Inscr., AA, AAKEA Al MON IZ1N. Prin-
cipal Types—The Dioskuri, Apollo Amyklaeos, Apollo in the attitude of
Apollo Lykios with his hand upon his head, Aphrodite Morpho veiled,
seated on square cippus, and apparently with bonds about her feet as
described by Pausanias (iii. 15), Asklepios, Hygieia, Hermes Agoraios
carrying infant Dionysos (Paus., iii. 11, 14), etc., sometimes with marks
of value AC [<rdpia’J A, S', H ( = 4, 6, 8) in field (Imhoof, op. cit., p. 173).
Las. This ancient Homeric city was situated a few miles south of
Gythium, near the western coast of the Laconic Gulf.
Imperial—Severus to Geta. Inscr., A A nN. Types — Pallas, Artemis,
Herakles, Asklepios, Hygieia, etc.
ISLANDS OFF LACONIA.
Cranae. The small island near Gythium to which Paris carried off
Helen from Sparta.
Imperial—Maximinus, Philip I., and Otacilia. Inscr., K PAN AKIN.
Type—Head of Athena with A OH.
Cythera. This island had in early times received from the Phoe-
nicians the worship of Aphrodite, and throughout historical times it