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ARCADIA.
Mantineia. The silver coinage of Mantineia, the most ancient and
powerful town in eastern Arcadia, begins shortly after b. c. 500, and falls
into two classes.
500-400.
Circ. b.c.
Bear. (Fox, fir. C., i. Pl. IX. 102.)
Id.
Id.
Id.,
AAA In incuse square , . Al Triob.
,, Dolphin in incuse square Al Triob.
,, Three acorns in incuse triangle .
Ab Triob.
,, Trident in incuse square Al Triob.
,, Acorn Al Obol.
MAN Large M .... Al Obol.
Three Ts . .Al Tritetartemorion.
MAN Large E. . . Al Hemiobol.
Head of bear.
Acorn.
MAN Three acorns.
Acorn.
The bear refers to the myth of Kallisto, the mother of Arkas, who
was transformed into a bear by Hera,. The acorns remind us of the oak
forest, Pelagos, which encompassed the temple of Poseidon Hippios, near
Mantineia (Paus., viii. 9, 1). The Arcadians are called by Herodotus
(i. 66) flaAavrilayoi avbpes, because they lived upon (he edible acorn of the
beech oak (Zeif.f 1873, p. 125).
Circ. b.c.
MANTI Bearded figure wearing con-
ical pileus and tunic gathered up at
■waist, standing with bent knees
holding fish spear, point down-
wards, in his hand, and another
oyer his shoulder.
40,0-385.
Altar surmounted by two busts of the
Dioskuri wearing conical hats and
holding spears over their shoulders .
Al Drachm.
Bearded helmeted head of Ares (?).
MANTI Head of Athena.
Id. (Fox, Gr. C., i. 104.)
MANTI Head of Apollo (?) Al Dr.
Female head with flowing hair Al Triob.
M Al Obol.
The first of these types refers to the worship of Poseidon and to that of
the Dioskuri, whose sanctuary at Mantineia is mentioned by Pausanias
(viii. 9, 2). . .
In B. c. 385 Mantineia was. razed to the ground by the Spartans and
its inhabitants dispersed among the surrounding villages. After the
city was rebuilt B. c. 370, it does not appear to have struck any silver
coins, but bronze pieces, are known which are certainly subsequent to
b. c. 370.
After B. c. 370.
Head of Pallas. (See also Imhoof, , MAN Fisherman as above, or Trident
Mon. Gr., p. 198 sqq.) j AC -65
In b.c. 222 Mantineia was captured by Antigonus Doson, and its
name changed to Antigoneia, under which designation it struck federal
coins as a member of the Achaean League (see p. 352).
Imperial—Severus to Caracalla. Inscr., MANTlNEDN.
Pausanias informs us that in the reign of Hadrian the old name of the
city was restored to it.
Megalopolis, founded in b.c. 370, under the auspices of Epaminondas,
struck federal money in the name of the entire body of the Arcadians
down to about b. c. 300 (see p. 373). The subsequent issues are as follows.
ARCADIA.
Mantineia. The silver coinage of Mantineia, the most ancient and
powerful town in eastern Arcadia, begins shortly after b. c. 500, and falls
into two classes.
500-400.
Circ. b.c.
Bear. (Fox, fir. C., i. Pl. IX. 102.)
Id.
Id.
Id.,
AAA In incuse square , . Al Triob.
,, Dolphin in incuse square Al Triob.
,, Three acorns in incuse triangle .
Ab Triob.
,, Trident in incuse square Al Triob.
,, Acorn Al Obol.
MAN Large M .... Al Obol.
Three Ts . .Al Tritetartemorion.
MAN Large E. . . Al Hemiobol.
Head of bear.
Acorn.
MAN Three acorns.
Acorn.
The bear refers to the myth of Kallisto, the mother of Arkas, who
was transformed into a bear by Hera,. The acorns remind us of the oak
forest, Pelagos, which encompassed the temple of Poseidon Hippios, near
Mantineia (Paus., viii. 9, 1). The Arcadians are called by Herodotus
(i. 66) flaAavrilayoi avbpes, because they lived upon (he edible acorn of the
beech oak (Zeif.f 1873, p. 125).
Circ. b.c.
MANTI Bearded figure wearing con-
ical pileus and tunic gathered up at
■waist, standing with bent knees
holding fish spear, point down-
wards, in his hand, and another
oyer his shoulder.
40,0-385.
Altar surmounted by two busts of the
Dioskuri wearing conical hats and
holding spears over their shoulders .
Al Drachm.
Bearded helmeted head of Ares (?).
MANTI Head of Athena.
Id. (Fox, Gr. C., i. 104.)
MANTI Head of Apollo (?) Al Dr.
Female head with flowing hair Al Triob.
M Al Obol.
The first of these types refers to the worship of Poseidon and to that of
the Dioskuri, whose sanctuary at Mantineia is mentioned by Pausanias
(viii. 9, 2). . .
In B. c. 385 Mantineia was. razed to the ground by the Spartans and
its inhabitants dispersed among the surrounding villages. After the
city was rebuilt B. c. 370, it does not appear to have struck any silver
coins, but bronze pieces, are known which are certainly subsequent to
b. c. 370.
After B. c. 370.
Head of Pallas. (See also Imhoof, , MAN Fisherman as above, or Trident
Mon. Gr., p. 198 sqq.) j AC -65
In b.c. 222 Mantineia was captured by Antigonus Doson, and its
name changed to Antigoneia, under which designation it struck federal
coins as a member of the Achaean League (see p. 352).
Imperial—Severus to Caracalla. Inscr., MANTlNEDN.
Pausanias informs us that in the reign of Hadrian the old name of the
city was restored to it.
Megalopolis, founded in b.c. 370, under the auspices of Epaminondas,
struck federal money in the name of the entire body of the Arcadians
down to about b. c. 300 (see p. 373). The subsequent issues are as follows.