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THE CYCLADES.
Circ. b.c. 200. Attic standard, reduced weight.
Head of Demeter, of late style, crowned
with corn.
(Mion., Suppl., IV. Pl. XII. 2.)
Similar head, rude style.
Hats of the Kabeiri (or Dioskuri), each
surmounted by star.
Head of Hermes.
Bee.
Head of Apollo.
OEDN KABEIPGN ZYPIGzN The
two Kabeiri, standing, naked, facing,
each resting on spear, and surmounted
by star ; all in olive-wreath
Ad Tetradr. 246 grs.
ZYP Two Kabeiri naked, facing2E -7
ZYPI Panther running . . AE -45
ZYPI Caduceus.AH -55
ZY Hat of one of the Kabeiri, sur¬
mounted by star . . . . AE -45
ZYPI Goat lying, r.AE -4
Imperial, Domitian to Verus. Inscr., CYPI KABIPI1N, EICIC CYPIDN.
EPMHC CYPIDN. Types— Heads of the Kabeiri with an ear of corn
between them, and a Bee and a Star beneath. Bust or full-length figure
of Isis. Hermes holding caduceus and purse.
The above coins furnish us with the only evidence we possess con-
cerning the worship of the Kabeiri at Syros. (Num. Clron., v. 180 sq.)
Tenos, separated from the southern point of Andros by a channel one
mile in breadth, was famous chiefly for its magnificent temple of Poseidon,
much frequented by the people of the surrounding islands (Strab., x.
747)-
Circ. b. c. 300-200. Attic standard.
Fig. 262.
Head of Zeus Ammon, bearded and
laureate. (Fig. 262.)
Same head, beardless.
T—H Poseidon enthroned, holding dol-
phin and sceptre At Tetradr. 254 grs.
THNI GN Id. . . . AR Tetradr.
Rhodian standard.
Id. (B. M. Guide, Pl. XXXII. 28.)
Same head, bearded.
Id.
Same head, beardless.
(B.M. Cat., Pl. XXVIII. 16.)
THNIUN Poseidon standing, holding
dolphin and sceptre, grapes in field .
AR 109 grs.
T—H Grapes .
• • At 53 grs.
,, Palm-tree • .
. . Hl 29 grs.
THNl Grapes .
. . Al 35 grs.
On the bronze coins, which range in date from about B. C. 300 to the
middle of the second century, the following are the most frequent types :
THE CYCLADES.
Circ. b.c. 200. Attic standard, reduced weight.
Head of Demeter, of late style, crowned
with corn.
(Mion., Suppl., IV. Pl. XII. 2.)
Similar head, rude style.
Hats of the Kabeiri (or Dioskuri), each
surmounted by star.
Head of Hermes.
Bee.
Head of Apollo.
OEDN KABEIPGN ZYPIGzN The
two Kabeiri, standing, naked, facing,
each resting on spear, and surmounted
by star ; all in olive-wreath
Ad Tetradr. 246 grs.
ZYP Two Kabeiri naked, facing2E -7
ZYPI Panther running . . AE -45
ZYPI Caduceus.AH -55
ZY Hat of one of the Kabeiri, sur¬
mounted by star . . . . AE -45
ZYPI Goat lying, r.AE -4
Imperial, Domitian to Verus. Inscr., CYPI KABIPI1N, EICIC CYPIDN.
EPMHC CYPIDN. Types— Heads of the Kabeiri with an ear of corn
between them, and a Bee and a Star beneath. Bust or full-length figure
of Isis. Hermes holding caduceus and purse.
The above coins furnish us with the only evidence we possess con-
cerning the worship of the Kabeiri at Syros. (Num. Clron., v. 180 sq.)
Tenos, separated from the southern point of Andros by a channel one
mile in breadth, was famous chiefly for its magnificent temple of Poseidon,
much frequented by the people of the surrounding islands (Strab., x.
747)-
Circ. b. c. 300-200. Attic standard.
Fig. 262.
Head of Zeus Ammon, bearded and
laureate. (Fig. 262.)
Same head, beardless.
T—H Poseidon enthroned, holding dol-
phin and sceptre At Tetradr. 254 grs.
THNI GN Id. . . . AR Tetradr.
Rhodian standard.
Id. (B. M. Guide, Pl. XXXII. 28.)
Same head, bearded.
Id.
Same head, beardless.
(B.M. Cat., Pl. XXVIII. 16.)
THNIUN Poseidon standing, holding
dolphin and sceptre, grapes in field .
AR 109 grs.
T—H Grapes .
• • At 53 grs.
,, Palm-tree • .
. . Hl 29 grs.
THNl Grapes .
. . Al 35 grs.
On the bronze coins, which range in date from about B. C. 300 to the
middle of the second century, the following are the most frequent types :