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PHILADELPHIA— SOLI.
611
Persic Standard. Circ. b. c. 450-385.
Kneeling archer in usual archer’s
costume, holding out a bow in both
hands.
Head of Pallas ; Griffin on helmet.
(Hunter, Pl. LI. 27, 29.)
CO, COAEON, COAEGN Bunch of
grapes, in incuse square ....
At Stater 169 grs.
COAI, COAIO, COAION, COAIKON,
or COAEGN Grapes, in incuse
square . . . JR, Stater 163 grs.1
JR Obol. 10 grs.
For silver staters struck at Soli by the satrap Tiribazus (b.C. 386-380),
with his name in Aramaic letters on the reverse and CO on the obverse,
see p. 604.
Circ. b.c. 385-333.
Head of bearded Herakles, laureate,
with lion’s skin tied round neck.
Head of Pallas helmeted, facing.
COAE ..., COAI KON Head of bearded
Satrap, in Persian tiara
Hi Stater 156 grs.
Zeus enthroned 1., with sceptre; in
field, grapes, ear of corn and letter
o
B. Under throne C or C . . . .
Hi Stater 168-164 grs.
The coins of the last mentioned class are attributed, on account of the
letters under the throne M, T, I, and Z, to Mallus, Tarsus, Issus, and
Soli. They seem to fall into the period between B.c. 370 and 350.
Head of Pallas in crested Corinthian
helmet.
COAEGN Bunch of grapes ; in field,
magistrate’s name abbreviated and
symbols—Rose, owl, etc
JR Stater 164 grs.
Circ. B.c. 300-71.
Under the Seleucidae the coinage of Soli was continued in bronze
down to the date of the destruction of the city by Tigranes of Armenia
in the third Mithradatic war.
The following are the principal varieties:—
Aegis, with Medusa head.
1 ZOAEH.N Turreted female figure on
horseback . . JE i-o
Head of Artemis.
Head of Pallas.
,, Pallas wielding fulmen. JE-9
,, Standing figure, holding
sceptre . . . . JE -8
Head of Pallas.
Head of Tyche.
„ Owl.Hl -8
,, Pilei of the Dioskuri Hl -8
Not long after its destruction Soli was restored by Pompey under
the name of Solopolis. There are bronze coins, with the head of Pompey,
1 If the Catalogue of the Behr collection is to be trusted there is also a double stater of
316 grs.
R r 2
611
Persic Standard. Circ. b. c. 450-385.
Kneeling archer in usual archer’s
costume, holding out a bow in both
hands.
Head of Pallas ; Griffin on helmet.
(Hunter, Pl. LI. 27, 29.)
CO, COAEON, COAEGN Bunch of
grapes, in incuse square ....
At Stater 169 grs.
COAI, COAIO, COAION, COAIKON,
or COAEGN Grapes, in incuse
square . . . JR, Stater 163 grs.1
JR Obol. 10 grs.
For silver staters struck at Soli by the satrap Tiribazus (b.C. 386-380),
with his name in Aramaic letters on the reverse and CO on the obverse,
see p. 604.
Circ. b.c. 385-333.
Head of bearded Herakles, laureate,
with lion’s skin tied round neck.
Head of Pallas helmeted, facing.
COAE ..., COAI KON Head of bearded
Satrap, in Persian tiara
Hi Stater 156 grs.
Zeus enthroned 1., with sceptre; in
field, grapes, ear of corn and letter
o
B. Under throne C or C . . . .
Hi Stater 168-164 grs.
The coins of the last mentioned class are attributed, on account of the
letters under the throne M, T, I, and Z, to Mallus, Tarsus, Issus, and
Soli. They seem to fall into the period between B.c. 370 and 350.
Head of Pallas in crested Corinthian
helmet.
COAEGN Bunch of grapes ; in field,
magistrate’s name abbreviated and
symbols—Rose, owl, etc
JR Stater 164 grs.
Circ. B.c. 300-71.
Under the Seleucidae the coinage of Soli was continued in bronze
down to the date of the destruction of the city by Tigranes of Armenia
in the third Mithradatic war.
The following are the principal varieties:—
Aegis, with Medusa head.
1 ZOAEH.N Turreted female figure on
horseback . . JE i-o
Head of Artemis.
Head of Pallas.
,, Pallas wielding fulmen. JE-9
,, Standing figure, holding
sceptre . . . . JE -8
Head of Pallas.
Head of Tyche.
„ Owl.Hl -8
,, Pilei of the Dioskuri Hl -8
Not long after its destruction Soli was restored by Pompey under
the name of Solopolis. There are bronze coins, with the head of Pompey,
1 If the Catalogue of the Behr collection is to be trusted there is also a double stater of
316 grs.
R r 2