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In the neighbouring state of Mysia, the most remarkable autonomous coins are those of the celebrated electrum and gold stater system of Cyzicus, already mentioned, and tetradrachms with the head of Proser pine and a lion's head. Of Lampsacus, there are staters with the head of Poseidon, the bust of Demeter, and hippocampus ; the didrachms have Hercules. Of Parium, there are staters with the head of Demeter, and drachms with a goat. The most remarkable of the coins Of Per gamus are the cistophori, or tetradrachms, with a snake escaping from a basket, all in an ivy crown, or two snakes entwined round, a bow. A fine series of tetradrachms of the kings of Pergamus commence with Philcterus, B.C. 288, Attains I., B.C. 241-147, Eumenes II.,,B.o. 197-159, Aristonicus, with their portraits, and Pallas Athene. Of the Troas, the drachms have the Gorgonium, and an anchor or eagle, and Trojan myths.

The coins of Abydos have the head of Pallas, Artemis, and the Gorgonium, an anchor or eagle ; of Alexandria Troas, the head of Apollo Smintheus, and a pasturing horse ; the tetradraehrns of 'Penedos, described by Aristotle and Suidas, have a double head and the bipenuis with which Tenes cut the fatal rope. The drachms of Aegm in Aeolis present the head oŁApollo and Zeus Aetophoros and a goat; the tetradrachms of Cyme the head of the eponymous Amazon, a horse, and jug ; those of Myrrhina, the head of the Grynman Apollo, a female offering, and a diota. The island of Lesbos struck for itself only bronze coins, but the drachms of Methymna have the head of Pallas and a bull, of fine work and old style ; Mytilene the head of Apollo and a lyre ; Clazomenae has beautiful staters with the head of Apollo and a winged boar, and didrachms with the same bead and a swan ; of Ephesus there are staters with the head of Artemis and the Ephesian Artemis; cistophori, tetradrachms with a bee, deer, and a palm-tree. Erythrm has a stater with a stag; the tetradrachms of Magnesia have the head of Artemis and Apollo on the Mxander, the didrachms, a rider and bull ; one has the name of Themistocles, then its dynast. Miletus offers coins of the oldest style with the laurelled head of Apollo, a lion, and star ; Phocaea has staters and silver coins with a seal ; Smyrna, a double stater, with head of Cybele, and a female ; bronze coins with Homer ; and sesterces struck by the prxtor Theudianos. Tees has silver didrachms with a gryphon, and brass coins with Anacreon. The type of Chios in gold and silver is a sphinx and diota. Samos has the head of a lion and forepart of a bull.

Antiochia, of Caria, has the head of Apollo and a Pegasus. Of Cnidus there are coins of great antiquity, with the heads of Aphrodite and a lion ; Myndus, Serapis and his head-dress ; Nysa, the rape of Proserpina; Termeros has a trihemiobel of Tymnus its tyrant. Of the Callan princes, commencing with Hecatomnus, B.C. 381, and ending with Pixodarus, 336, there is a fine series of tetradrachms, didrachms, and drachms, the normal type of which is Zeus Labraudenos. The didrachms of Calymna have the head of Mars and a lyre. Of Cos, there are silver coins with Hercules and crabs, and tetrachnehms with the dance of Apollo before the tripod, while the brass coins have Aesculapius. The gold and silver coins of Rhodes have the head of the Colossos and the rose.

The coins of Lycia consist of an early series of didrachms, drachms, and trihemiobols, of the earliest Attic standard, with incuse squares with symbols, the types of the oldest B.C. 600; the normal type is a ring with three or four hooks. These early coins have inscriptions in the Lycian characters, and the names of Tics, the Trees, Pinara, and other cities, are found on them. A later series of didrachms, having on one side the head of Pallas armed, and on the other the head of a satrap, and inscribed Ddenenefcle, Pttarazu, Feggsere, Arina, and Garue, probably record the names of satraps after the Persian conquest. (Sir C. Fellowes, ' Coins of Lycia,' 4to, London, 1855.) Of Lycia there are also a series of drachms struck by the Lycian league, with the head of Apollo and lyre, and the initial letters of the states.

In Pamphylia, and Aspendus, the didrachm has legs, legend ; Perga didrachms of the post-Alexandrine epoch, Pergaia; Side, a series of fine tetradrachms, with the one, Victory, and the pomegranate, the name and emblem y. The states in Pieidia are numerous ; the coins of Selge with , and Andeda are the most interesting. The bronze coins of !co here the eikon or portrait of Perseus. In Cilicia, Celenderis has rachms with a kneeling goat looking behind, and a horse; Nagidua, ionysos ; Manus, an Asiatic deity, Hermes and Verse. Olba brass coins with the portraits of the priest, princes, Poletno, and Ajax.

Soli didrachms with a head of Pallas, and bunch of grapes. Pom peiopolis, the heads of Pompey and Aratus. The didrachms and tetradrachms of Tarsus have Tyche, or Fortune, Zeus, a lion, a lion devouring a bull, and the kings Tarcoudirnotus, and Philopator 1., in B.C. 100—I.

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