Numismata hellenica: a catalogue of Greek coins; with notes, a map ...

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ASIATIC GREECE.
Marcus Aurelius.
AYT. KAI Radiate head of M. Aurelius to r. ; below, branch.
B. ©GAC CYPIAC lePOno. in two lines; above, star; all in a wreath.
Lucius Verus.
OYIIPOG . Radiate head of L. Verus to I. R. ©eAG CYPIAC
lePOno. in two lines; below, r. ; above, dot; all in a wreath.
Caracalla.
AYTO ANTONeiNOC. Bust of Caracalla to I. R. 0e[AC CYPIAC ICPOno]-
AITiiN. . . Female (Otd Sup/a) adv., seated on a lion stepping to r. : in her right
hand, sceptre.
Philippus.
AYTOK. K. M. lOYAI. *IAinn00 C€B. Head of Philip to r. R. Same legend and
type.
Another.
HOLMI Ciliciffi.
Head of Pallas to r. in dotted circle. R. 0AM. Female head to r.
Note.—From this coin we may infer that Holmi was one of the chief Greek settlements on the
coast of Cilicia Tracheia at an early age. We have similar evidence as to Nagidus and Celenderis.
In my Asia Minor, p. 204, I have given reasons for placing Holmi in the bay on the western side of
Cape Sarpedonia, now called Aghalim^n, —a position which explains the transference of its inhabitants
to Selcuceia when that city was founded by Seleucus I. on the banks of the Calycadnus ; the
distance from the head of that bay to the reach of the river, where stood Seleuceia, which still pre-
serves its ancient name, being not more than six miles.
HYDRELA Carise.
Note.—
Hydrela, according to Strabo, received its name from Hydrelus, a Lacedaemonian, who,
with his brothers Athymbrus and Athymbradus, founded cities in the valley of the Mceander.
Nysa stood on the site of the city of Athymbrus, and in process of time absorbed the inhabitants of
the city of Athymbradus, but Hydrela was still a place of importance in Roman times, and a bishoprick
of the Byzantine empire (Liv. 37, 56. Not. Episcopatuum). Its exact position, however, has
not been determined.
Hadrianus.
AYTO AAPIANOC. Head of Hadrian to r. R. (YA)PHAei(TQN).
Laureate head of the Indian Bacchus, with beard and long hair, to r.
HYP^PA LydifB.
Note.—This city stood on the southern side of the Tmolus, probably near the river Caystras.
Vide Hieroccesareia.
Nero.
NEPilN KAICAP. Head of Nero to r. R. YOA. lOY. HrHtin. PP. ('Yiratirj/cu.',
'lovXiov 'HyrialinTov ypafifiaTevovToe.) Naked figure Standing to I. ; in right hand,
bipennis.