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

80 ASIATIC GREECE.
Metal Size Weight
M
M P2
M
M
JE
H
160-3
161
1531
his survey of the southern coast of Asia Minor, observed here the remains of an artificial port, and
of some aqueducts. The latter, being works of Roman times, accord with the coins of Magydus,
which are chiefly imperial, and range from Augustus to Commodus.
AYT. KAICAP A. CeOYHPOC.
River-god
recumbent to I.
Septimius Sevens.
Head of Sept. Severus to r. B. MArVAEiiN.
Note.—This river can be no other than the Catarrhactes, so called because its discharge into the
sea is by falling over the cliffs in numerous places between the site of Magydus (now Laara) and
Attaleia.
MALLUS Cilicise.
Note.—The exact position of Mallus has not been ascertained by any remains of antiquity ; but I
have shown in my Asia Minor, p. 216, that it stood on a height on the eastern or left bank of the Pyramus.
In ascending that river no such height occurs (as appears from Plate 1 of Colonel Chesney's
miles from the site of Me-
Maps) until we arrive at Jeb-Mensis, which hill is eighteen geographical
garsus at Karadash, twelve geographical miles westward of JEgm at Ay4s, and ten geographical miles
south-westward of Mopsuestia at Mensis. Probably this is the position of Mallus.
Bearded Persian, with a crown on his head, striding to r. ; in right hand spear with
a knob at the upper end, as on the Darics ; in left hand, bow ; behind, grain of
barley ; in field, on either side, countermarks ; to I., eagle and trident ; to /•.,
ox. ft. MAA. Hercules naked, adv., turning to r. and strangling a lion ; in
field to I. club. From the Pembroke Collection (1015), cited ly Eckhel, iii. p. 59,
and Mionnet, iii. p. 591.
Same Persian type as before, countermarked below with an ox. ft. Persian figure,
as on obverse, but instead of spear, his right hand to quiver ; countermarked
below with a quadruped. From the Pembroke Collection (10 J 6).
MAAA. Male head to r. covered with a cap embracing the chin, covering the neck,
and bound with a narrow diadem, ft. Female head to r., with ear-rings and
necklace ; the hair bound with a sphendone in front, and a broader receptacle
behind.
N(Ae These coins of Mallus are strong indications that it was the principal sea-port of the Per-
sian government in Cilicia prior to the time of Alexander. The male head covered with a Persian
or Phrygian bonnet (for they seem to have been nearly the same) represents probably the Persian
prince who governed CiUcia at that time, one of the numerous brothers or sons perhaps of the reign-
ing sovereign.
MARATHUS Phoenicise.
Note.— Strabo (p. 753) describes Marathus as an ancient city of the Phoenicians, which agrees with
the legends of its coins ; and as he adds that it was ruined in his time, and its territory occupied by
the Aradii, the coins with Phoenician legends must be of earlier date. The coast of Syria not having
been surveyed by the British Admiralty, the exact situation of the places between Seleuceia and
Laodiceia, and between Laodiceia and Tripolis, cannot yet be determined, with the exception of
Tortfis, which answers sufficiently to the Antaradus of Strabo. Orthosia, according to his data,
must be sought for on the banks of the Eleutherus, now the Nahr-el-Berd, and Marathus was probably
near the Nahr-el-Kebir, which flows about midway between the Berd and Tortus. Its name
Strabo has not given. Vide Burckhardt's Syria, p. 161.
Veiled female head to r. in dotted circle, ft. A name in Phoenician characters
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