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

70
Metal
M S!ze
6+
M
M
M
M
M
M M
M
/E
jE
/E
JE
4+
3
3
3+
8
3
3
6
9
4
4+
7-6
H
Weight
180-9
91-9
49-6
47-4
215
119-3
42-2
37-5
229-8
242-2
257-5
EUROPEAN GREECE.
AYT. K. M. AYF. CGY. AAGZANAPOC. Head of Severus Alexander to r. R. [YII]-
*IP. *IAOnAnnOY. MAPKIANOnOAITii[N]. Female fig. to I. ; in rigiit hand,
patera ; in left, hasta.
Gordianus Junior.
AYT. K. M. ANT. TOPAIANOt AYF. Ce., round the busts of Gordianus and of
Tranquillina opposed ; below, TRANKYAAGINA in two lines. li. Yn. TEPTYA-
AlANOY MAPKIANOnOAITilN. Sarapis seated to I.; in extended right hand,
patera ? ; left, resting on hasta ; at his feet, a bird, with three heads of other
animals ; to I., in field, E.
Note.— The figure at the feet of Sarapis is probably a sjmbol of one of the Egyptian triads.
MARONEIA Thraciae.
Note.—Maroneia was situated on the northern shore of the JEgx&n, about midway between the
rivers Hebrus and Nestus. The name Ismarus was common to the city and the mountain, at the
foot of which it stood, until the former received that of Maroneia from Maron, son of Evantheus.
In the Odyssey, where Ulysses relates how he intoxicated Polyphemus, he says :
alyiov aaKov Ixov liiXavoio'ivoio,
'H^eoc, ov fioi f^wKE 'MdpiMtv, EifdvGtOQ vtoQ,
'Ipiii 'AttoWidvos, oe'lafiapov u/i0i^(/3qMj. — (IX. 197.)
These lines are alone sufficient to explain the types and symbols of Bacchus on the coins of Maroneia
as well as the head of Apollo on some of them. The name and some remains of Maroneia are still
extant at the western end of Mount Ismarus.
Head, neck, and forelegs of a horse to r., as if leaping. R. Flower or star of sixteen
points, in quad, incus., and on one side of it, similar smaller quad, incus.
Same type.^. U. Same type, singly.
MAPil. Same type. R. Same type.
MAP. Half horse, of later style, in the same attitude, to l. ; in field above the
horse, a globule ; below, another. R. Head of ram to L, in dotted square.
MAPfiN. Horse galloping to I. ; above, cantharus. R. AEONYS on the three sides
of a linear square ; within which, vine, with five bunches of grapes. — T/iis and
the two preceding are Electrotypes from the B. M.
Head, neck, and foreleg of horse, with three flowers within a linear circle. R. Star
of sixteen rays as before.— Electrotype from the Bill. Nationale, Paris.
Half horse to I. R. Vine branch with grapes, in dotted square, within quad, incus.
EYn. Same type. R. MA. Same type. — {Broken coin.)
MHT. Same type. R. Same legend and type ; in field to r., ivy-leaf.
Head of Bacchus to I. R. MAPilNITflN En[I ... A ... Y] surrounding a linear
square, which contains a vine, with four bunches of
grapes. The whole in quad.
incus. ; between the final Y and initial M of the legend, a tortoise.
Head of Bacchus, crowned with ivy, to r. R. AI0NY20Y SQTHPOS MAPiiNI-
TQN. Bacchus naked to /. ; in right hand, grapes ; in left hand, two javelins ;
chlamys round left arm ; in field to I.,
Same type. R. Same legend and type ;
mon. 72.
mon. 69 in field ; to r., mon. 70.
in field to I., mon. 71 ; in field to r.,
Head of Bacchus to r. R. MAPaNITiiN. Bacchus, naked, to I. ; in right hand,
round left arm.
grapes ; in left hand, two javelins ; chlamys
Same type. R. Same legend and type, but in field to I., mon. 73.
Same type. R. AI0NY20Y SWTHPOS MAPflNITaN. Same type ;
mon. 74,
in field to l,
Same type. R. Same legend and type, but in field to l, mon. 75.