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

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EUROPEAN GREECE.
TRAGILUS Thracise, sive Macedonise.
Note.— Sestini has generally been followed in his opinion that the coins bearing the legend TPAI-
AION are of a town of that name (in Latin Treelium), of which he supposes the Triulo of the Tabular
Itinerary to be a corruption. But the nominative is scarcely ever met with on coins, nor does the
name Trselium occur in any ancient authority. It is more likely, therefore, that TPAIAION is a
genitive plural for TPAIAIQN, or TPAriAIQN, by the elision of the aspirate P in speech, and
afterwards in writing, in the same manner as *irAAEIA became IAAIA. Tragilus was a city of
some importance, and gave birth to a noted writer on subjects of tragedy {rpayifiwiKva), named
Asclepiades. Stephanus, to whom we are indebted for this information, adds, that Tragilus was /iia
rwv iirl Qpdxy irpof Ty Xippovrjaif) Kai MaKilovif, a description which it is impossible to understand,
the Thraciau Chersonese being near 100 miles distant from the eastern limit of Macedonia.
Omitting the words Xif>povf)aif Kai, the description would sufficiently apply to the Triulo of the
Tabular Itinerary, which, if we may rely upon that authority, stood at a disUnce of ten Roman miles
from Philippi to the westward.
Head of Hermes to r.
Three others similar.
B. TPAIAION. Flower, like that on coins of Rhodus.
TRAJANOPOLIS, sive Augusta Trajana Thracia;,
Note.—
Trajanopolis stood on the Via Egnatia, or great Roman road from Dyrrhachium to Byzantium,
at a distance of about 120 Roman miles to the eastward of Neopolis, now Kav41a. As the
modem road follows the ancient track, there is great reason to believe that Trajanopolis stood at or
near the modern F^reh, a Turkish town near the right bank of the Hebrus, about twelve miles above
the mouth of that river,— the 120 M. p. of the Itineraries, being a reasonable proportion to the eighty
o. M. of direct distance between Kavila and F^reh. Dr. Clarke observed vestiges of the Roman
road not far from F^reh to the westward, as well as some remains of Greek antiquity in that town
(TravelSjVIII. p. 92).
Julia Domna.
lOYAIA AOMNA CGB. Bust of Julia Domna to r. B. AYPOYCTHC TPAIANHC.
Veiled female figure, standing to I. ; in right hand, ears of corn ; in left, hasta.
TRICCA Thessaliffi.
Note.—tncea., now Trfkkala, having been the chief town of Upper Thessaly during the middle
and later ages of Greece, has preserved few remains of antiquity, and scarcely any in their original
position. — Vide Tr. in N. Greece, I. p. 429.
Half-ram, lying to I. B. TR(Tpi)> "i quad incus.— Electrotype.
Naked figure, with chlamys, and Thessalian hat, hanging behind the head, seizing
half-bull by horns, to r. B- TPIKAI. Half-horse to r., in quad, incus.
Same type. B. [TPIK]AION. Same type.
Horseman to r. B. TPIKKA. Asclepius, seated to r., feeding serpent.
Note.— Tricca was celebrated for its very ancient temple of Asclepius, to which was attached a
college of medical priests, similar to those of Epidaurus and Cos (Strabo, p. 374). Asclepius was a
native of Tricca, and his sons, Podalirius and Machaon, led the troops of Tricca and Ithome to Troy
(II. B. 729).
TRCEZEN.
JTote.—The remains of Troezen, as they existed in the year 1766, are described by Chandler, Tr.
in Greece, o. 60.
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