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

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Metal Size Weight
M
JE
2i
^2
9i
^2
M 49-2
^ 9 +
M
M
M
JE
2+
3-2
4
6
62-4
39-8
77-5
174-8
INSULAR GREECE.
lUS.
Note.— 'loc preserves its ancient name. In the time of Pausanias, the 'Iqrat possessed monuments
which they called the tombs of Homer, and of his mother Clymene. This accords with some oracular
verses inscribed on a statue of Homer at Delphi, which implied that liis birth-place would remain
unknown, that his mother was a native of lus, and that in that island he would be buried (Strabo,
p. 484. Pausan. 10,24).
OMHPO. Bearded diademate head to r., with flowing hair behind. B. Pallas,
launching javelin, to r. ; across the field, IHTON; in field below, to r., ?
Same type to I. R. IHT. Palm tree.
OMHPOS. Head of Homer to r. ; on it, as countermark, female radiate head to r.
B. [IHTiiN] in a wreath.
Head of Homer? to r. B. IHT. Pahn tree.
LAPPA CretsE.
Nute.—A comparison of Strabo (p. 475) with Scylax (p. 18), and the Tabular Itinerary, shows
that the territory of Lappa confined on that of Aptera to the eastward of the latter, and that it
extended from the northern shore of the island to the southern, for here stood Phcenice, a dependency
of Lappa, which is mentioned by St. Luke (Acts 27, 12). The Lapptea therefore occuiiied chiefly that
isthmus of the western peninsula of Crete, which occurs at about one-third of the whole length of the
island from its western end. In this district a site, named Polis, distant about a fourth of the breadth
of the isthmus, from its northern shore, indicates by its name the site of the ancient Lappa. Here
Mr. Pashley (I. p. 83) found ruins of Roman times, which accords with the fact, that Augustus
restored Lappa in consideration of its adherence to his cause against M. Antonius.
Laureate female head (Diana) to r. B- Apollo, naked, adv. ; in right hand, plectrum
; in left, lyre ; surrounding the figure, on three sides, AAEHIAI . SYAQ-
KOS.
LESBUS.
Commodus.
M. AYPH. KOMOAO. Head of Commodus to r, B- Eni ETPA Octa-
style temple, adv. ; in exergue, in two lines, KOINON AE[S] BlilN.
LYTTUS Cretse.
Note.—AvKToe, in Cretan Awrrof, occupied a lofty inland situation, twelve geographical miles to
the south-eastward of Megilo-Kastro (Italice Candia), the modern capital of Crete, and six from
Chersonesus, which, as well as Lyttus, preserves its ancient name. Mr. Pashley found at Lytto
considerable remains of the ancient city, and there copied numerous inscriptions (I. p. 2/0, note).
Boar''s head, of rude style, to r. B- Irregular incuse.
YA. Boar's head to I., in dotted quadrangle within quad, incus. B.
wings expanded, in dotted circle.
A VTT^ ©A/. Same type to r., in dotted square. B. Eagle, flying to I.
Eagle to r.,
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