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

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contained three cities (Dicsearch, v. ult.), though now, for the most part, a miserable waste with a
single village, and producing only a little com and wine. In the year 361 B. c, Peparethus possessed
a trireme, if not more than one, for a Peparethian, in company with five Athenian triremes, was
captured in that year by Alexander of Pherae, at Panormus, in the island Sciathus (Diodor. 15, 95).
In B. c. 207, Philip V. garrisoned and defended Peparethus against Attalus (Liv. 28, 5), but seven
years afterwards destroyed both Peparethus and Sciathus (" Sciathum et Peparethum hand ignobiles
urbes, ne classi hostium prsedae ac premio essent," Liv. 31, 28). But Peparethus recovered itself,
like most of the cities of which the destruction is recorded in history. Capt. Brock, R.N., while
surveying in this part of the ^gcean, made excavations on an ancient site in Khilidrdmia, where
among coins of Peparethus, and of some of the neighbouring islands, he found drachmae of Alexander
the Great, and copper coins of Antigonus ; and there are still extant Peparethian coins in copper of
the reign of Augustus.
Head of Bacchus, crowned with ivy, to r. B. Diota, with tendril and grapes
hanging from the mouth of the vase on either side ; in field to r. and I., nEDA,
in two lines.
Another similar.
Same type. ^. Cantharus, with grapes on either side, hanging from mouth of the
cup ; below, HE.
Similar type. R. Cantharus, with tendril on either side, hanging parallel to handles
of cup ; below, HE.
Pallas, throwing javelin, to r. ft. nEHA. Owl to I., looking adv.
Head of Apollo to I. ft. Head of ram to r. ; below it, HE united ; all in wreath.
Another similar, but the IIE above the ram's head.
Augustus.
CGBACTOC. Head of Augustus to r. ft. DEOA. Bearded head, without neck
to r.
Note.— Sophocles bestows upon Peparethus the epithet tSjSorpuc (Philoct. v. 555), and its wine is
praised by Pliny (14, 17). This accounts for the types of Bacchus on its coins; those of Minerva
are not less in agreement with the "nitidse ferax Peparethus ohvse" of Ovid (Metam. 7, v. 470).
PHiESTUS Cretffi.
Note.—
Phsestus, situated about the middle of the southern coast of Crete, was said to have been
one of three cities founded by Minos ; the two others, Cnossus and Cydonia, were on or near the northern
shore of the island. Phsestus, according to Strabo (p. 479), was distant sixty stades from Gortyna,
twenty from the sea, and forty from its harbour, Metallum, now Matila but it no ; longer existed as
a city in his time, having been destroyed, and its territory annexed to their own by the Gortynii.
The distances, above mentioned, place Phoestus with great precision at the village of St. John, situated
two miles to the south-east of the river Lethseus, which flows through the middle of the plain of
Mesari, and anciently may have separated the territories of Phaestus and Gortyna.
Bull, standing to I., in wreath, ft. Hercules, naked, turned towards r. ; in
right
hand, club ; in left, bow ; in field to L, lion's skin ; to r., serpent and tree.
Bull, standing to I., its fore-legs and left hind-leg tied with cords ; all in wreath.
ft. Hercules, as before ; in field to I., lion's skin and two globules ; to r., two
globules ; below, ?.
Bull, standing to I., in circle of dots. ft. Hercules, with his back to the spectator;
head to I. ; in extended right hand, club ; left hand seizing one of the heads of
the hydra ; lion's skin hanging on his left arm ; in field to r., *AUTION.—
Electrotype from the Pemhroke Collection (764).
Winged naked figure, striding to r. ; in uplifted right hand, a ball ; left arm stretched
forward, ft. 4AlCTmN, in two lines; between, wolf? to /•., with head to the
ground.