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

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Metal
M
M
M
M
Al
M
M
Size
6*
61
6
7+
10
7-6
Weight
2653
2663
266-8
259-4
261-5
668-9
264-7
263-5
267
INSULAR GREECE.
spirited action ; Victory, flying to r., crowning charioteer ; in exergue, armour ;
namely, shield, cuirass, greaves, and helmet.
Head of Cora to I., hair in decorated covering, both in front and behind ; on a band
below the latter, in very small letters, EYKAEI (Eucleidas, artist's name) ; the
head surrounded by four dolphins ; above, SYPAKO^IO^. ft. Quadriga to r. ;
Victory, flying to I., crowning charioteer ; in exergue, ? .
Female head to I., hair covered on the forehead and behind ; the rest radiating
upwards —surrounded by four dolphins (Nymph Cyane, or Arethusa 2) ; above,
?YPAKO .... ft. Quadriga to I. ; Victory, flying to r., crowning charioteer;
in exergue, dolphin to I.
Another similar.
Head of Cora to I. ; three dolphins ; under the neck, NK(NIK ) R. Quadriga,
galloping to L, but with horses in more uniform movement ; above, in
place of Victory, triscelium ; in exergue, SYPAKo2KiN ; below which, AI,
united.
Same type ; three ; dolphins below the neck, NI. ft. Same type, legend, symbol,
and monogram.
Diademate female head, adv., towards I. ; hair in wavy locks, filling up the field ;
some of the locks in the form of — dolphins, earrings, and a double necklace ; on
the diadem, KIMiiN (the artist) ; all in dotted circle ; above which, [APE]e0SA
(fountain Arethusa). ft. Quadriga to I. ; horses in violent action ; above.
Victory upright to r., holding a crown in both hands, and touching with her feet
the ears of two of the horses ; above, in small letters, ; SYPAK[0?IiiN] under the
horses, ?; in exergue, ear of corn.—
Electrotype from Lord NorthwicKs Collection.—A
specimen in the B. M, weighs 260-3 gr.
Note.—The dolphin being a symbol of Neptune, and Arethusa a source of fresh water, that attri-
bute of Arethusa is an exception to the general remark, that the symbols accompanying fountains
and rivers are fresh-water productions. Three reasons may be given for this exception :— 1. That
on Syracusan coins in general, the heads of all the deities are surrounded by dolphins ;
as if Neptune
was never to be forgotten in this maritime city. 2. That the Arethusa is on the very margin of the
sea, and separated from it only by a wall. 3. That opposite to the fountain, at the distance of about
200 yards, a large submarine stream of fresh water rises in the sea, of which the Arethusa itself is
apparently a branch. If we consider the submarine sources to be a portion of tlie Arethusa it ; will
give greater significance to the line of Virgil, in alluding to the fable of the submarine course of the
" Ore, Arethusa, tuo, SicuUs confunditur undis."
Alpheius :
?YPAKOSIilN. Head of Cora to I., hair behind in netj four dolphins; on one,
under the neck, KIMaN (artist's name), ft. Quadriga to l.\ Victory, flying
to r., crowning charioteer; in exergue, armour; namely, shield, cuirass,
greaves, and helmet.
SYPAKO?IO?. Head of Pallas, adv., towards I. ; on the helmet, in very small let-
ters, EYKAEIA . (Eucleidas, artist's name) ; four dolphins, ft. Quadriga to I, ;
in right hand of charioteer, torch ; liorses in strong confused action ; Victory,
flying to r., crowning charioteer ; in exergue, ear of corn.— This and the one
preceding are Electrotypes from the B. M.
Female head to r., hair drawn back and tied in a knot (Diana ?) ; three dolphins
and a half; around, SYPAKOSIiiN. ft. From the same die as the last.—
Electrotype.
?YPAKO^iaN. Diademate female head to /. ; hair covered before and behind ; the
covering over the forehead decorated with a dolphin and waves ; behind, with
stars (Arethusa?), head surrounded by four dolphins; on that near the mouth,
EYAI (Evsenetus, artist's name), ft. Quadriga to r., charioteer bearded ; above.
Victory, flying to I., and holding in both hands a crown, to which is appended a
tablet, inscribed 51^'^ ; in exergue, two dolphins opposed.