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ruler of Argissa, Gyrtone, Orthe, Elone, and Oloosson,
Eu. 162.
Polyrhenium (Cretse), its remains two or three miles inland
from Kisamo-Kasteli, Ins. 31.
Poinpeiopolis. See Soli Cilicise.
Pompeius Magnus, Syria made a Roman province by him
in 65 B.C.; peace made between him and Antiocbus I.
of Commagene, K. 38 : the son of Pylaemenes of Paphla-
gonia restored by him, K. 43 : Aristarchus made king
of Colchis by him, K. 51.
Pontic aera commenced in 297 b.c, K. 42. 47
adopted by Nicomedes II. of Bithynia, K. 42.
INDEX TO THE NOTES.
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Pontus, cause of the names of its kings being mostly Persian,
with Greek terminations, K. 47 : reduced to a Roman
province in a.d. 62, K. 48.
Populonium (Tyrrhenise), in Etruscan Pupluna, colonized
by some of the Phocaeans who abandoned Alalia in
Corsica; its remains near the Porto Barretto, Eu. 136.
Poroselene or Pordosilene, now Pyrgo, one of the cluster
of islands called Hecatonnesi on the ^Eolic coast,
Ins. 32.
Posidonia
Troezen.
the original name of Troezen, Eu. 109. See
(Italise), afterwards Paestus or Paestum, its importance
proved by its great temples and abundant
coins ; an offset from Sybaris ; a Roman colony about
300 B.C., Eu. 136.
Potentia still so called ; the coins of the Lucani perhaps
struck there, Eu. 127.
Potidaea (Macedoniae), on the isthmus of Pallene, called
Cassandreia after its renovation by Cassander, Eu. 94.
Praesus (Cretae), now Presiis, in the eastern peninsula of
Crete ; important error of Upaiawt for nptdvaiot in p.
478 of the text of Strabo, Ins. 32.
Prenassus or Prinassus (Cariae) situated apparently on the
coast of Caria, between Miletus and lassus. As. 101 :
Egyptian types on its coins. As. 102.
Priansus (Cretae), its situation ; unnoticed apparently by
Strabo, in consequence of an error in his text of IIpaiiTioi
for Upidvaiot, Ins. 32.
Priapus (Mysiae), its remains at Karaboa, at the entrance
of the Propontis; Apollo, Ceres, Diana, and Bacchus
there worshipped. As. 102. 151.
Priene (loniae), now Samsun-Kalesi, ruins still extant of
its temple of Minerva Polias, which was burnt by Xerxes
and restored by Alexander the Great; colonized from
Athens, and subsequently from Thebes, As. 102.
Proconnesus, now Marmara, an island in the Propontis
famous for its marble, Ins. 33.
Procris, the dog and spear presented by her to her husband
Cephalus represented on the coins of Same Cephalleniae,
Ins. 37.
Proni (Cephalleniae) now Korontis, Ins. 33.
Prostanna (Pisidiae) known only from Ptolemy and its
coins. As. 152.
Prusa irpoc Sdkaaaij, Cius Bithyniae thus named by
Prusias I., As. 102.
Prusa Trpoc 'OXvyiTctf (Bithyniae), the names of the kings
Prusias I. and II. thence derived. As. 102.
irpoc 'Xirlif, a city founded by Prusias I. or II. on
the river Hypius, As. 102.
Prusias, difficulty of distinguishing between many of the
coins of the two kings of Bithynia of this name, K. 41.
^— 1.
of Bithynia, rarity of his silver coins, K. 41 :
his name derived from the city Prusa on Olympus,
As. 102.
II. of Bithynia, probable reference of the wing on
some of his coins to his descent from Perseus ; similar
device adopted by Philip V. of Macedonia, K. 41.
Prymnessus (Phrygiae) in the valley of the Thymbres j this
river personified on its coins; king Midas its reputed
founder. As. 103.
Psaumis, a citizen of Camarina, honoured in one of the
odes of Pindar, Ins. 52.
Pteleum, a town of the Thracian Chersonese, Eu. 32.
Pteras. See Aptara Cretae.
Ptolemaeus I. sumamed Soter by the Rhodians for having
saved them from Demetrius Poliorcetes; Salamis taken
by him in 295 b.c. ; resigns his authority to his son in
285 B.C., K. 58 : most of his coins struck in Phoenicia,
but some in Cyprus after the capture of Salamis ; deified
after his death, K. 59.
Cyprus ,
II. (Philadelphus), his coins mostly struck in
K. 59.
III. (Euergetes), the trident on his coins probably
allusive to his naval successes in Asia Minor and
Thrace, and to his victory over Antigonus Gnnatas at
Andrus, K. 60.
IV. (Philopator), description of one of his coins,
K. 61.
V. (Epiphanes), son of Ptolemy IV,, 205 b.c.
the first year of his reign, K. 61.
VI. (Philometor) supports Alexander I. of Syria,
K. 27. 33 ; gives him his daughter Cleopatra in mar-
riage ; attempt of Alexander I. to assassinate him ; defeats
the latter, but dies from an accident at the same
time, K. 33 : his coins, K. 61.
VII. (Euergetes or Physcon), Alexander Zabinas
of Syria set up by him ; afterwards supports Antiocbus
VIII., and gives him his daughter Tryphaena in
marriage, K. 33.
VIII. (Lathyrus), his joint reign with his mother
Cleopatra, K. 61.
IX. (Alexandrus), reason for attributing some
coins to him, K. 62.
X. sent from Rome by Sylla to marry Berenice,
daughter of Ptolemaeus VIII.; murders Berenice; is
put to death by the Alexandrians ; legitimate Ptole-
maean family thus extinguished, K. 62.
XI. (Auletes), illegitimate son of Ptolemaeus
VIII.. K. 62.
XII. (Dionysus) son of Ptolemaeus XL, his joint
reign with his sister Cleopatra the Great, K. 02.
XIII., brother of Ptolemaeus XII., his joint reiga
with his sister Cleopatra the Great, K. 62.
Ceraunus, son of Ptolemaeus I., assassinates
Seleueus I 280 b.c , and is slain by the Gauls in the
same year, K. 12.
Ptolemaic dynasty, difficulty of arranging its coins, particularly
in distinguishing those of the first and second
Ptolemies ; most of the uncertain coins to be ascribed to
these two kings, K. 59 : explanation of some of the types
of this dynasty, K, 63.
Ptolemais(Phoeniciae), previously Ace or Akka, and now
called by the latter name ; named Ptolemais from Pto-
lemy Philadelphus ; retaken by the Seleucidae, and a colony
of 'Avriox»c placed in it by Antiocbus IV., As.
103.
, the harbour of Barce Cyrenaicae so called, Af. 1.
WtoXioikoq, a word found only on coins of Aptara Cretae,
meaning founder of the city, and apphed to Apteras of
Delphi, Ins. 3.
Punic letters on coins of the Sicilian cities, Acragas, Ins. 49 :
Motya, Ins. 65 : Panormus, Ins. 66 : and SoMs,
Ins. 70.
Pylaemenes, king of Papblagonia, placed on the throne by
his father Nicomedes II. of Bithynia; his speedy ejection
by Mithradates the Great ; resemblance of a coin of his
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