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

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44 KING OF GALATIA.<br />

Metal Size Weight<br />

M<br />

M<br />

M<br />

JE<br />

N<br />

M<br />

M<br />

3i<br />

2+<br />

3<br />

2<br />

li<br />

262-4<br />

22<br />

245-2<br />

245-3<br />

UNCERTAIN KINGS OF PERGAMUS.<br />

Beardless male head <strong>of</strong> an advanced age to r., <strong>with</strong> a cord-like diadem. R. Legend,<br />

type, and symbols, as on <strong>coins</strong> <strong>of</strong> Attains I., but <strong>with</strong>out the A on the throne.<br />

— Electrotype from the B. M.<br />

Note.—This is the only tetradrachraon inscribed *IAETAIPoY, which has a portrait differing<br />

essentially from that <strong>of</strong> Philetcerus ; one <strong>of</strong> the dynasty seems therefore, contrary to the others, to<br />

have substituted his own portrait for that <strong>of</strong> his avuncular ancestor. The coin, however, is very rare<br />

compared witli those bearing the portrait <strong>of</strong> Phileteerus.<br />

Head <strong>of</strong> Pallas to r. R. *lAETAIPoY. Male figure (Asclepius ?), draped only in the<br />

lower part <strong>of</strong> his body, and seated on a throne, like that <strong>of</strong> Pallas on the tetradrachma,<br />

holds out a patera in his right hand, from which a serpent rising from<br />

the ground is feeding ; in field above it, a branch !<br />

Head <strong>of</strong> Pallas to r. B. „,.,'„ ^ Bow between the two lines; in field on r., a<br />

bee.<br />

Head <strong>of</strong> Pallas to r. ; on her helmet, a gryphon. B. *IAETAIPoY. Serpent erect,<br />

looking to r. ; in field ^., a mon.<br />

Three others <strong>of</strong> smaller size.<br />

KING OF GALATIA.<br />

AMYNTAS,<br />

King <strong>of</strong> Galatia, Lycaonia, and Pamphylia.<br />

Note.—There seems no reason to doubt that the King Amyntas <strong>of</strong> the following <strong>coins</strong> is the same<br />

contemporary <strong>of</strong> Strabo (p. 569), who possessed Lycaonia, and who, together <strong>with</strong> Deiotarus II. (son<br />

and successor <strong>of</strong> the friend <strong>of</strong> Cicero), deserted from Antonius to Octavius during the battle <strong>of</strong><br />

Actium. By Roman favour, Amyntas succeeded to the kingdom <strong>of</strong> Galatia on the death <strong>of</strong><br />

Deiotarus II. (Dion. Cass. 49, 32 ; Plutarch, Anton. 63) ; and we learn from Strabo that he possessed<br />

parts <strong>of</strong> Pisidia and Mount Taurus. These <strong>coins</strong>, however, shew that which we do not find in history,<br />

namely, that Amyntas was at one time so completely master <strong>of</strong> Pamphylia, tliat he coined money <strong>of</strong><br />

gold and silver in Side, as seems evident from the exact similarity <strong>of</strong> the present <strong>coins</strong> <strong>with</strong> the<br />

autonomous tetradrachma <strong>of</strong> Side in every thing but the legend. A hoard <strong>of</strong> <strong>coins</strong> <strong>of</strong> Amyntas was<br />

found not many years ago, before which time none but copper <strong>coins</strong> <strong>of</strong> Amyntas were known, and<br />

those very different in type.<br />

Head <strong>of</strong> Pallas to r. ft. BA2IAE[Qi;] [AJMYNToY. Victory moving to L, her head<br />

covered <strong>with</strong> the skin <strong>of</strong> an elephant's head, the proboscis projecting from<br />

above ; in her extended right hand, a spiral sceptre, liaving a taenia or ribbon<br />

tied upon it in a bow.<br />

Same type ; mon. 162 behind the head. H. Same legend and type, but <strong>with</strong>out<br />

the elephant's scalp ;<br />

in field before the Victory, date IB (year 12).<br />

Same type, <strong>with</strong>out monogram, ft. Same legend and type, but Victory has a<br />

quiver in her hand in place <strong>of</strong> a sceptre.

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