The numismatic chronicle and journal of the Royal Numismatic Society

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discussion seems earlier than the KAINIfl group, for it
also has the ethnic on the head side, and its style
suggests that of the group to which No. 32 belongs.
Against this argument must be put the fact that the
gazelle of the obverse occurs (in a different position)
on a coin with KAINIH. 71
Next in order seems to come KAINIfl ;
of this magis-
trate we have two tetradrachms in Paris, 71 and the
following smaller denominations.
40. Obv. Silphium plant with two whorls and five
dotted circle.
umbels ;
Rev. Head of bearded Ammon r., hair and beard
free; in front. KAINIft, 3 outwards; clotted
circle.
B. M. A\. 045. Wt, 25-2 grs. Samian hemidrachm.
41. Obv. "Triple silphium," consisting of three sprouts
of silphium, each with one whorl and three
umbels springing from a central pellet ;
linear circle.
Eev. Head of bearded Ammon r., hair and beard
rather formal (as on M. i. 322) ; in front
KAI }; dotted circle.
B. M. M. 0-4. Wt. 15 grs. Samian trihemiobol.
The triple silphium is a type which here appears for
the first time.
Of KYYEAn Til IAnN(OS) we have a tetra-
drachm at Vienna. 72 The fact that the ethnic is on the
head side would a priori make us put this coin earlier,
but the style does not seem specially early, though of
course the head is still on the reverse, and the older
position of the ethnic may be explained by the length
71 M. i. 322, 323.
72 M. i. 324.