The numismatic chronicle and journal of the Royal Numismatic Society

QUAESTIONES CYKENAICAE. 95
tetradrachm of AKEIO$ at Barce, 7:> and 011 the series
of fourth-century gold triobols at Gyrene. Its use on
triobols suggests that it has a practical significance.
Besides the weights of those here published, 15, 12-7,
11-3, others weigh 13-5, 13-2, 15-3, and 14. 70 The lowest
weight 11-3 (our No. 4.2) can be partially explained
the fact that the coin is restruck. Now an obol
by
of the Samian drachm of 53 grs. would weigh 8-8, and
a trihemiobol consequently 13-2, which is the central
point round which the weights of these coins gravitate.
If we can assume them to be trihemiobols we have an
explanation of the type such as may be offered in the
case of the gold triobols the denomination is indicated
thereby as the triple of the unit.
Here the series of Barce practically ends, save for
unimportant copper. Only a very few silver coins can
be noted
be dated later than c. 390. Among them may
the following.
44. Olv. Head of bearded Ammon r., laureate, hair and
beard free ; behind the neck, ear of corn ;
linear border.
Rev. Silphium with two whorls and five umbels ; to
r., BAP } ; triple circle border.
B.M. JR. 1. Wt. 194-9 grs. Samian tetradrachm.
This coin cannot be much earlier than the middle of
the fourth century ; the style is comparatively weak,
and linear borders are found at Cyrene on coins of
that period, those of the magistrates 0EYEIAEY$
and IAONO. The peculiar coin at Berlin (from the
Fox collection) 7T is best mentioned later. 78 Gold coins
75 M. i. 321.
77
M., Suppl., 325 A.
7G M. i. 45, 46, 328, and Brit. Mus.
78 See below, No. 68.