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QUAESTIONES CYKENAICAE. 177
82 a. Olv. Head of youthful Ammon 1.
Rev. Silphium ; E Y
Athens. M. 0-5.
This coin and the two others just mentioned presum-
stand in a ratio of value to each other of 1 : 2 : 4.
ably
Before leaving the silver coinage of the fourth cen-
tury we may notice some smaller fractions which have
nothing to indicate the place of issue. Fractions, even
drachms, of this period are comparatively rare, and these
coins are interesting besides for their unusual types.
83. Olv. Head of Zeus Ammon bearded r. ; dotted border.
Rev. Eagle standing r., its head turned to 1. ; dotted
border.
Paris. M. 0-3. Wt. 7-5 grs. Samian obol.
83 A. 01 v. Head of Zeus Ammon bearded, facing, inclined
to r.
Rev. Kam (?) standing r. in front of palm-tree.
Paris. M. 0-35. Wt. 7-6 grs. Samian obol.
The head on the first of these little coins recalls
that on the gold tenths of KYG (No. 62, above).
At first sight, judging by the reverse type, other-
wise unknown at Cyrene, we might seem to be in
Ptolemaic times, but apart from questions of style the
eagle has its wings shut tight
and its head turned
back, while the weight is most satisfactorily explained
as a Samian obol (8-7 max.). No. 83 A shows on its
reverse the scheme of animal and palm-tree which
we meet with in the Carthaginian series and in
archaic times at Barce (No. 3). The weight of
these two coins would place them before the group
of Attic weight under HOAIANGEYS. Connected
by type with the last is the little coin published