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GEEEK COINS ACQUIRED BY BRITISH MUSEUM. 3also that in the Hirsch Catalogue xv, No. 777. 4 Inaddition to the usual rings above, the tripod on bothsides is ornamented with rings, containing pellets,below the bowl. The latter feature is not uncommon,and appears to be merely a development of voluteterminations to ribs ornamenting the inner sides ofthe legs of the tripod.5Obv. N IEagle standing r., head reverted.Rev. [Q]P S3 on 1.upwards ; tripod on r. a small;Nike flying to place wreath upon it. Slightlyconcave field. [PI. I. 3.]JR. f 21 mm. Wt. 95-2 grains (6-17 grammes).From the Caprotti Sale, 263, and A. C. HeadlamSale, 229.Presented by Mr. S. W. Grose.This is one of the coins described by Mr. Grose inNum. Chron., 1915, p. 181, and attributed by him tothe brief period of independence from Rome, 280-277B.C. It is clear that he is right in correcting thereading I, given in both the Sale Catalogues abovementioned, to N I.SICILY.Syracuse.Obv. Quadriga r., horses pacing, driven by beardedcharioteer, and crowned by Nike flying r.Border of dots.Bev. O5VRAK OSI O N Head of nymph r. ;eye full hair; dotted, the end taken up andconfined by broad fillet ;wears necklace ;around, four dolphins. Traces of incusecircle.4Mr. Grose compares also Drouot Sale Catal., 22 Juin, 1906,No: 139, which is described as Ireading A, and attributed toseems to occur on the laterCroton and Aitna. He adds that A Ieagle type stater, Hirsch Eatal. xx, No. 83, and Corghi Coll.(Sambon), Paris, 1896, No. 220, under tripod ;also under eagle,Paris Sale (M. Delestre), Mar. 24, 1902, No. 367.6 See many instances in Anson, Num. Graeca, i, PI. xvii ff.B2