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CHRONOLOGY OF THE COINS OF CHIOS. 237magistrate's name after the use of names had beenintroduced. 111 From now onwards this peculiarityoccurs so frequently as not to be worth noting.No. 71. To appreciate fully the importance that Iam attaching to this otherwise insignificant typeI must invite a comparison of the coins illustrated onPI. XI. 17-19 of Num. Chron., 1916, with the one figuredon PI. IX. 4 of the present section. The generalresemblance and yet strong points of difference betweenthe two types will I hope then be clear, as well as mycontention that the latter are of sufficient importanceto justify their being used to signalize a new era.In addition to the low relief we have here a dottedcircle on the obverse and no border on the reverse,but a symbolthe amphora.between the lettersXI OZ to the left ofCertain instances will be observed, bothin this type and the next, where the Sphinx is stillseated on various objects as in type No. 67. Now thatsymbols on the reverse have become the rule withbronze issues it is hard to account for this object unlessreference to a third magistrate be intended. Theamphora does not as a rule show the lip that we havecome to associate with the late coins, but this is notby any means a constant characteristic. The type isthe most homogeneous of any of those ascribed to thepresent period, and comprises the greatest number ofnames. The low relief has rendered the coins particularlysusceptible to wear, and, although certainissues among them are not at all rare,it is difficult tofind a really well-preserved specimen. The prow isnot seen on any of the issues. The modius or Tcalathos,111See types Nos. 47 a and 53 a.