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GREEK COINS ACQUIRED BY BRITISH MUSEUM. 17Sagalassus as a mint for Alexandrine coins appearsto be new. The coinage has generally been supposedto begin in the time of Amyntas, with silver andbronze of autonomous types. But this coin, thoughit belongs to one of the latest classes of Alexandrines(Muller VI), can hardly be later than about 100 B. c.The bull's head is one of the types of the early autonomousbronze. 33CILICIA.I group together here some small coins, acquiredfrom different sources, which seem all to belong tothe earlier half of the fourth century, and to havebeen struck by the Persian governorsother Cilicianmints.at Tarsus orObv. Bearded male head 1., laureate (Ba'al Tars?).Linear border.Rev. Head of beardless Herakles 1., wearing lion-skin.Linear border. Concave field.M. | 11 mm. Wt. 10-2 grains (0-66 gramme).[PL II. 10.]The head of the obverse closely resembles in stylethat of Kronos on the stater of Mall us, B. M. C. :Lycaonia, &c., PI. xvii. 2.Obv. Lion's head 1., with open jaws; truncationmarked by row of dots between plain lines.Rev. Head of Bes r. in dotted incuse square.JR. S* 11 mm. Wt. 14-3 grains (0-93 gramme).[PL II. 11.] From the Prowe Sale, EggerRatal, xlvi, lot 2304, Taf. xxxv.Obv.Female head, with flowing hair, facing, inclinedto 1. ;wears necklace. Border of dots.33 B. M. C. :Lycia, &c., p. cvii.NUMISM. CHUOK., VOL. XVII, SERIES IV.C