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256 J. MAVROGORDATO.feature at this period, although it only appears on oneother Chian issue (type No. 96 a, the first three-assariapiece to be described below).No. 93. I am placing this uniquelittle coin afterthe foregoing because of the C in the inscription.This is not an infallible test as a rule, but the form inquestionis so little used at Chios down to this timethat itmay be taken as a guide where other signs arelacking. The style of the coin, so far as can be seen[PI. IX. 18], is better than that of its companions here,but the thyrsus seems to establish a link with them.It is quite the lightest piece that I have come across.No. 94 is another fairly uniform group in which thethyrsus in an ivy-wreath appears on the reverse as intype No. 79. The style of the Sphinx comes very nearto that on some of the early bronze issues with namedin the case of the issuedenominations, especiallywith AOH - -.The names are unfortunately not so -easily restoredas those of type No. 83, though they all three suggestwell-known Chian magistrates, but CTI[AIOC], atleast, seems certain. The British Museum Cataloguereading HflP - must be corrected to HI~H - - [PI. IX. 19].J. MAVKOGORDATO.(To be concluded.)