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types : Gj-1; 7(b); 10; 14(a); 16; 19(a); 20 (b).36 J. G. MILNE.This type also is closely related to E, differing fromit in the presence of a star in the field. This symbolmay have been introduced to mark a fresh issue, oritmay have been intended to distinguish the coinsstruck in a special shop. There are instances in theseries of Alexandrian tetradrachms where a star orother symbol was used almost certainly as the differentiatingmark of a shop ; and, if such a principleobtained here, E, F, and G might perhaps all becontemporary, though from different shops. The outputof the shop using F would in this case have beenvery small in comparison with the other two.G was used only for billon, with the following reverseG 2 -16; 19 (a).H! AVTKAICTPAIANOC AAPIANOCCBH 2AVTKAICTPAIANO CAAPIANOCC6BH 3AVTKAICTPAIANO C AAPIANOCC6BHead generally similar to E, but of better style:to r., star.The most obvious difference between this type andthe three preceding ones is in the spelling of thelegend ; the execution of the portrait is, however,distinctly improved, and this gives a ground for placingH later than E, F, and G, which dating is supportedby the fact that H is used in year 3 as well as inyear 2 ;also in year 2 a number of fresh reverse typesoccur with it, whereas in the series with types A to Gmuch the same set of reverses had been employedthroughout.Both in year 2 and in year 3 type H is found onlyon billon, the types being: