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142 NUMISMATIC CHRONICLE.15. Obv. Winged female figure, wearing long chiton,advancing to r., both hands extended.Rev. Griffon, with curled wings, standing 1., r. forefootraised ;in dotted (?) square within incusesquare.4/^R.7 ram. Wt. 0-30 grm. (4-6 grs.).[PL VI. 15.]Larger denominations with the same types have beenpublished (Babelon, TraM, PI. xxv. 7, 9, 10, 12). M.Babelon places them beside the rather earlier Ciliciancoins 10 with a similar figure on the obverse, without, however,vouching for the attribution. He dates them about485-465. The British Museum possesses three coins ofthe series, the two larger weighing 2'83 grm. (43*7 grs.)and 1*26 grm. (19'5 grs.), the third being the little piecejust described. The first was the Montagu specimen 11 ;the second and third, however, were both acquired fromdealers with lots of Lycian coins.Before the acquisitionof these, I had already, on grounds of style and fabric,moved the Montagu specimen to the Lycian series.16. Obv. Winged human-headed bull walking r.Rev. KOP Triskeles turning to r. ;all in dottedsquare within incuse square./IM. 9 mm. Wt. 0-52 grm. (8-1 grs.).[PL VI. 16.]The stater and triobol of these types are already known(Babelon, op. cit., Nos. 278, 278 bis).10In B. M. C., Lycaonia, &c.> p. cxviii, I showed reasons against thetraditional attribution of these coins to Mallus ;Imhoof-Blumer atthe same time (Kleinas. Miinzen., ii. p. 435) suggested Aphrodisias inCilicia, an attribution which may be said to hold the field.11Sale Catal., i. lot 646.