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4 NUMISMATIC CHKONICLE.issue struck after his victory over the Carthaginians in8Africa in 310 B.C. [PI.I. 2]. Contemporary with thislast, as well as with the first, one must place theCorinthian staters struck in Syracuse with the triskelesin the field of the reverse [PL I. 3, 4]. 9 It may bename wouldobjected that the absence of the tyrant'swarrant their being placed only with the first issue oftetradrachms. But No. 4 has a trophy behind the headof Pallas on the obverse, which resembles the trophyerected by Nike on the reverse of the tetradrachniNo. 2. Besides, in the case of an international coinage,such as these " pegasi" were, the tyrant would avoidgiving offence by placing his name on them. Thedrachm and copper pieces [PLI. 5, 6, 7] 10 shouldprobably also be placed in this second period, since onthese too the same trophy occurs behind the head ofHIPPONIUM.Apollo on the obverse.Turning now to the coins issued under the influenceof Agathocles in Magna Graecia, let us first take thosestruck by him atObv. ZQTEIPA Head of Pallas r., wearing crestedCorinthian helmet, on which griffin (orseahorse,Scylla, or no device).Rev. [Eir]QNIEl[N] Nike standing 1., wearing longin fieldchiton, holding wreath and sceptre ;1. sometimes N I KA and crab ;sometimestrophy of arms (or mark of value II).M. Size 0-9" to 0-8".[PL I. 8, 9.] n8B. M. Cat. :Sicily, p. 196, No. 379247-5 grains (plated).9B. M. Cat. :Corinth, p. 99, 10132-2 grains ;11132-1 grains.10B. M. Cat. :Sicily, p. 193, No. 35359-4 grains ;and Nos. 354, 355.11B. M. Cat. :Italy, p. 358, Nos. 7-11.