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COINS OF THE SELEUCID KINGS OF SYRIA. 241SELEUCUS II(CALLINICUS).66-86 A.S. 246-226 B.C.5. Obv. Diademed head of King to r. Border of dots.Rev. Elephant walking to r. with mahout holdinggoad; behind elephant, indistinct monogram.Border of dots. Above, BAZ1AEOZ ; below,ZEAEYKOY.M. 0-0! Dilepton. Wt. 30'5 grs.[PI. IX. 6.]Both the B.M.C. and the Hunterian Collection publishchalcoi of this type, which are sufficiently rare. Thisdenomination seems to be as yet unpublished. It doesnot appear in Babelon. It rather leads one to supposethat a particular type was adopted for a complete seriesof denominations, and suggests the many gaps which atpresent exist in the Seleucid coins may some day befilled up, and the completeness and richness of the seriesbe demonstrated.6. Obv. Head of Apollo to r., laureate;hair rolled.Rev, Dioscuri on horseback to r. ; behind, indistinctmonogram; in front, A/ (probably).BAZIAEQZ(above) ZEAEYKOY;(below).M. 0-6. Half-chalcous. Wt. 41 '5 grs.[PI. IX. 8.]The B.M.C. publishes a chalcous of this type, whichBabelon prefers to give to Seleucus I. At present thereare no more grounds for the one attribution than forthe other.