The Weber collection; Greek coins ... - Forvm Ancient Coins

No. Wt.
1555
PI. 60
1556
PI. 60
1557
PI. 60
266.
5
17.27
2 ^5 -5
17.20
260
16.84
Metal
Size.
JR. 24
iR27
^.24
SICILY
DESCRIPTION
ZVRAKO I 10 N. Female head to r., wearing necklace and diadem
of beads ; hair indicated by dots over forehead ; around, four
dolphins.
T$L. Similar. — Tetradrachm.
Cf. Du Chastel, PI. 1, 6.
Babelon, PI. lxxvi, 3.
Demareteion class.
(Gen 1 Moore sale, 1889.)
IV RA K02I0N outside linear circle, enclosing female head (nymph
Arethusa) to r., wearing olive-wreath, earring and necklace with
pendant in front; hair waved in front and turned up behind, leaving
one loose lock, which falls behind the ear; around, four dolphins.
Deep cut across the field.
fyL. Quadriga tor., driven by male figure, holding goad in r. and reins
in both hands; horses walking; above, Nike flying to r., crown-
ing them; in ex., lion running to r. : border of dots. — Tetra-
drachm.
The lion on the Rev. possibly represents ' Lybia subjecta v
( Macdonald I, 221).
B. M. Cat., p. 153, n°64.
Head, PI. 1, 11.
Du Chastel, PL 11, 2.
Babelon, PI. lxxiv, 12.
Jameson Cat., PI. xxxvn, 753.
Circ. B. C. 480.
1 (Gen Moore sale, 1889.)
2VRAK0II0N. Female head to r., wearing necklace and diadem;
hair indicated by dots, turned up behind under diadem ; around,
four dolphins.
1$L. Quadriga to r., driven by male charioteer, holding goad in r.
and reins in both hands ; horses walking; above, Nike, with spread
wings, flying to r., crowning them : border of dots.— Tetradrachm.
— 327
Du Chastel, PL 1, n° 12.
Cf. Jameson, PI. xxxvi, 743.
(Bale sale.)