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R COI NAG O F S C ON
O M NO T S O F D W AR D T. N W E L L
T SA ND A D D I T O N S
. NO E
I E S
NNU M SMAT CSO C E T
C r e a
t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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efiniteintentiontopublish acompletesurveyofthecoinage
oryearshisresearc handstudiesweremovinginthat
s publishedstudiescontributedtowardthefinalpicture.
tallmaterialtogetherf irst thishehadlargelydone. With
data andpublishedworks thereremainsthepossibilityof
e cansaytodaythathiswork begunsolongago
o putittogether.TheAmericanNumismaticSocietyhas
ogetherhis material.Thehopeistocarry righton
ingtotheoutlinegivenby Mr.Newell.
owever itseemedbesttobeginw ithac learandeasilydef ined
tthiswill innowaydisturbthe actualorderofhisplan.
plannedashissecondvolume.Naturallyoneapproaches
a workwhichwouldhavebeensowonderfullycarried
withallthismaterialavailableit wouldindeedbefailing
arryingouthisplans.
cSocietye pressesitsappreciationofMrs. .T.
aningcastsandnotebooksas wellasforherhelpful sugges-
ofputting togetherthedatacollectedbyMr.Newell
beenperformedbyMr.Sydney .Noe.W earegrateful
fulwayinwhichhehas accomplishedthiswork.
Newellsetforhimselfandthe meansbywhichhe
estsetforthin thewordsofadraft preparedbyhimself
C r e a
t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
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ofSicyon
NTR O D U C T O N TO A R O J E CT D
C O I N AG O F
TH E G R E A T
Coinage isbothgrammaticallyincorrectandpartially
whic hthepresentvolumeisthef irst. Thetermhas how-
eration beenfinallyadoptedbecauseofitssuccinctness
kofthe coinageheretreateddoesbearthenameand
egreatMacedonian.Tograspthe truemeaningof
yinitslaterphases therehavebeenaddedassociatecoinages
ued fromtimetotime thoughtheymaynotbeartypes
tthoseofAle ander. oritsohappenedthatf re uently
hissuccessorsstruckthebulkoftheircoinagewith his
orvariousreasons principallyc ommerc ial anadditional
rcopperbearingtheirownnamesand types.O ragain
of theircoinageinnumerariesbearingtheirowntypes
rissue sayofgoldstaters bearingtheoldA le ander
swouldbepartofa singleissueandwouldusuallybe
rates ithasbeenfelt bythewritertobe wrongtosep-
to keepwithinthestrictmeaningofthe chosentitle.
variousc ategoriesof types inalmostevery instanc e together
dit wouldcompletelydestroyallcoherenceandappre-
scopeandpurposeofthesecoinagestomakea separation
boreA le ander stypesornot. Therefore forinstanc e
humous hilipcoinagealongwiththatofAle ander
eswereobviouslycontemporaneous werestruckin the
he samemagistrates.Thoughpossiblyissuedfor
erenone-the-lesspartandparcelofoneand thesame
reforebetreatedtogetherin anyworkwhichmakessome
t atc ompleteness.
rattemptingoncemoretodescribe elucidateand
nagewhichbearsthenameandtypesof Ale anderof
asdonewithgreatthoroughnessby udwigMiiller
hnew informationandsomanynewvarietieshavecometolight
swouldbereasonenoughtoattemptthegreattaskagain. s-
Miiller followingtheuniversallyacceptedtheoriesof
tthema orityofthesymbolsappearingonthesecoins
heparasemaoftheissuing cities.Thatthistheorywas
ncestimehasonlyprovedthemore.B uttime the
variousstudents theappearanceandstudyofmanycoin
C r e a
t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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yondtheperadventureofa doubtthatthegreatbulk of
occurringthroughouttheAle andercoinagecouldhave
themintswhichactuallyissuedit. Thisfactneces-
tiller slaboriousdispersionof theA le andercoinstoin-
ngtothelocalitytowhichaparticularsymbolwouldseem
canacceptamonogramorsymbolasbeing thatofthe
nd carefullyweighedconsiderationofthelengthof
egionwhenceourcoinsbearingthisparticularsymbolusually
bricofthecoinsthemselves andtheinherentprobabilitiesof
yinthiswaycanwe reachadefiniteandacceptableconclu-
monogramisobviouslynot thatofacity thewriterhasac-
usionthatitisprobablythe signetoftheresponsiblemagis-
nisstrictlytrue ineverycaseishardly susceptibleofreally
entlyprobable butthesymbolsmightconceivablybeat
sthan arbitrarilyadoptedsignsbywhichvariousissuescould
nauthority.O ntheAle andercoinageweseldomfind
loyedbyAthenswhich withitssymbolsand accompany-
tes names makesitpossibleto showthatthesesymbols
of thesemagistratesandthereforedisappearfromthe
alfromoffice. nthefollowingpages whenthewriter
ssymbolitshouldbe consideredashavingbeenusedin
hereisadistinc tstatementtothec ontrary forthesymbol
emon andthereforeamint-markinthefull termofthe
ty .
tificmethodtopursuewhichhadanyhope oftangible
pona carefulstudyandcomparisonofdies.Aninitial
debythewriterin1912inhisReattribution wherehe
udyofdiesprovedthefallacyof Mtiller ssystemfor
erc oinage. ater similarthoughmoreadvancedstudies
ndrineissuesofSidon A ke Tyre Myriandos Sinopeand
ordedtheseinitialattemptsatevenapartialsolution
uestion " hasenc ouragedthewritertogirdhimself forthe
g studyingandattributingtheAle anderc oinageasa
ofthe manyshortcomingswhichsuchaworkwill
sundertakenthecolossaltaskbothbecausea beginning
andbecausehehopesthatbyhis laborsatleasta little
htout ofchaos. twillthenbe easierforfuturestudents
stakesbuttorectifythemand toattemptamorecomplete
emspresented.
C r e a
t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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9
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N
ueathedtoTheAmericanNumismaticSocietyby
asreceived itwaswellknownthatthemintagesofA le -
edthepreponderanceofhis attention. tisdoubtful
adareali ationofthethoroughnesswithwhichhehad
ehadsethimself.Therepresentationofthe coinsof
hisc abinete c elsanyelsewhere foritc omprisesnotonly
sc oinsbutc astsofuni uepiecesofallof thegreatnational
ivatecollectionsofimportance. venmoreim-
he datawastheorderin whichithadbeenkept.The
s madeclearinthegeneralintroductionwhichprecedes.
t leasttwodraftsmadebyMr.Newell. tispossible
avingbeenmadesometimeafterthepublicationofhis
atis 1915. Thisonemaybedatedabout1923sinc eit
dthestudyofthecoinageof Tyre 1923 .Although
tennotlongafter1923 itre uiresbutlittlethoughtto
uponthisself-imposedtaskhadneverbeen started.
eonthecoinsofDemetrius oliorc etesappeared. Thiswasnot
eissuesofDemetriusareinvaluablefordatingtheA le ander
de.Manyofthemonographswhichfollowedandwhich
easeandfluencyhavefurtherdirector indirectbearing
emstowardwhichhewasconsistentlyworking.The
Seleuc idMintswhichappearedin193 tobefollowedin
eucidMintshadthesamesort ofrelationshiptotheAle -
tofDemetrius oliorc etes andwereafurtherpreparation
eintroduction.Thisbecamemoreandmoreevident
eyareinasortof shorthand ofhisown. Studyhas
hem withsomedegreeofprecision.
efirst citytoreceiveattentionwasdictatedby
ne thatthemintoutputwasnotvery large two thatits
ntedinMr. Newell sCollec tionand three thathisnotes
snotwithstandingthefactthatthey hadnotbeenrevised
metheArmenakH oardc oinswereac uiredbyhim—a
nsofSicyonwhichhedidnotadd tohisnotes.Sicyon s
ander slifetime e tendedbeyondtheyearatwhic hmost
ionsstop 2 0 andmayhavec ontinuedto251B . C . when
aean eague. O f themintstreatedbyhim onlySinope
althoughSeleuc idissuesforA le andreiaTroasand ergamum
ns.Sincenoonewouldhavehadthecourageto undertake
C r e a
t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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ofSicyon
edinMr.Newell sintroduction thechoiceofSicyon
ginning.
erehadbeenoccasiontotouchuponthe coinageof
ublishedworks.ThemonographdevotedtotheD emanhur
blic ationof theSicyonianA le anderswasintended 1that
2illustratesnewsymbolspossiblynotSicyonian while
nd inthevolumeonthe coinageofD emetrius olior-
ting.Notwithstandingalltheseaids therearetimeswhen
asbeenpostponeduntilfurther factswereobtained. n
eO lympiaHoard Mr. Newellnotedthatthishoard
pleteamannerthe eloponnesianA le anderserieshasc ome
retardpublicationhasbeenavoided butreferencesto
whenknown aregiveninthenoteswhichfollowthe
etheworkofthecompilerand arenottobe understood
ll.
ullymadetothe manyinstitutionswhichhave
softheirSicyonianAle andersaswellasto theindividuals
e.
o e
/ / . D emanhur Num. Notes& Monogr. No. 19 , p. 76. H ereaf terc itedasDemanhur.
— I V . O l y mp i a N u m. N o te s & M o no g r. N o .3 9 . l a te I I . H e r e a ft e r ci t ed a s
etrius oliaTc etes L ondon 1927 . H ereafterc itedasD emetrius.
C r e a
t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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descriptionswhichfollow unnecessaryrepetitionsare
rietyisillustrated thecataloguewillbeconsulted
dweightsofthe specimensrecorded.Becausethedies
positionshavenotbeengiven.
o eachofthevarietiesandthis numberisprinted
scriptionofthatvariety.Thereunderarelistedthedie-
eachcombinationisgivenanumberfollowingthedecimal
thef irsttetradrac hm No. 3 haseightdie-combinations—
orenumbered3. . nthene tc olumn theanviland
mbersprecededbyA and . orthisf irsttetradrachm-
andsevenpunchdies.Twooftheanvil diescarry
o.4.O ntheplates suchdie-combinationsareindi-
page.Where theanvildieis connectedwithmore
hisisshownbyplacinga lineabovethenumbersinvolved
thusrepeatingwhatisshowninthesecondc olumnofthec ata-
ationisoneofreversedies theconnectinglineisplaced
ed 24. 124. 224. 324. 4 .
ataloguegivesthe nameofthecollectionfromwhich
ewehaveusedtheabbreviationswhichservedin the
n d t s C oi n ag e N u m. N o te s & M on o gr . N o. 9 6 b y r o f. . G .
sistoftheinitial letterofthecityin whichtherespective
esintheSoc iety sownc abinetarecitedasA NS. Those
NS- TN w ithadditionofGDA Mtoindic atethefor-
ndD ukeA le anderMic hailov itc h. iec esf romthe
Storrs ac uiredinlargepartbytheA meric anNumismatic
breviatedANS-Storrs.Thechiefabbreviationsotherthan
ford
aris
e nn a
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t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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ofSicyon
en a h ea d t o r. A A S AN A O Y o n r . Ni k e st a nd i ng
nhelmetwithfacing1. holdingstylisin1. and
.wreathinoutstretchedr. n1.field
etchedr.
20
s te n N um . Z e it V o l . 3 1 7 1 p . 55 N o. 1 .
No. 1. SimilartoNo. 1.
. gr . . 6 0
t en n ed it a 1 5 9 N o . 1 ; N um . Z e it . V o l. 3
M . H e a d of H e r - A A S A NA O Y o n r . Z e u s e n th r on e d
ssk in. C irc leto1. resting1. handonsceptreand
outstretc hedr. n1.
ilarto thaton
r H o ar d .
r H o ar d .
r H o ar d .
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r H o ar d .
o z i , 9 01 e g ge rX L . Ma y1 91 2 6 3 4.
r H o ar d .
emanhurHoard . C r e a
t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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MullerNo. 4. Sim-SimilartoNo. 1 butw ithvertic alful-
and Abeneathwing.
T N e N av il le X I I I , 4 94 .
19 2 9 2 4 7 . gr . 1 7. 2 0
V o l . , p . 2 96 N o . 4. g r . 17 . 17
2 10 . g r. 1 7 .1 4
M a il e r No . 5 . u l me n a s on N o . 6 bu t w it h A b en e at h
V , 3 2 09 3 .
ge r X X X I X , a n. 1 91 2 25 4 e g ge r X L V ,
e d r i ce C at . C o ll . A 1 5 9.
I V , 1 9 a n d R a t to A pr . 19 27 5 66 .
92 , 4 95 .
5 .
L a m br os , 2 42 .
e S o th e by u n e 19 1 1 S a nd e ma n , 1 0 1 .
ov . 19 12 3 77 .
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t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
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ofSicyon
r No . 63 ) .
M . H e r ac l es h e ad
mforegoing
Storrs.
I l
attari.
M . M i il l er N o .
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M . M i il l er N o .
TN.
w ithoutmono-
outhfulf igure
thout-
ar. Dif ferenc es
e b e r N o . 20 9 6.
s s ib ly = A1 9
g ge r X L , M ay 1 91 2 6 3 5.
al s eg m en t r em ov e d .
torrsCollec tion.
a y ne s B a b yl on H o a rd .
ar d p h. A rc h. 1 9 03 . I . V I I , 2 .
D e m a nh u r H o a rd .
M . D i e o f No s . n 1 . f ie l d a go a t s h e ad t o 1 . a g le i s
TN. gr. 17. 16
s te n N um . Z e it . V o l. 1 1 6 9 p . 37 N o. 7 1.
C r e a
t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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M . M a il e r No .
erac lestor.
c leofdots.
N.
wardT. Newell.
a lisColl.
e rg ue a nd A A S A N-
en t hr o ne d t o 1. r e st -
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aththrone or
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M . Si m il a r to
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c losingdove. B e-
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e t e nd i ng l a ur e l
oneA-
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t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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ofSicyon
M . Si m il a r to
glos.
e G D A M.
a r d.
M . M u ll e r No .
7.
aththrone
ar. B eneaththrone
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t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
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1 91 2 6 50 .
AM .
ry S al e S o t he by u ne 1 9 6 7 6 5 = O ' H a -
a y 1 90 , 3 1 3 .
o a r d .
M . Si m il a r to n 1 . f ie l d H e r a c le s r . l e an i ng o n cl u b.
.
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N = B u n b u ry S a le S o t he b y u n e 1 9 6 7 66 2 .
8 3 p . 7 . g r . 17 . 12
C M .
n beneaththrone
T N .
o l l s ch e k. C r e a
t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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M . M u ll e r No .
N o. 1 7 .
i ta g e.
N.
M . M u ll e r No .
7.
ingrad Hermitage.
N .
M . Si m il a r to
T N .
M . M u ll e r No .
7.
M . M u ll e r No .
7.
t t h ro n e H P
S i ne e rg ue .
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h e ad 1 .
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iae. B eneaththrone
Coll.
ne.
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k H o a r d .
C r e a
t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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d au ru s H o ar d p h. Ar ch . 1 90 3 I . V I I , 7 .
7 3 5.
me r ce . S v or o no s T A N o ^ l u ^ o eT a . .. l T oX e ^ a i lw v I .
T N O l y mp ia H o a rd 6 9 .
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in g ra d H e r m i ta g e.
ia H o a rd 6 ) .
M . Si m il a r to
neaththrone
T N O l y mp ia H o a rd 7 2 .
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7.
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A NS - T N . gr . 1 7. 1 1
e a ke K i n gs p . 5 1 5 . e r ha p s an e l ec t ro t yp e . gr . 1 6. 6 0
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n1. f ield youth
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AN S- T N.
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esonbac kof
ergue.
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wi t h No . 4 5 b ut d i e
AN S- T N.
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t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
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M . M u ll e r No .
m u ch w o rn .
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H M . D i eo f No s.
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M . M u ll e r No .
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H M . M ul le r No .
b u t wo r n.
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M . M u ll e r No .
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nc i en t s I . 3 1 . g r . 16 . 5
9 . g r. 1 6 .6 3
y 19 1 2 6 5 1 = H e s s Sa l e M a rc h 1 90 6 2 9 7. g r . 17 . 23
P o z i , 9 30 .g r. 16 . 5
D e c . 1 9 24 4 5 3. g r . 16 . 49
M . M u ll e r No .
o1 7 .
1. w ithshield
l isperched.
. Thronesimilar
. 1 2 7 1 2 .
y u ly 1 90 9 H a l it t , 5 7 .
X V I , 1 9 1 0 1 5 6.
900 207.
t . 19 35 6 33 .
ol. 1 65 1.
M . M u ll e r No .
o1 7 .
guresmaller
e 9 .
C r e a
t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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oll.
TN.
M . Si m il a r to
e. V atic anColl.
neaththrone.
M . Si m il a r to
t with
erpartof
A .
- T N e G D A M c f. H i r sc h X X X I V , 1 91 4 2 9 5 . g r . 16 . 0
M . M u ll e r No .
d o f H e r ac l es i n
Diosc uroito1. B e-
kesdispropor-
eto1. e c eeding
ra s H o a r d N u m. C hr o n. 1 5 3 p . 3 3 .
M . Si m il a r to
M . Si m il a r to
M . Si m il a r to
s s el s d e H i r s ch .
M . M u ll e r No .
7.
intingupward.
Dif ferenc ein
neaththrone
tor. oftri- C r e a
t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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ofSicyon
H M . M ul le r No .
7.
.
M . No t ab l y di f -
M . M u ll e r No .
7.
S TN.
swell-de-
fapossible
0addedtore-
he ergualletters
C r e a
t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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C AT A O G U E
d d e r u l me n B a r l e y- e ar G o at s h e ad .
ngofthisgroupis fi edbytheoccurrenceofnearly
tsintheD emanhurHoard thedatefortheburialofwhich
21 i n h is d i sc u ss i on o f t he y p ar i ss i a H o a rd 2 M r . Ne we l l
. C . —andc ertainlyby325B . C . — alargeissueofstaters
Ale andertypeswasinstitutedatSicyon. Nospeci-
msocc urinthe yparissiaHoardburiedin327B . C .
egroupis thereforefrombetween330and325B .C.to
he SicyonmintbyMr.Newell ifwee ceptthe
oliorc etes 3belongstothisperiod. Thepreponderanc eofdi-
nf ic anc e other andprobablyc ontemporary issuesof this
ominationarefoundatAmphipolis.
occupiesthespaceusuallygiventothe magistrate s
tersof thenameofthecityissuing thecoinage hasbeen
sdayasindicatingSicyon.
supportedinane tendednotepublishedby rnest
Numismati uefor1904 p. 117 . Thef igureisthereassoc i-
gaf illet Nos. 43. 1-57. 1 I . X I V -X V ) althoughthefac t
turyseparatestheappearanceofthesesymbolsisnot
believesthattheattitudeofthe youthwithafilletsignifies
ghobservationoftheflight ofbirds.Mr.Newellnoted
tionbetweenNos.13.1and51-54becauseofthe presence
eenonthe laterissue butthefleur-de-coinspecimen
heAmericanNumismaticSocietywiththeSirR onald
earlythaton13.1this isnotabird butadie-break.
andsilverofthe firstissueisvery boyish almost
thholdingthefillet isnearertheageof anephebe.Thereis
hepositiontakenbythefigure— note3.1ascompared
iallywith12.1and14.2.
entiseasytofollow.Thegold coinsprovidethekey.
uppliantalone precedestheissuewiththesuppliantand
initialsAandAaccompaniedbyafulmenassymbol
pearonalargegroupofdi-staterswithasinglestaterissueandnoacc om-
amostinterestingphenomenonwhoseinterpretationinvites
s I ntroduc tionand yparissiaHoard Num. Notes& Monogr. No. 3 , p. 14.
44 .
C r e a
t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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ofSicyon
intofSicyonhavebeensupplyingsomeofthe sinews
thereisreversiontothe symboloftheoriginalissue
c hangeofattitude butnowwiththemagistrateof the
mbolonthesilverparallels thatonthegoldcoinage
.Thedie-mulingsmakethese uenceindicatedpractically
te sinitialsappearonthe silver.O newouldhardly
1and16.1toSicyonwereit notforthemulingof the
facingeagleon thereverseofNo.16.1is veryunusual
dsymbol.Thebarley-earoccursasa symbolatothermints
n d r ia a n d Mi l et u s f o r e a m pl e .
uscriptnotesthereisamarkedgapbetweenthisf irst
follows. Wearetoldthat tolemy freed Sic yonof its
B . C . P o l yb i us x , l l -1 1 t h O l y mp i ad . A ft e r
319 olyperc honandhissonA le anderwereinc ontrolin
nditwasthew idowofA le ander C ratesipolus whosurren-
my 30 ) . Neither olyperc honnorhissonhasac oinage
emsnogood reasonwhySicyonmaynothavebeen
sinthisintervalpreviousto itscontrolby tolemy.
tolemy soc c upation c oinsarebelievedtohavebeenstruc k
other tolemymintatnear-bySic yonwouldhavebeen
N i ke C h im a er a l p is H e r a c le s .
ewasprobablynocoinageat Sicyonduringtheoccu-
30 -303B . C . nhistentativeidentif ic ationofabriefc oinage
afterhehadregainedpossessionin290B . C Mr. Newell
typetetradrachmswerestrucktherebyhim between303
edurewouldhavebeenin keepingwiththepracticeof
metrius andwemayaccordinglylookforsupportforthe
ssuesof thegroup thosehavingthestarandwreath
appearedbetween303and301B . C .
A Q 2inthee ergueofalltheissues withthestarfor
ofthosewiththe wreathsymbolshowsthattheymust
useof thistitlebythe successorsofAle anderhadbecome
nificanceinitsabandonment.Cannotthishavebeen
e uenceof thereversesincidentto psus B oth olybius
emovalandrenamingof thec itybyDemetriusaf terits
emy. Thestarsymboloc c ursontheissuesofDemetrius
orinthianHoardf romChiliomodi " inTrans of the nternationalNumismatic Congress
, p .1 04 .
46 .
C r e a
t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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time1and thewreathisanothersymbolinwhichit would
ea referencetobenefitsreceivedbySicyonfromD emetrius
fertoa moreeasilydefensiblesituation. urther the
gly referencewouldcoveraperiodwhichwouldappro i-
ntrolof D emetrius.Additionalsupportcomesfroman
enianAgorain1935 publishedby .Schweigertin
35 , f romwhic hDr. ergusonhasdeduc ed2thatthealliance
dSicyonwhichitrecordsmustbedated latein301.
of theAtheniansoft& v r ( j .ovt6vSikuuv mvprohibits
emusthave beenagapfollowingtheoustingof the
wouldseemtohavecomeduring theuseofthe wreathas
nd21tobee plainedasduetothee igenciesof thesituation.
I . V ) .
emarkableforthedovewithinthe wreathintheleft
stinctivelySicyoniansymbol. tiscoupledwitha second
beneaththeseatof thethrone wherethissecondsymbol
yletterA.This letterrecursonfiveotherdies bearing
wh i ch b e ar B A S A Q 2 i n t h e e e r gu e . n n o ne o f t he s e
esthedelta encloseomicronasintheprecedingcoins
. V ) .
wreathusedasasymbolis intriguingandsugges-
ere e. g. Tarsus. A relationshiptotheseatedZ eusmay
i n c o nt r as t t h e fi g ur e s of l p is P I . V I I ) a n d t h e bo y o f l a te
iththee c eptionofasinglec oin thesty leise c ellent.
dten reversedies. tisunusualthat reversedie
ththreeobversedies. Twoof theobversediesc arryovertothe
I . V I ) .
ing thissymbolareconnectedwiththeNikegroup
obversediesNos.41and42 aswellasbythe carrying
.O neobversedieis usedwithnolessthan twelve
einthatthechimaera thecity sbadge isshown
ustasdidtheNikef igure. Suchauseof thec ivic emblemis
iththespread-f lantetradrac hmsofMuller sC lassV I .
lyasthisise c eptional.
mbollastedfor thelifeofless thanthreeobverse
V I I 1 94 ) , p . 12 6 n o te 3 9.
C r e a
t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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ofSicyon
ereusedwiththe precedingNikesymbol.Thisseemsto
ngedannuallyandthatdie No.A41 startinginone
ntothesuc ceedingyear. tmighte plainthec iv ic and
ormagisterialnatureof thesymbolsofSicyon.
. V I I ) .
esymbolforthisgroup isoneofthe daintiesttobe
edie-cutterofNo.26.9 musthavebeenagiftedartist for
eusbeautifullymodelledbutthise c ellenc ee tendstothe
e cellencewhichdoesnotmarktheobversesofthe entire
P lateX V I I I ) showshowstronglyasc ulpturalproto-
portionofobverseto reversediesisgreaterthanin the
blyanindicationthatadditionalmulingsare tobee pected
olight. TheuseofdieNo. A 47 No. 26.5 w iththeHer-
snoteworthy.
I . V I I I )
therearebuttwospec imensof thetypew iththeresting
andthesearef romtwopairsofdies althoughoneobversedie
sehav ing lpisasitssymbol No. 26.5 . B utthec on-
woobversesisstartling althoughWroth indescribing
imenatthetimeof itsac uisition1saysthatNo.27.1is
thNo. 27. 2. Hefurtherstatesthat theHerak lessymbol as
ed2closelyresemblesthewell-known arneseH erculesin
tatueisa productoftheNeo-Atticschoolandis
thenian asculptorwhoprobablyflourishedtowardsthe
.C.Themotiveofthe statuehasbeenusuallytracedto
y ysippus butforthegeneraltreatment andespec ially for
muscularforms Glykon andnot ysippus mustbeheld
asmentionshav ingseenabron eH eraclesby ysippusat
itial threelettersofthemagistrate snameifwe
ofNos. 1 . 1and1 . 2.
mphora H orse shead Cornuc opiae.
31 i s. V I I I a n d X ) .
ndhelpfule planationofthesignificanceofthe
boloraspartof thetype seeA gnesB aldwinB rett The
p . 2 7 .
3 pp. 7f . No. 27. 2istheB unburyspec imen.
C r e a
t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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avalV ic toryorSupremac yonGreekandR omanCoins in
nalNumismaticCongress L ondon 193 ) , pp.23ff. tis
bolelsewhereontheA le andercoinage norisiteasyto
ormfromothers.O neoftheseis attributedbyMr.
tofNorthern Greece. tssignificanceasindicatinga
sociationwithSicyonhardtounderstandunlessit has
rnofthe victoriousD emetrius oliorcetes.Thisisa
everalofthesetetradrachmsoccurringintheArmenak
ellashav ingbeenburiedc . 2 0. Theregalc oinsof
avebeenstruckbyhimat SicyonaredatedbyMr.Newell
trius p. 145 . Theinitia labsenc eandsubse uentreplac ement
hee erguewouldf itinwithsuc hasupposition sinc ethisusage
heregainingofthecontrolofthe SicyoniansbyD emetrius.
ortofbeingfine.Notethe apparentlybeardless
re interestingvariationsintheformofthe aphlaston.
theightreversesbythreemagistrates NO , A , andA O )
hastonw iththeamphoragroup No. 32 .
I . X ) .
ththeamphoraforsymbolarerec orded. nMr.
ow ingtoanoverlappingofhisserialnumbers theyfollow
becauseofthesharing oftheirsingleobversediewith an
sonseries Nos. 30. 3 30. 7 theyhavebeenshif tedtotheir
occurrencesoftheamphoraasasymbolon Ale ander
Myrina Temnos Sardes ellaandatmorethanone
trateA hashisinitialsonthreesuccessivegroups.
esisof continuede cellence.
os .3 3- 34 I . X ) .
eemmoree tensivethanitreally is forof thefour
verintothe cornucopiaeissuesfollowing.Thereisbuta
althoughhisinitia lsdonotoc c uronNo. 33. 1. Si reverse
efouranv ildies. B A S A Q 2 oc cursinthee ergue
adsymbolalsooccursatMagnesia.
i s .X I - X I I ) .
escarryoverfromtheprecedingseries themagis-
foundwiththecornucopiaegroup.Thisnamehasoccurred
osNike c himaera lpisandaphlaston althoughnotas
inthe lpisgroup. Thenumberof thediesandtheuseof
ronthe obversedie thisissuewiththe amphoramayhaveprecededtheaphlaston
C r e a
t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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ofSicyon
gbreak pointtoastepped-upcoinageandpossiblytomore
ationforthe useofthecornucopiaeassymbol.Thereisa
eableintheobversedies butthisisnot apparentforthe
2is initsc ustomarye ergualposition.
thisseriesthe beginningofaconventionwhichisdistinc-
hethrone if theseatofZ eusc anbesoc alled. O n is. and
kestheformofastoolors uarebenc h. AlthoughtheheadofZ eus
ostso theupperportionofhisbody isshownfac ing to
of hissceptre whilehislegsareturned sothattheyare
efrontofthe seat.
kenplaceatSic yonbythetimethec oinson late V
about303.Thelowerportionofthe thronehadbythat
ntialandabackhadbeenprovided increasingthedie-
re uently thepartplayedbythebac k inthecompositionis
erbymak ingitofslighterthic knessthanthelegsorbythemerest
leftuprightbeyondtherightshoulderof Z eus.Some-
together Nos.17.3and22.7 .Across-piecewhichcon-
kewisegivensummarytreatmentinmanydies whileasimi-
p whichisstructurallynecessary issometimesvisiblebehind
probleminperspectiveresults.Thedesigner aswe
ypresentingtheupper partofthefigureas supportedby
headandlegsare showninprofile.Thetreatmentofthese
theeagleandsceptrein theothermintsusingthe typesof
evarietythanisgenerally reali ed.
findsanewe pressioninthetinyfiguresof Nikewhich
prightsof thethrone-bac k . ater theybec omevery
rkingbackfromthelateroccurrencesthatonediscovers
ngthelifeof thisgroup.Anumberofthese littlefigures
enlargementsof lateX V I I I , butapowerfulglassw ill
noftheiroccurrencesfromthispointonward.Comparethe
nthestylisheldby Nikeonthegoldstatersof Sidon.1
thena outhw ithf illet D iosc uroi Trident ulmen.
I . X I I ) .
fourreversedies A71havingbeenusedwithfour
groupandA 73withone. Themagistrate X doesnot
es.Thefigureholds acornucopiaeandpatera.No.
rusHoard datedbyMr. Newellashavingbeenburied
appro imatedatingforthesetwogroups.
a t ed A l e a n de r C oi n ag e o f Si d on a n d Ak e N e w H a ve n 1 9 16 p . 2 5.
C r e a
t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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I . X I I ) .
ccompaniesthenameO A orO A isclearlyin-
naonNos. 3 . 1and39.1. O nNos. 37. 1and37. 2 thisf igure
ightroomfordoubtthathere too A thenaisintended. The
teX V I I I ) makesthedetailsc learer. A ttentionmightbedirec ted
pearinall threevariations eveninNo.39.1wherea tiny
chedhandofthegoddess. sitnot probablethatthe
istrate sinitialsonNos.37.1-3may indicatethathewasa
ntest ncircledmonogramsarefoundbeneaththe
ndwreathedinitialsormonogramsoccurinthefield but
hthethronemayhavehadsome additionalsignificance.
withthe precedinggroupmayindicateanintervalwithout
thavetheNikefinials. neachinstance thesymbol-
whatmay beconsideredapedestalorstatue-basis.
-4 2 I . X I I I ) .
nsof thisgroupisshownfacingto 1.withcrested
ear.O ntwopiecesthereis indicationofaground-line.
buthisinitialsdo notoccuronNos.41.1and41.2.O nNo.
mareplacing Y . orthesharingof theobversedieofNo.
ferentreversesshownon I . X I I I , c onsultthedisc ussionof
p. 35 f romwhic hallthesepieceswereobtained.
os . 43 -5 7 i s. X I V - X V ) .
holdinga filletforitssymbolis notonlyoneofthe
stpu z linginthecoinageofSic yon. tsidentif ication
useofabron ecoinwiththisyouthfulfigure inthesame
en t o n l a te X V I I I ) . T he r e ve r se o f t hi s b ro n e c o in h a s a
wolettersof thecity sname.
minedfromthreeapproaches: 1 themagistrates 2
eformoftheZ eusthrone.
nnumber:NO , 0 , W5. ©. 5.1 1and& The
wehavemetpreviouslyandoverane tendedperiod. Hisname
hNikeforitssymbol onthec himaeragroup andonthose
stonandthec ornucopiae.
pis c ornuc opiae , hisaretheonly initialsfoundsofar.
aresresponsibilitiesw ithone Nike c himaera orw iththree
hesignif icanc eof thisisnotc lear. Whathistoric aldata
ve recordsconstantfactionalstrifeandNO ' snameon
spossibly tobee plainedasac onse uenceofsuc hparty
nnectionbetweensymbolandmagistratecallsfornote.
s. Nomulingshavebeenfound. ©E thesecondof the
C r e a
t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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ofSicyon
theseletters oined w ithapeculiarstrokeprec edingthe
bleincreaseinthe scaleofthefigureof Z eus.As
A 2 A Q 2 i s f o u nd i n t he e e r gu e o f th e f ir s t r ev e rs e . o r
therestof thisseriesandforthosewhic hfollow thistitleno
hreepairsofdies.Any attempttoseeinthis abreak
mustalsoanswerthe uery Why then didtheuseof
ue ossiblyoneof thetyrantsmentionedby lutarc h
eforomittingB A 2 A Q 2.
A... takesthreeforms fcs , pandfo> .W e
esameastheHP and - seenonthec himaeraandaphlas-
parallelstherecurrenceoftheNO initialsifthisis the
A . . . employsmorediesthananyotherof thesesi
tfourobverses butnolessthanfourteenreverses. O nthree
helarge2tobedisc ussedinc onnec tionw iththene tmagis-
sgivenhardusage sevenreversesarec oupledw ithit and
orfourdies No. 49.2seemstobethesameorarec uttingof the
added .
am2beneaththe throne.No.49.2whichhasthe
eidentic alastoreversealso. tisenc rustedsothatitis
uteventhoughotherwisethesame alarge2has been
hfulf igureinthe1. f ield. This aswehaveseen isfound
notelsewhereonthecoinage. tcanhardlybeinterpreted
Sicyon. tseemsindependentofthesymbol-figure.
eversedies whichshowac ommonobverse andthe
e A , isfoundonasingledie.
dingalong fillet hasbeenmentionedinconnection
dtheconclusionwasthattheironlyconnectionrestsin the
atSicyon.Thevaried positionsleavenodoubtthatthe
ureinaction butthereisno agreementastothesignifi-
iveorsi of thereverses abird dove ) appearsf lying
e largeinitial2 thisconnotesSicyon.On threeothers
eposition.Abirdalso appearsbeneaththethroneon
mstobe anenlargedlustrationfilletandclearlyshowsa
haveto beespeciallyprepared andsuchaprepara-
usewasritualistic.Sincethedovewasthe civicbadge
Sic yonc oinage itistemptingtoseeac onnectionof the
hebirdabove but aswehaveseen abirdalsooc c urs
ereverses obviouslywithnorelationto theyouth.
thattheyouthofficiatingin thissuggestedceremonial
mes andchosenforthatreason.Theenigmamust be
C r e a
t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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oneofZ eusaresometimespresent sometimeslacking.
tention.Thereare21± 1varietiesrecordedforthis
esearerepresentedintheNewellCollec tionandtwoothersinthe
Storrs.Manyoftheseareof asuperiorstateofpreserva-
fMr. Newell sspec imenswasonc einthe rinc eWaldec k
tshowsc learlyadetailwhic h bec auseitsocc urrenc ehere
51B . C mayhaveusefulnessindatingitsintroduc tion
ent P lateX V I I I ) showsthatthelegsof thethroneare
es. O nthisspec imentheyfac eoutward onNos. 55. 1and
her. legfac esto1. Whenac oinisworn asisNo. 52.1 itis
srewhichwayitdoesfac e. Asw illbeseen this c onven-
emstobec omeatothermints lastedforbutf ivediesatSicyon.
.5 9- 62 I . X V I ) .
ffers fromthosewhichhavepreceded P is.X I I -
s h e is t r ai l in g h er s p ea r a n d on i t a t in y ow l i s pe r ch e d. H e l m e t
f ig u re i s t hr e e- u a rt e rs f a ci n g S e e l a te X V I I I ) . T h re e
, 0 andO A . Thelast-namedwehavemetpreviously
soassoc iatedw ithanA thenaforsymbol. Thereis however
hichallusionhas beenmadeandMr.Newell splacement
eagleandthepositionofthe spear.A isrepresentedby
bversewhichis takenoverbyandusedwithfour more
thesymbolissmallanddainty andthedie-workmanshipis
o60. 6 alldetailsinc ludingbothsymbolandNikesareincreased
is decidedlyinferior.
helmetandtrailingspear butw ithshieldshowninthe
erspectiveasheretoforeisconnectedwithA asmagis-
esofonly fair uality.
I . X V I I ) .
mwiththemountedD ioscuroiforsymbolandAA
edbya singlepairofdies.The absenceofthee ergual
hesi eof theNikesc onf irmitsplacementhere. Thirty -three
ohavebeenfoundinthe atrasHoard c f . laterdisc ussion
tracednumberonlythree
I .X V I ) .
obversedie representthetenureofthemagistracy
symbol anornatetrident oc c urslater—withA A and0 .
thethronesupportslarge almostobtrusiveNikes. TheNike
ger— thecompanioniscrowdedbetweentheheadof
sc eptre.
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tofthistypein theseriesisambiguous.Thetreatment
k inontheobverse c f . w ithNo. 59.1 , andofdetailssuchas
figuresof thereversehavenecessitateditsbeinglocated
-66 I .X V I I )
supward seemsseparatedintimefromNos.
edasmagistrateprev iously—here hehasoneobverse
occursintheprecedinggroupaswell aswiththeyouth
totwoobversedies.Comparealso thetetradrachmC
wherethereisverygreatdisparitybetweentheworkmanshipofob-
riety liketheO lympianH oardpiecesshownonthe
oma eloponnesianHoardofwhic honlyasmallsec tionwas
yleofthe obversedieisutterlydifferentfromanything
cyon. Thereverse too isstrange—notethetreatmentof
misunderstoodcuttingofthe throne-back.Theweight
I . X V I I ) .
arentlythelastoftheissues withAle andertypesfor
rates I andA . O n No. 69.2 theletter0appearstotheleftof
naddedtothedie usedwithNo.69.1.Thesecondmagistrate
rsedieswhichhadbeenusedbyhis predecessor butwith
le reverse.Thisreverseisdoublyremarkable.The
sthebrowofZ euswiththewingof Nikeisbarelyvisible
sonNo. 70. 1ite tendsfromtheleftrimofthedietotheinitial
A NA O Y . Thee ergueprov idesfurtherpec uliarities.
letter 0belowthecross-strokeofanalpha orpossiblya
wef indwhatlookslikeA A w iththec ross-strokeof the
rst sofaintasto suggestthatitmayhavebeencut
ythecuttingofthe firstletter scross-stroke.
tirecoinageis reproducedon I .X I I I fromacast.
theA thensMuseum. Thesymbolisafulmen c losely
adrac hmon I . X V I I . Themonogramorletterbeneath
crusted inconse uenceitisdifficultto statewhetheror
ntheletterTwhichdoes seemclear.ANiketothe left
iscernible. Drac hmswithA le ander stypesatthisperiod
Greeceproper.
O AR D S
hareof importanceindatingtheSicyonAle anders.
ardhasalreadybeenmentionedasf i ingthedateofGroup
rdwasdiscoveredin1905. trec eivedc arefulstudyby
C r e a
t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
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rst publication 1912 inamoredetailedconsideration
hownthatthisgreattreasuremusthavebeendepositedinthe
nse uently thec oinsinourGroup , sinc ethelatestof them
hshoard mustbedatedbefore31 B . C .
a r d 1 9 27 N o e6 7 . T hi s h oa r d s u mm ar i e d i n a no t e
e secondeditionoftheB ibliographyofGreekCoin
n asternSeleuc idMints p. 23 w ithaddeddata. Mr.
c . 2 0B . C musthaverec eivedc arefulchec kingforthis
mberof ysimac hustetradrac hmswhichitc ontained none
sissues isabasis forthisdating.Thishoardcontained
thesymbols lpis aphlastonandc ornuc opiae Nos.
. Sinc ethesemustc omebeforec . 2 0B . C theaphlastontype
havesomeimplic ationofDemetrios oliorc etes re-
0.Mr.Newellassignsgold andsilverissuesinthe name
onmintfor thisyear.
lconnotationofa navalvictoryhasanallusionthat
aHoardprov idesmorec omplic ationsthanhelpfulnessforthis
ndpublishedbyMr. Newellin1929 itc ontainedalong
e ns A eg i na B o e o t ia y s im a ch u s an d t he t o le m ie s a n d I ,
fAle anderandfivedrachms.AmongthesewereNos.
Nos. 69 6 and72ofMr. Newell slistofc oinsinthishoard .
72 wasunpublished andMr. Newellc ommentsonthelate-
aththethrone.H ealsopointedoutthat twoother
o. 7 0 o ur A on I . X I I I ) w it h ab ee f or i ts s ym bo l an d I Y
d a n ot h er N o . 71 o u r B o n I . X I I I ) , w i th a c h ar i ot e er i n a
dw ith beneaththethrone haveobversediesidentic al
hesehesuggestedmaybelongto anothermint—possibly
ons A alonehasB A 2 A Q 2 inthee ergue andalthough
nthe throne neitheroftheothertwo does.Thetickets
cationthat Mr.Newellhadreachedamoredefinite
nmentafterpublishingthis hoard.No.73inthis same
n. tssymbolwouldalignitw ithourNo. 17. 1 butc om-
ot belongthere forthisstaris seven-pointedwhilethat
urthermore thistetradrac hmhastheNikesonthethrone
nottakenplacewhen17.1 wasstruck.Mr.Newell
sSicyonpieces. fhisconclusionbeaccepted wemust
chmswiththeNikefinialsarenot necessarilyallSicyonian.
5-225B . C c onfirmstheevidenceof the atrasHoardasto
nianissues.
onographsNo.19.
ndMonographsNo. 7 .
o.1.
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ard. Thisimportanthoardisdesc ribedin1 52inaletter
bishedintheNumismatic Chronic lein1 54. tmay
thatMuller correctlyassignedmanyoftheAle ander-
yonsinc ehispublicationwasprintedin1 55. fhis
ent thishoardprovidedvaluableconfirmation.Mr.
ptionenablesafairlycloseidentification andalistof the
edasverywellpreserved.Amongthepiecesless
tha c lub forsymboland< E >I beneaththronemightbea
Nos. 67. 1-5 althoughapiecelistedasw ithout makes
f hilipAridaeusareprobablyfromB abylon.Asingle
monogramisprobablyfromtheAmphipolismint.O ther
rMiletus 1 ella ? ) andAmphipolis.2
s struckat c batana isdatedbyMr. Newellc . 2 0.
eacc eptedinterpretationofhoards weshoulde pec tto
the varietiesalsothelatestofthe issues.H ence the
ecededbytheissue withtheD ioscuroiandthat inturn
et. A nd broadlyspeaking thisisthewaythatMr.
forthefulmenandtrident groupsareprobablyshorter
onwouldthereforebelessnumerous.
rachmswiththeDiosc uroisymbols No. 63 isc orrec tly
onesuspec tsdittography —wehaveaninterestingillustration
cientcoins forMr.Newellsucceededinlocatingonly
riety.
m . Ch ro n. 1 5 4 p . 34 .
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t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
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MB O L S
hasbeenarrangedtoemphasi ethedif ferenc ebetweenthesub-
earontheAle andrinetetradrachmsofSicyonandthose
hisperiod.Thesesymbolshaveaclosersimilarityto
mporaneouslyonthestatersofCorinththantothe sym-
A le anders.
of H eracles No.27 tothe arneseH erculeshas
ormofmanyofthe othersymbolssupportsthesugges-
e beenderivedfromstatuesatSicyon.Toenablethe
fectively theseenlargementshavebeenbroughttogether.
tto associatethesefigureswithknownstatues—this is
etfor thiswork.D iscussionsofthereferencestotemples
ausanias andc ontroversiesregardingtheworkat ysip-
c ulptorslocatedinthisc ity wouldmakeasi ablelist.
deto linkanyofthesesymbolswiththe tyrantswhose
arch1inhisbiographyofAratus.
esymbolsis civicratherthanpersonal acondition
edduringcontrolofSicyonbytyrantswhosefealtytoMace-
gonusGonatasmusthaveflowedandebbedwithhis
backs.Adherencetohiscausemayhavebeeninduced
essions butthebalancebetweentheabsentee-overlordship
nceoftheciti ensmusthavemadethelot ofanyof
py.
alissueofAle andertypesatSicyonpresentsdiffi-
h s L ifeofA ratus welearnthenamesof fourindiv iduals
Sic yonprevioustoits oiningtheA c haean eague.
desand leinias thefatherofAratus werechosenchief
craticgovernmentafterthemurderof leon their
ngtheyear264 2thedemocracywasoverthrownby
astyrantuntilashort timebeforetheentranceofSicyon
51 . tisc ommonlybelievedthatA ntigonusGonatasmain-
andof otherGreekcitiesinthe eloponnesuseither
doniansoldiersorbysubsidi ingtyrantswhoreliedon
Tarn however c itesthetoleranc ebyAntigonusof this
etweenc.274and264asan indication thathesoughtno
oponnesus andwasnotestablishingtyrantsforamusement. 3
d. V o l . 11 p . 5.
. W . T a r n A n ti g on o s Go n at a s O x f o rd 1 9 13 p . 3 61 .
p . 2 7 .
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t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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dac uiesceintheSic yoniandemoc rac y itisdif f ic ultto
avebeena coinageofMacedoniantypesduringitsbrief
forthetyrantsit ismucheasiertothink thatacceptanceof
mayhaveinvolvedthecontinuanceofthecustomary
bli ueacknowledgmentoftheconnection.Reasonable
ayseem wemustadmitthatthec oinageofA le andrine
toppedwiththeestablishmentofthedemocracy and
coinsontheplates fromNo.43onwardarefairlyhomo-
rrupted.Suchdetailsasthedroppingof theNikesfrom
ac k Cf . is. X I V andX V ) andtheirsubse uentreplac e-
gnificanceinthis connection.Thesymbolyouthwith
lsymbolandmightbeconsideredappropriateforthe
ereitnotthat themaintypeis Macedonian.
beenconvincedthatthecoinageof Ale andertypes
theunionw iththeA c haean eague. 1 f thiswashis
e-interpretationofthesubsidiarysymbolsforthiscoinage
.W ehavenotedthatthesesymbolsare littleshortof
dowehavethe youthwithfilletasa typeforcontem-
thec ity butthedove whichisalsounmistakablySicyonian
19 , aswellasinc on unc tionw iththeyouthw ithf illet
V ) . Theaphlastonappearsonthec oinageasasymbolatatime
onwithD emetrius oliorcetesaprobableratherthan
nyofthesesymbolshavel ittleofapersonalnature— the
meter H eracles lpisandNikec ouldhardlybepersonal
esponsibilityforthecoinageisindicatedbymonograms
ytheH eracles-Zeustype wasnolongerconsideredMace-
an-Hellenic significancemayhavebeenacceptedby
nnesianc itiestoane tentgreaterthanwehavereali ed.
theadoptionofA le andertypesbytheA etolian eagueboth
ortheobverseofthe silverissuecommemoratingtheir
nlesssomeothere planationc anbefound wemust
ofAle andertypesatSicyonmayhavestoppedbefore251.
derin thearrangementheresubmitted itwouldcom-
orter intervaloftime.
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t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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32
o. 3 0 w it h AO , N o. 2 9 w it h H P o r - , N o. 3 1 w it h NO , N o. 2
o . 59 w i th 0 , N o . 60 w i th O A N o . 61 w i th r o un d s hi e ld w i th
A i n w r ea t h N o . 37 w i th O A , N o . 3
thO A , No. 39
r an d is h in g s pe a r N o . 4 1 w i th Y , N o . 40 w i th , N o . 42
N o .5 1 w i th 0 o r f f N o . 5 3 w i th W , N o s. 4 5 5 4 w i th R ,
N o . 25 w i th N O , N o .2 4
No. 35 w ithwreathenclosingdoveandA No. 19
, No. 4
it h X E o r X , N o. 36
w i th A A , N o .6 3
andc ornuc opiae No. 19
6
w i th A N o . 6 w i t h A . No s . 7 ; w i th A t a nd A A N o . 70 w i th f i i an d
N os . 67 6 9. 1 w it h I a nd 0 N o. 6 9. 2.
6
N o . 27
o. 3 3 w it h A , N o. 3 4
w ithO A , No. 39
ewreathwithA No. 22 w ithNO , No. 23
suppliant andA . No. 10
u pp l ia n t N o s. 4 5
ithA No. 17 w ithA andNo. 1
o.5
thAA No.64 withAand0 , No.66 with0 , No.65
0 2 1 w i th y ou t h an d W , N o . 55
w ithA andcornucopiae No. 19
ithA thena fac ing No. 37
C r e a
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/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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N o. 5 7 w it h ft N o. 5 6 w it h fl , N o. 4 4 w it h U 5 N o. 4 6 w it h 5
N o .4 7 w i th 2 a n d 2 ? ) , N o .4 9 .2 w i th 2 a n d U P , N o . 5 0 w i t h
w ithwreathandt# No. 55 w ithbirdand< D No. 51 w ith
5 4 w i th b i rd a n d > , N o . 45 . 2 w i th b i rd a n d fR , N o .5 2 w i th
N o. 5 3.
o . 43
N o s. 1 - 3 1 2 -1 4
w i th r u dd e r N o s. 4 5 w i th A N o s. 9 1 1 w i th A a n d ol i ve l e af
C r e a
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E T T R S A ND MO N O G R AM S
5 0 5 4 5 5
6
0 1 1
4 5 9
, 35 4 3
3 6
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/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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i— r
4724. 25. 1
C r e a
t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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1 1
5. U 54. 155. 155. 255. . 156.156. 257.1
C r e a
t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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t i v e C o m m o n s A t t r i b u t i o n - N o n C o m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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I
m m e r c i a l - S h a r e A l i k e
/ h t t p : / / w w w . h a t h i t r u s t . o r g / a c c e s s_ u s e # c c - b y - n c - s a - 4 . 0
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