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Greek coins and their parent cities (1902)

Ward, John, 1832-1912, Hill, George Francis, Sir, 1867-1948 · London : J. Murray · leaf 298

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pecimens of the work of the fifth century B.C. Nos. 172 and 173 show good heads of Apollo, and the rest generally resembleone another in feature so miich that we may suppose they represent a well-knownstatue of the god. [176-177.] Nos. 174 and 175 show the head of Seilenos,also possibly from a… … of engmving. The fresh-watorfishes round the head show itto be intended for the deifiedform of the RiVEH Amkx-ANOS, and the signature of theartist, EYAI (Euainetos), whoworked at Syracuse with suchdistinction, is ck^arly to beseen. The hiter bronze coins178 and 179 are interestingspecimens of their…

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