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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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red from Leoxtixoi, which was another offshoot of Naxos. It offers us some fine coins, and though brought earlier under the sway of Syracuse they have a distinct character of their own [184-199], and some of them are of very fine quality of art. (Plate IV.) *^pSEPH^o1fE* Leoxtixoi must have been a… … 202 GREEK COINS AND THEIR PARENT CITIES It must have been a seat of learning to produce one of the greatest orators ofhis time—GoRGlAS, born 480 B.C. Philosopher as well as rhetorician, the fameof this great man reached all over the Hellenic world. He was sent to theAthenians as an ambassador to…

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