Ward, John, 1832-1912, Hill, George Francis, Sir, 1867-1948 · London : J. Murray · leaf 343
t present interest us.Turning eastwards, we come to Aenus, at the mouth of the Hebrus, on thecoast of Thrace. This was an important town, and about 450 B.C. struck beautifulcoins [PI. X., 415-417], with portraits of Hermes, facing and in profile, nodoubt copied from a celebrated local statue. It… … Ruins at Philippi. Maroneia westwards along the Thracian coast, was another ancient Greektown. The coin 426a (400 B.C.) is of Persic weight, and is engraved on p. 64.The vine trained on trellis-work, with four bunches of grapes, shows the carepaid in these early days to its culture. No. 427 is a…
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