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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 420

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Arcadians could appreciatehigh art, even if they did not execute it themselves. Artemis and Pax [561, 562] were favourite figures on Arcadian coins,typical of the chase and of its sylvan scenery. Mantineia has symbols of acornsand ivy on its pieces [563]. The city of Megalopolis, founded by… … ScuLPTiRED Mantle ofDemeter. (From Lycosura.)Museum, Atheii.s. 310 GREEK COINS AND THEIR PARENT CITIES carried on re-cently at Me-galopolis bythe BritishSchool atAthens, andits enormoustheatre hasbeen exposedto view. Dr.Mahaffy tellsus this wasreally not onlya theatre, butwas connectedwith the…

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