Ward, John, 1832-1912, Hill, George Francis, Sir, 1867-1948 · London : J. Murray · leaf 474
rgolis. [PI. XVIL] Myndus affords a curious va-riety of Greek coin — one withEgyptian types, those of the worshipof Isis. This is explained by itsbeing a possession of the Ptolemies,and it seems to have been an ap-panage of the queens of Egypt. The coin No. 692 bears the crown of Isis(horns, disk,… … The Lion of Cnidus. (British Museum.) 362 GREEK COINS AND THEIR PARENT CITIES the famous and unfortunate Queen of Egypt, the last Greek princess of that ancient land (p. 363). It is unlikely that the Egyptian sculptor who made this portrait of the beautiful and unhappy princess, had ever seen his…
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