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Salaminia (Cyprus) : the history, treasures, & antiquities of Salamis in the island of Cyprus (1882)

Cesnola, Alexander Palma di, 1837-, Birch, Samuel, 1813-1885 · London : Trübner and Co. · leaf 419

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Pig. 325. Hoard of Coins in a Jar. Ten-a-cotta. found at Salamis, containing a mass of bronze coins en-crusted together so thoroughly, that very little could be 302 COINS. deciphered upon tliem. The jar was closed with a flatstone (fig. 32G) of ii-regular shape, having upon itseveral lines of Greek… … ■^..:v..:^^^?j;^^^^^ ^/v. > ni)\ y^ hn^AnS-r ^e%tiA^ Fig. 326. Cover of Fig. 325. Stone. exorcism or anathema, in order that ignorant and super-stitious finders might be deterred from robbmg the hoardwhich the owner and depositor hoped at some futuretune to recover.

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