Researches Into the Origin of the Primitive Constellations of the Greeks, Phoenicians And Babylonians
Researches Into the Origin of the Primitive Constellations of the Greeks, Phoenicians And Babylonians
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Local features, as of course, constantly reappear on coinage ; but they are almost invariably blended and harmonized with figures and symbols connected with an external civilization.
* The first gold coins were issued by the kings of Lydia, and the first silver money by Pheidon in Aegina' (Perrot, Hist of Art in Phrygia^ Lijdia^ Caria^ and Lycia^ p. 253). Electrum, which Svas composed of ab6ut three parts of gold and one part of silver' (Head, The Coinage of Jjydia and Persia^ p. 8), was also u...sed by the Lydian monarchs. On the earliest coins the Obverse is plain, whilst the Reverse bears several ' incuse depressions ' and some- Digitized by VjOOQIC V] CONSTELLATIONS AND COIN-TrPES. 175 times a Fox 'running left/ which Lenormant well conjectures to be 'a symbol of the Lydian Dionysos, whose name Bassareus may be connected with the word Bassara or Bassaris, a Fox ' {Ibid.
p. 12). The Lydians did not merely choose the animal as a coin-type because they chanced to be familiar with it. We then meet with the following types : — ' Fore-parts of Lion and Ball turned away from each other and joined by their necks.' LiorCs head with open mouth.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Local features, as of course, constantly reappear on coinage ; but they are almost invariably blended and harmonized with figures and symbols connected with an external civilization.
* The first gold coins were issued by the kings of Lydia, and the first silver money by Pheidon in Aegina' (Perrot, Hist of Art in Phrygia^ Lijdia^ Caria^ and Lycia^ p. 253). Electrum, which Svas composed of ab6ut three parts of gold and one part of silver' (Head, The Coinage of Jjydia and Persia^ p. 8), was also u...sed by the Lydian monarchs. On the earliest coins the Obverse is plain, whilst the Reverse bears several ' incuse depressions ' and some- Digitized by VjOOQIC V] CONSTELLATIONS AND COIN-TrPES. 175 times a Fox 'running left/ which Lenormant well conjectures to be 'a symbol of the Lydian Dionysos, whose name Bassareus may be connected with the word Bassara or Bassaris, a Fox ' {Ibid.
p. 12). The Lydians did not merely choose the animal as a coin-type because they chanced to be familiar with it. We then meet with the following types : — ' Fore-parts of Lion and Ball turned away from each other and joined by their necks.' LiorCs head with open mouth.
What to read after Researches Into the Origin of the Primitive Constellations of the Greeks, Phoenicians And Babylonians?
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