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Chapter VII. THE COINS OF ILION. By H. von Fritze (p.477)
For Heinrich Schliemann's work Ilios
Achilles Postolakkas wrote a short overview of the coin types of Ilion,
illustrated by a series of text illustrations (pp. 713 - 720 Fig. 1481
- 1511). F. Imhoof-Blumer, Monnaies grecques
263 note 48, provides proof of the storage location of the coins
published there as well as improvements. Postolakkas was only
interested in listing the coin types accessible to him with brief notes
on the time of their origin. The brief section cannot and will not
claim to be complete.
To a certain extent as an addendum to this, Schliemann himself reports in his book Troja p. 245 ff. in summary about the number and types of the coins he found in Ilion. His occasional statements in Ilios
pp. 24, 205. 683 can be compared To give types as completely as
possible, to explain them and first and foremost to attempt a
chronological view of the autonomous character.
Through the
willing cooperation of the directors of the coin cabinets of Athens,
Berlin, Florence, Gotha, The Hague, Copenhagen, London, Milan, Munich,
Paris and Vienna, the Hunter-Glasgow Collection, Messrs. Imhoof-Blumer
in Winterthur, Löbbecke-Braunschweig , Six Amsterdam and Frau
Schliemann-Athen I was able to combine the essential material on the
attached plates (photos 61-65). I would like to take this opportunity
to express my gratitude once again to all of the above for their
friendly response to my often quite numerous requests.
I. Description of the figures.
The
coins from Ilion shown on photos 61 - 65 are described in such a way
that the metal (S. [silver] ]; K. [copper]) is indicated at the top
left and the diameter of the piece in millimeters is given next to it.
The name of the collection in which the coin is located is written in
smaller letters at the bottom left and next to it is the citation of
the possible publication. The bibliographical references in square
brackets indicate that they reprint the previous description without
checking the original.
In the case of the autonomous coins, the
weight in grams is shown to the left of the collection. If only one of
the two sides is shown, this is indicated by the suffix Vs or Rs.
p.478] When citing publications, as in the Corpus nummorum,
the principle is followed that volume, page and number appear in this
order, separated by commas, in Arabic numerals, in the case of
illustrations the table in Latin and the number in Arabic numerals.
If
the legends do not contain any additions relating to the direction,
they mean from left to right, and in the case of coins from the
imperial period, following the edge of the periphery.
The abbreviations are:
Front
: Vs. — Back : Rs. — Right hand : R. — Left hand : L. — To the right or
to the right : r. — to the left or left : 1. — from the front : v. v. —
in section : i . Ab. — in the field: i. F. — Bottom line: Rdl. — Pearl
Circle: Pkr. — Imhoof-Blumer: Imh. — Mionnet : Mt — Supplement : S
A. Autonomous Imprints. (No 1 - 23 are illustrated on photo 61)
I. Before 300 BC (photo 61a)
Obv: Head of Athena in attached helmet with plume and open cheek straps, facing right.
vs. 0.93g. (Berlin) Rs. 0.78 g. Berlin (formerly Imh.).
Rv: Vessel with a long neck, a spherical belly and shoulder handles on a high base.
2. Copper 10 gms
Obv: Head of Athena in attached helmet with undivided plume, facing right.
vs. 1.04g. Berlin (Imh.) Rs. 1.02 g. Berlin (Imh.)
Rv: below; similar vessel as I. In the background palm branch horizontal, slightly curved.
Photo 61a: coins 1-3.
3. Copper 13 gms
Obv: Head of Athena in attached helmet with undivided plume, facing left.
1.68g Berlin (Imh.)
Rv: from top to bottom. Standing cult image of Athena Ilias on base facing
left, with kalathos and long robe, which falls down from the head like
a veil and covers the whole body. With the R. she shoulders the spear
with the point forward, from which the wool bandages hang; in the L.
Traces of the distaff
2. After 301 BC (photo 61b)
4. Copper 18
Obv: Head of Athena facing right. with long hair, then hen with bush, wreath and palmette on the helmet shell and earring, Pkr.
5.30g Berlin (Imm.).
Rv: top down. Striding Athena Ilian as above on base facing left; the dress flying back as she walks.
Footnotes:
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