Foreign topography; or, an encyclopedick account, alphabetically arranged, of the ancient remains in Africa, Asia, and Europe; forming a sequel to the Encyclopedia of antiquities / By the Rev. Thomas Dudley Fosbroke.
- Thomas Dudley Fosbroke
- Date:
- 1828
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Foreign topography; or, an encyclopedick account, alphabetically arranged, of the ancient remains in Africa, Asia, and Europe; forming a sequel to the Encyclopedia of antiquities / By the Rev. Thomas Dudley Fosbroke. Source: Wellcome Collection.
449/470 page 331
![and hands supported upon some spits. Upon a Tra- jan of Claros near Colophon, we have APTEMIC K A APIA KOAO^flNIflN, figure as before. The same Diana, but with some difierence, occurs upon coins of Magnesia upon the Meander, with MAPNIITflN NEOKOPfiN APTEMIAOE (Tra- janj, or AEYKO^PYS ('i. e. white eye-brow), MAP- NIITflN (Hadrian). Upon an Otacilia MHTPO- nOAEITI^N APTEMIC, she has many breasts with the moon on both sides. Thus Vaillant, (Urb. Numism. p. 298). The statue of this Ephe- sian Diana also occurs upon the coins of Apamea in Phrygia, Magnesia in Ionia, Philadelphia in Lydia, and Ephesus, DIOSCURI, symbol of Tripolis in Phenicia; on horseback, of Rhegium; their bonnets with stars of Lacedaemon, Taba, and Catana j carrying their father and mother, of the latter. DIOTA, see VASE. DOG, symbol of the Mamertines, Maronaea, Phaestus, Roma, Segestum, Nucrinum, Tyre, DOLPHIN; with or without a trident; the ordina- ry type of ,®gium in Achaia. It also occurs upon coins of Byzantium, Carteia, Corinth, Eubcea, Larinum, Lipari, Nisyros, Paestum, Raucus, Syra- cuse, Tarentum, Thera, Velia; with a naked child (sometimes winged) upon it, of Brundisium, Paes- tum, and Tarentum. DORNACOS and DURNACUS, Gaul; a horseman. DOSA, Assyria; AIISEilN ; with the above legend and the harpe (crooked sword). DURNACUS, see DORNACOS. DYRRACHIUM, Illyria; AYP,; a double square, or the pretended gardens of Alcinous, sometimes be- sides this, a cow with a calf sucking, or a tripod. The coins of the kings Monunius and Gentius have the double square, EAGLE. When the sovereignty of Egypt was di- vided they placed two upon their coins. The eagle couching on a thunderbolt, occurs upon the coins of Egypt, Epirus^, Larinum, the Mamer- tines, Myndus, Orra, Panormus, Gaziura, Grau- scae, and Thessalonica. It flies, upon the coins of Apamea in Phrygia, Cydonia in Crete, Lyttus and the Isles of Cleides. It is couched upon coins of Lacedmmon, the Locrians of Italy, Lyttus, Marseilles, Ptolemais, Salapia,Tyre,Abydus, Aphy- tis, Cnossus, and Eusebia, It is couched and re- gardant upon the coins of the Bruttii and Itanus. It is displayed and couched upon those of Smyrna, Syracuse, Thyatira, Tuder, and Velia. Istriopo- lis, Synope, Olbiopolis, have an eagle laid upon a dolphin. It is tearing a hare upon the coins of the Falisci and Acragas; and an unknown ani- mal upon those of Chalcis. Italian Locris. ELEPHANT, symbol of Apamea in Syria; with a child holding arrows upon a coin of the Emperor Philip, of Eternity. Also a symbol of the public games, where it performed tricks; of piety (Be- ger, Thes. Brandenb. i. 241.); of sovereign power, Tristan, i. 30. 1. ii. c. 12. from Artemidorus. ELEUSIS, Attica; EAEY2I; Ceres in a car, drawn by winged serpents; a wild boar. ELYRUS, Crete; EAYPION; a bee; ram’s head; goat. ELK, one occurs, according to Sphanheim and Be- ger, upon coins of Philip son of Gordian, who in- troduced this animal at Rome. EMPORIA, Spain; EMKOPITIIN; EMROP.; a pegasus flying. EPACRIUS, EIIACPIOS ; or of the mountains, on coins, means Jupiter. EPHESUS, Ionia; E$ESI£2N; a bee; a whole or 'demi-stag; Diana with stags or her supports. [These are cistophori.] EPICNEMEDII, Locris; the coins are distinguished from those of the other Locrians, by a naked man, armed, marching; a bunch of grapes; mo- nogram 0n. The scarce coins of Hunter, with EIII and a flying pegasus placed here, Neuman, from the symbol, restores to the Locrian, Ozoles, or those of Italy. EPICTECTUS, Phrygia; EHIKTHT.; a horse, rearing or standing. EPIRUS; AIIEIPOTAN; an eagle laid on a thun- derbolt ; the thunder in a crown. ERESUS, Lesbos; EPE2I. EIP. and EP. in a mo- nogram ; wheat-ears; crowns of them; a bunch of grapes. ERETRIA, Euboea; EPETPIEfiN; a bull couch- ant ; two bunches of grapes. ERYTHR.®, Ionia; EPYGPAiaN and EPY; head](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b22012035_0449.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
