244 THE ‘MYNDOS’ 1996 HOARD (CH 9. 522) B. ZABEL and A.R. MEADOWS 1 PLATES 42–44 During the latter half of 1996, a hoard reported to consist of c. 300 drachms of Myndos, 10-20 drachms of Halikarnassos and, perhaps, 60+ fractions of unspecified mints appeared on the German market. 2 At about the same time two parcels of coins appeared in commerce in London, one (marked with asterisks in the catalogue below) consisting of 48 drachms of Myndos and 3 of Halikarnassos, the other of 90 of Myndos and 3 of Halikarnassos. It seems likely that these two parcels derived from the same hoard, and that this hoard was the same as that reported in Munich. Whether the coins that appeared in London are to be regarded as part of or additional to the number recorded in Germany is unclear. No information on the findspot is preserved. All coins catalogued are illustrated. MYNDOS Obv.: Head of Sarapis, laureate r. Rev.: Isis crown on two ears of corn; to l. or r., ΜΥΝΔΙΩΝ; to r. or l., magistrate’s name; below, symbol. 3 Attic weight drachms as BMC 1ff. 1 The initial sorting and die-study of the hoard material is the work of Zabel. Meadows is responsible for further die study and the commentary. Both are grateful to Richard Ashton for advice and comments. The following abbreviations are used throughout: Drexler = W. Drexler, ‘Der Isis und Sarapis-Cultus in Kleinasien: XIII Myndus’, NZ 21 (1889), pp. 134–6; Göktürk = T. Göktürk, ‘A Hoard of Hellenistic Silver Coins of Myndos, Halikarnassos and Knidos’ in R. Ashton (ed.), Studies in Ancient Coinage from Turkey (London, 1996), pp. 5-8. 2 Although the fractions apparently arrived as a group with the drachms, a noticeable difference in pattern of wear (the drachms being markedly fresher) gave rise to the suspicion that the former may not have derived from the same hoard as the latter. We are grateful to Silvia Hurter for this information. 3 The symbol, where it appears on the drachms, always appears beneath the Isis crown. In some cases the ends of two ribbons or fillets descend from the bottom of the Isis crown, and the symbol is situated between them. In older descriptions of these reverse types these fillets have sometimes been mistaken for additional symbols (cornucopia). ΙΕΡΟΚΛΗC (1) 1. A1/P1 0 3.98g CΤΡΑΤΩΝ (4) 2. A1/P2 30 3.82g 3. A1/P3 0 3.84g 4. A?/P4 0 3.67g 5. A?/P5 0 3.57g ΜΕΝΕCΤΡΑΤΟC (1) 6. A2/P6 0 3.34g ΕΤΕΑΡΧΟC (2) 7. A2/P7 30 3.74g ΕΤΕΑΡΧΟC to l. 8. A2/P? 0 3.65g ΑΠΟΛ [ΛΟΔΩΡΟΣ] (1) 9. A3/P8 0 3.87g ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟC + torch (2+1) 10. A4/P9 0 3.86g 11. A4/P9 180 2.94g 12. A5/P10 * 0 3.81g ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟC + grapes (1) 13. A6/P11 0 4.13g ΔΗΜΟΦΩΝ + torch (2+1) 14. A4/P12 0 4.32g 15. A5/P13 0 3.98g 16. A5/P14 * 0 3.19g ΔΗΜΟΦΩΝ + grapes (1+4) 17. A6/P15 * 18. A6/P16 0 4.06g 19. A6/P16 * 0 3.89g 20. A6/P17 * 0 3.86g 21. A6/P18 * 0 3.52g