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Philosophical transactions, Vol. L. Part I. For the year 1757.: Giving some account of the present undertakings, studies, and labours, of the ingenious, in many considerable parts of the world.Various

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Philosophical transactions, Vol. L. Part I. For the year 1757.: Giving some account of the present undertakings, studies, and labours, of the ingenious, in many considerable parts of the world.

Name: Philosophical transactions, Vol. L. Part I. For the year 1757.: Giving some account of the present undertakings, studies, and labours, of the ingenious, in many considerable parts of the world.
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1. The Greek legend, had all of it appeared, would, undoubtedly have
been either ΒΑϹΙΛΕωΝ ΜΕΓΑϹ ΜΟΝΝΗϹΗϹ, or ΒΑϹΙΛΕΥϹ ΒΑϹΙΛΕωΝ ΜΕΓΑϹ
ΜΟΝΝΗϹΗϹ; of which I should chuse the former, notwithstanding it is
such Parthian Greek, as the round of the medal seems not to have
been capable of containing the latter. It will be, at first sight,
observed, that this legend is different from those of the Parthian
coins hitherto described; which are exhibited in the [69]genitive,
not the nominative, case. The last two letters MO leave no room to
doubt, tho’ the O is not so extremely well preserved, that the piece
was struck when Monneses sat upon the Parthian throne. It is true,
indeed, the first element of the prince’s name is not so apparently a
_Mu_; tho’ it resembles that letter, even as preserved on this very
medal, much more than any other of the Greek alphabet. It is however
totally unlike the _Alpha_ near it, as well as all the other forms of
that element to be met with in Montfaucon[70], and bears not the least
resemblance to _Beta_[71], particularly the _Beta_ which ought to have
been impressed on this piece; as most evidently appears from a particle
of that letter, visible in its proper place. From whence we may infer,
that the character I am considering must be _Mu_; as _Alpha_, _Beta_,
and _Mu_, were the only initial letters, according to Dr. Vaillant[72],
of the names of the Parthian kings reigning after the introduction
of the _Omega_ of the minuscular form, as it here occurs, upon the
Parthian coins. But Monneses was the only one of those princes whose
name began with _My_, and consequently the two last Greek elements on
this medal are part of his name. The metal and size of this piece, as
none belonging to the other Parthian monarchs seem to have been yet met
with of the same form, which exactly agree with those of Monneses’s[73]
coin published by Dr. Vaillant, may likewise be urged, as an additional
argument of no small weight, in support of my opinion.

[Illustration: _Philos. Trans. Vol. L._ TAB. IV. _p. 176_.

_Fig. 1._

_Num. Parth. apud Jeannem Swinton, A. M. Oxoniens. R. S. S._

_Fig. 2. p. 202._

_Scale of feet, 20-1 Inch_ _J. Mynde sc._]

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Philosophical transactions, Vol. L. Part I. For the year 1757.: Giving some account of the present undertakings, studies, and labours, of the ingenious, in many considerable parts of the world.

Various

Science -- Periodicals

1. The Greek legend, had all of it appeared, would, undoubtedly have
been either ΒΑϹΙΛΕωΝ ΜΕΓΑϹ ΜΟΝΝΗϹΗϹ, or ΒΑϹΙΛΕΥϹ ΒΑϹΙΛΕωΝ ΜΕΓΑϹ
ΜΟΝΝΗϹΗϹ; of which I should chuse the former, notwithstanding it is
such Parthian Greek, as the round of the medal seems not to have
been capable of containing the latter. It will be, at first sight,
observed, that this legend is different from those of the Parthian
coins hitherto described; which are exhibited in the [69]genitive,
not the nominative, case. The last two letters MO leave no room to
doubt, tho’ the O is not so extremely well preserved, that the piece
was struck when Monneses sat upon the Parthian throne. It is true,
indeed, the first element of the prince’s name is not so apparently a
_Mu_; tho’ it resembles that letter, even as preserved on this very
medal, much more than any other of the Greek alphabet. It is however
totally unlike the _Alpha_ near it, as well as all the other forms of
that element to be met with in Montfaucon[70], and bears not the least
resemblance to _Beta_[71], particularly the _Beta_ which ought to have
been impressed on this piece; as most evidently appears from a particle
of that letter, visible in its proper place. From whence we may infer,
that the character I am considering must be _Mu_; as _Alpha_, _Beta_,
and _Mu_, were the only initial letters, according to Dr. Vaillant[72],
of the names of the Parthian kings reigning after the introduction
of the _Omega_ of the minuscular form, as it here occurs, upon the
Parthian coins. But Monneses was the only one of those princes whose
name began with _My_, and consequently the two last Greek elements on
this medal are part of his name. The metal and size of this piece, as
none belonging to the other Parthian monarchs seem to have been yet met
with of the same form, which exactly agree with those of Monneses’s[73]
coin published by Dr. Vaillant, may likewise be urged, as an additional
argument of no small weight, in support of my opinion.

[Illustration: _Philos. Trans. Vol. L._ TAB. IV. _p. 176_.

_Fig. 1._

_Num. Parth. apud Jeannem Swinton, A. M. Oxoniens. R. S. S._

_Fig. 2. p. 202._

_Scale of feet, 20-1 Inch_ _J. Mynde sc._]

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