REPRESENTATIONS ON COINS OR MEDALS. [Illustration: REPRESENTATIONS ON COINS OR MEDALS.] DESCRIPTION OF PLATE XXIV. REPRESENTATIONS ON COINS OR MEDALS[250]. 1. Titus sitting upon a trophy of arms (A.U.C. 823, A.D. 80). On the obverse the legend is, TIB. VESP. AVG. P.M. TR. P.P. COS. VIII. S.C. On the reverse is the amphitheatre, with the Meta Sudans to the left, and on the right a double colonnade, one over the other, for the aqueduct (?). 2. Head of Alexander Severus, A.D. 224. Legend:—IMP. CÆSAR DIVI SEV. ALEXANDER. Reverse:—The Amphitheatre, with the Meta Sudans on the right, and two figures on the left, with the legend of the dates of his tribuneship and consulate. 3. Obverse:—Head of Alexander Severus (A.U.C. 937, A.D. 224). Legend:—IMP. CAES. DIVI. SEV. ALEXANDER. Reverse:—Amphitheatre, with a group of figures to the left, and a building of two storeys to the right[251]. Legend:—Dates of tribuneship and consulate. 4. Obverse:—Head of Gordianus III. (A.U.C. 997, A.D. 244). Legend:—IMP. GORDIANVS PIVS FELIX AVG. Reverse:—Amphitheatre, with a colossus on the left, and a small building on the right[252]. Legend:—MUNIFICENTIA GORDIANI. AVG. THE COLOSSEUM. PLATE XXV. DIAGRAMS OF COINS OR MEDALS. [Illustration: COLOSSEUM—REPRESENTATIONS ON COINS] DESCRIPTION OF PLATE XXV. DIAGRAMS OF COINS OR MEDALS. 1. Obverse:—Head of Titus. Legend:—VESP. GENS. T. CAES. IMP. Reverse:—Amphitheatre, with Meta Sudans to the left, and double colonnade to the right. (Same as No. 1, Plate XXIV.) 2. Obverse:—Head of Domitian, with legend, IMP. CAES. DOMIT. AVG. GERM. P.M. TRP. XIIII. Reverse:—Amphitheatre, with Meta Sudans and colonnade, probably of aqueduct from the Cœlian. 3. Obverse:—Head of Alexander Severus (same as No. 3, Plate XXIV.), with legend, IMP. CAES. M. AVR. SEV. ALEXANDER. AVG. Reverse:—Amphitheatre, with group of figures on the left, and a small building on the right (_castellum aquæ?_). 4. Obverse:—Head of Gordianus III. Legend:—IMP. GORDIANVS. PIVS. FELIX. AVG. Reverse:—Amphitheatre, with a colossus and a building. Legend:—MVNIFICENTIA GORDIANI. AVG. THE COLOSSEUM. PLATE XXVI. A ROMAN GALLEY ON A CRADLE FOR LAUNCHING. [Illustration: COLOSSEUM—A ROMAN GALLEY ON A CRADLE FOR LAUNCHING] DESCRIPTION OF PLATE XXVI. A ROMAN GALLEY ON A CRADLE FOR LAUNCHING. This is drawn from a restoration made by M. Viollet-le-Duc for Napoleon III. at Compiègne. It illustrates in a very remarkable manner the cradle found in the Colosseum, with the struts on each side. As this cradle was made from the best authorities long before the finding of the cradle in the Colosseum, it is particularly valuable for the purpose of comparison. THE COLOSSEUM. PLATE XXVII. AMPHITHEATRE OR COLOSSEUM AT CAPUA. [Illustration: AMPHITHEATRE OR COLOSSEUM AT CAPUA AMPHITHEATRE WITH AWNING FROM A FRESCO AT POMPEII] DESCRIPTION OF PLATE XXVII. AMPHITHEATRE OR COLOSSEUM AT CAPUA.