Show n olo gins lu 11 rasit tames W chief yeoman ot of the halted states steamship allan atlan ta recently found frund an old syrian coin in o brazil it Is of silver other about the size of an english shilling with a raised king kings head bead on one side and on the other the figure of 0 a worn wom an sitting spinning with a distaff in hr her right band hand upon her left and by the side of her chair la Is a horn i 4 plenty the inscription euh each side of the woman Is in old greek text and translated is demetrius Demetr lus soter king in place of a date writes mr obannon OBan annon noa are marks which cannot be perfectly translated by any greek scholar I 1 havo have consulted but most all agree that these marks marits indicate the eighth year of the kings reign it this be the came a the cola coin Is somewhat older than thin the christian era for or king demetius Demet lus dus ruled syria before christ was born |