[60] Hesychius s.v. ἕλικες explains them as earrings (ἐνώτια), or armlets, anklets (ψέλλια), or rings (δακτύλιοι). Eustathius on Iliad XVIII. 400 explains them as ἐνώτια ἢ ψέλλια παρὰ τὸ εἰς κύκλον ἑλίσσεσθαι, “earrings or armlets (anklets), so called from being rolled up” (helissesthai). Cp. Ebeling, Lexicon Homericum, s.v. ἕλιξ.
[61] Keary, Catalogue of Anglo-Saxon Coins, I. p. vii. From beag Mr Max Müller derives buy in spite of a phonetic difficulty.
[62] Nos. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 are in the collection of my friend Mr R. Day, F.S.A., of Cork. The others are in my own possession.
[63] Journal of Hellenic Studies, Vol. X. Here is the description and weight of the rings (which I have been enabled to figure by the kindness of Mr John Murray):
| Metal | Description | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grammes | Grains Troy | ||
| Silver | Plain ring | 8·8 | 137 |
| Gold | Spiral | 8·5 | 132 |
| ” | ” | 9·9 | 153 |
| ” | ” | 10·8 | 167 |
| ” | Plain ring | 15·9 | 248 |
| ” | ” | 16·5 | 257 |
| ” | ” | 19·0 | 297 |
| ” | ” | 19·4 | 303 |
| ” | Spiral | 20·5 | 320 |
| ” | ” | 21·5 | 335 |
| ” | Plain ring | 22·0 | 340 |
| ” | Spiral | 29·3 | 452 |
| ” | ” | 39·0 | 612 |
| ” | ” | 39·5 | 617 |
| ” | ” | 41·5 | 643 |
| ” | ” | 42·2 | 654 |
| ” | ” | 42·3 | 655 |
| ” | ” | 42·8 | 662 |
[64] Cf. Keary’s Catalogue of English Coins in the British Museum, p. 6.
[65] Strabo iii. p. 155. ἀντὶ δὲ νομίσματος οἱ λίαν ἐν βάθει φορτίων ἀμοιβῇ χρώνται ἢ τοῦ ἀργύρου ἐλάγματος ἀποτέμνοντες διδόασιν.
[66] Gordon Lang, Travels in Western Africa (1825), Prefatory Note.
[67] The specimen figured was brought home about 30 years ago and is now in the Edinburgh Museum of Science and Art.
[68] The specimens here figured are in the splendid collection of my friend Mr R. Day, of Cork.