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TAS-MIKAL DEFENDING GOATS AS GOTHS 347

had to defend themselves and their fields by force of arms against the depredations and bitter religious hostility of a world of hungry savage nomadic hordes of Serpent- and

Fic. 65—Archangel Tas defending Goats (‘‘ Goths ’’) with Cross and Sun emblems on Early Briton coins, (After Evans and Stukeley.) Note Goats with Cross and Sun signs by circles, as in Greco-Pheenician on opposite page and legends Tas, Tascito.

a Long-maned Goat coin (E.B.C.,G. 4) as in Cilician coin, Fig. 64 h, and in Hittite seals (Fig. 59, etc.) with Sun-circles. Obverse bears a Hercules head generally similar to ) ; with a Sun circle rosette as in Cilician coin, Fig. 64 a, etc. It is essentially a copy of the latter archaic Cilician coin with springing goat and Sun-circles.

6 Obverse of similar type of coin (E.B.C., 8, 2) with head of Hercules bearded in style of Hittite rock-sculpture (Fig. 62). Its legend is read “VER” by Evans, as place of mintage of Verulam (St. Albans), the capital of Cassi-vellaunus ; but it may read ‘““ HER "= “ Hercules.”

c Reverse of b (of similar type to @ and Cilician Fig. 64 a), showing Cross and raved Sun behind and above Goat, also circle pelleted Cross on body of Goat identical with that on body of Hercules on Cilician coins, Pig. 64 c.

d Winged Goat on obverse of coinstamped “‘ 7asc’’ (E.B.C., 6,1). The winged Goat is not infrequent in Hitto-Sumer seals and Cilician coins.

e E.B.C., 11, 5 Cunobelin coin = Winged Tascio or “' Resef Mikel” or St. Michael bestowing wreath or fruited Sun. Cp. Cilician coin, Fig. 64 e.

f E.B.C., 10, 12 and 13. Goat nourished by Hercules as “ Tasciio.”’ For Goats fed by hand of Tax or Tascio in Hitto-Sumerian seals, see W.S.C., 380, 387, etc.

2 E.B.C., 5, 10-12. “* Tas" or“ Tasc,” with“ Celtic’ and St. Andrew's Cyvosses and spear, galloping to rescue Goats (Goths). On obverse, Corn Cross in form of St. Andrew's Cross, with Sun discs. For other Corn Crosses of Tax, the Corn Spirit, see former figures.

h S.G.B., Pl. 8, 2; ‘etc.