List of prizes for a contest
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ἀγῶνος ταλαντιαίου Φλαβίου Λυσιμάχου πενταετηρικοῦ μουσικοῦ μόνου θέματα τὰ ὑπογεγραμμένα

Σαλπικτῇ δηνάρια φ κήρυκι δηνάρια φ ἐνκωμιογράφῳ δηνάρια ψν ποιητῇ δηνάρια ψν πυθαύλῃ δηνάρια ͵α δευτερείου δηνάρια τν ψειλοκιθαρεῖ δηνάρια ͵α δετερείου δηνάρια τν παιδὶ κιθαρῳδῷ δηνάρια ψν δευτερείου δηνάριασν [...]

χοραύλῃ δηνάρια ͵αφ δευτερείου δηνάρια φ χορῷ τραγικῷ δηνάρια φ χορωκιθαρεῖ δηνάρια ͵αφ δευτερείου δηνάρια φ κωμῳδῷ δηνάρια ͵αφ δευτερείου δηνάρια φ τριτείου δηνάρια τ τραγῳδῷ δηνάρια ͵βφ δευτερείου δηνάρια ω τριτείου δηνάριαυ [...]

κοινῇ κωμῳδῶν δηνάριασ κοινῇ τραγικῶν δηνάρια σι καινῇ κωμῳδίᾳ δηνάρια φ ἀρχαίᾳ κωμῳδίᾳ δηνάρια τν δευτερεῖον δηνάρια ρν καινῇ τραγῳδίᾳ δηνάρια ψν πυρριχῇ δηνάρια ͵α δευτερεῖον δηνάρια τν ἀνδρὶ κιθαρῳδῷ δηνάρια [...] δευτερεῖον δηνάρια [...] [...]

For the contest, in the talent category, of Flavius Lysimachos, in a four-year cycle, musical only, the prizes are as follows:

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Trumpeter, 500 denarii; herald, 500 denarii; encomium writer, 750 denarii; poet, 750 denarii; pythic flautist, 1,000 denarii, second prize, 350 denarii; flautist 1,000 denarii, second prize, 350 denarii; boy harp-singer, 750 denarii, second prize, 250 denarii; [ ? ...]

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Choral flautist, 1,500 denarii, second prize, 500 denarii; tragic chorus, 500 denarii; choral harp-player, 1,500 denarii, second prize, 500 denarii; comedian, 1,500 denarii, second prize, 500 denarii, third prize, 300 denarii; tragedian 2,500 denarii, second prize, 800 denarii, third prize, 400 denarii; [ ? ...]

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General contest for comedians, 200 denarii; general contest for tragedians, 210 denarii; new comedy, 500 denarii; ancient comedy, 350 denarii, second prize, 150 denarii; new tragedy, 750 denarii; pyrrhic dance, 1,000 denarii, second prize, 350 denarii; adult harp-singer, [? denarii], second prize [? denarii ...]

The prizes in the quinquennial contest, musical only, with talent prizes, established by Lysimachus, are as follows:

Trumpeter, 500 d.; herald, 500 d.; encomiast, 750 d.; poet, 750 d.; pythic flute-player, 1000 d.; same, second prize, 350 d.; psilocitharist, 1000 d.; same, second prize, 350 d.; citharoede, boys, 750 d.; same, second prize, 250 d.; choraules, 1500 d.; same, second prize, 500 d.; tragic dance, 500 d.; cither dance, 1500 d.; same, second prize, 500 .; comic actor, 1500 d.; same, second prize, 500 d.; third prize, 300 d.; tragic actor, 2500 d.; second prize, 800 d.; third prize, 400 d.; Koine comodon (?), 200 d.; Koine tragikon (?), 250 d.; new comedy, 500 d.; old comedy, 350 d.; same, second prize, 150 d.; new tragedy, 750 d.; pyrrhic dance (?), 1000 d.; same, second prize, 350 d.

Recorded by an unnamed Armenian, whose copy came, via Gell and Rosius, to Boeckh; [...] 6v, 28; [...]; [...]

[...] from the copy sent by Rosius, 2759 ; [...] 22 , whence [...] 1620d , [...] 20a , [...] 857; [...] 420 , whence [...] 60 (mention), [...] 79; [...] 53 , whence [...] PPAphr 51; [...] 11.21.