Honours for Ph- of Salamis
IG II3 1 430 Date: Ca. 337? BC
. . . . . . he conveyed grain from Egypt . . . . . . cheaper [freight charges?] . . . . . . preferring [to gratify?] (5) the Athenian People, and in [all] the other [affairs of the city] has continued to make himself
useful at every opportunity, and
having ransomed many citizens from
Sicily,[1] he despatched them to Athens at his own
(10) expense, and displaying individually and collectively towards
the People the good will, which he has inherited
from his ancestors, has now [donated a talent] of silver for public protection (phulakēn),[2] for good fortune,
the People shall decide: to praise Ph-ios
(15) son of - of Salamis and crown
him with a [foliage] crown for his good will . . . . . .