"Below the drawing Hillier describes the context in handwritten text: 'They come alongside, when permitted, and offer for sale eggs, figs, Turkish delight, fish, etc. The coinage current here is most varied, some of it having been in circulation apparently ever since the Fall of Rome. Odd, that what one Lemnos boatman gives you in change won't be received by the next one at any price!'." image: A small Greek boat at sail in Mudros Bay in Lemnos, with members of the crew just visible underneath the sails. The high ground of Lemnos is visible in the background.