Obverse

Obverse

Name/Title

Histiaia - AR Tetrobol

Entry/Object ID

C2017-G72-459

Collection

Hellenistic Greece

Mintage

Mint

Histiaia

Date made

196 BCE - 146 BCE

Time Period

Hellenistic

Place of Origin

City

Histiaia

Country

Greece

Manufacture Method

Struck

Coin Details

Obverse

Description

Head of the nymph Histiaia, vine-wreathed and hair rolled, wearing necklace, facing right.

Reverse

Description

Histiaia seated on prow, right, holding trophy-stand; leftward open crescent in exergue.

Transcription

[ΙΣΤΙ] - ΑΙΕΩΝ

Issuing Authority

Histiaia

Denomination

AR Tetrobol

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Country

Greece

Culture/Tribe

Greek

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Thickness

2.21 mm

Diameter

13.69 mm

Weight

1.53 g

Composition

Material

Silver

Research Notes

Research Type

Reference

Notes

BMC Greek, Central Greece, Histiaea 71