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LOT 3119
Euboia, Histiaia AR Tetrobol. 3rd-2nd centuries BC.
Head of the nymph Histiaia to right, wearing wreath of grape leaves and berries / IΣ[TI]- AIEΩN(partially inverted), Nymph seated to right on stern of galley, holding stylis in her left hand and resting her right on the deck; on the side of the stern, wing; below, monogram of AΓ and labrys. BCD Euboia 381; HGC 4, 1524. Good Very Fine. A very beautiful example.(2.39gr, 14mm, 10h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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