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Details
LOT 2655
Euboia, Histiaia AR Tetrobol. 3rd-2nd centuries BC. Reduced standard.
Wreathed head of nymph Histiaia to right / ΙΣΤ[Ι]-ΑΙΕΩΝ, nymph seated to right on stern of galley decorated with wing. HGC 4, 1524. Near Very Fine.(1.81gr, 14mm, 11h.).
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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