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Details
LOT 2652
Euboia, Histiaia AR Tetrobol. Circa 196-146 BC.
Wreathed head of the nymph Histiaia to right / The nymph Histiaia seated to right on stern of galley, holding stylis; wing on galley, [IΣTIAIEΩN] around. HGC 4, 1525. Near Very Fine.(1.79gr, 13mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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