Two new purchases arrived this morning. Histiaia. Tetrobol circa III-II century BC, Euboia. AR 1.55 g. Wreathed head of nymph Histiaia. Rev. IΣT – AIEΩN Nymph seated r. on galley; below, trident. BCD Euboia 387. L. Procilius. Denarius, AR 3.48 g. Laureate head of Jupiter r.; behind, S•C. Rev. L•PROCILI / F Juno Sospita standing r., holding shield and hurling spear; at her feet, snake. Babelon Procilia 1. Sydenham 771. RBW 1406. Crawford 379/1. Feel free to post your examples
Nice! I have examples of neither, though I did have a similar Euboaian piece in the past. The RR denarius reminds me a bit of the double Victoriatus coins of the Thessalian League (bearded bust obverse, figure advancing with shield and spear on the reverse). I took it for another Greek at first glance.
That's one thing I like about Republican coins. They're sort of a bridge between the earlier Hellenistic Greek style and the later Roman style.
I'm still trying to get thru my backlog of coins I purchased this year so I literally just finished cataloging mine. Province, City: Euboea, Histiaia Denomination: AR Tetrobol Mint: Histiaia (300 – 100 BC) Obverse: Wreathed head of Histiaia, right, wearing earring and necklace Reverse: (IΣTIAIE)ΩN, Nymph seated right on stern of galley; wing on prow References: BMCG 8.133.99; HGC 4, 1525
Nice additions! Apparently I never properly photographed or cataloged my lone Histiai Tetrobol. Click if you dare... But here's a little bronze from the same mint, Histiai, that's a much better specimen overall than my silver one. Same nymph on the obverse. I enjoy these bulls on the reverse, quite a popular theme in Euboia: Euboia, Histiai AE Chalkous (?) (17mm, 1.74g, 12h), 4th-3rd BCE. Obv: Wreathed head of the nymph Histiaia right. Star (?) behind neck. Rev: Bull standing right, head facing, trophy above. Ref: BCD Euboia 451 Prov: Kolner EA 7 (5 Jun 2021), 21; ex BCD Collection (Duplicates), w/ his hand-written tag, ex "T/ne Coll." acq. "Sept. 90, Sfr.185.—" For the Denarius... I accidentally touched my phone screen during a Kuenker auction and was the only bid! I had absolutely no intention of bidding. Thankfully it was one of the cheapest coins in the sale, and I actually like it. (Could've been MUCH worse!) L. Procilius AR Denarius (3.76 g), Rome, 80 CE. Obv: Laureate head of Jupiter r. Rev: Juno Sospita standing right w/ shield & spear, snake to right (mostly off flan). Ref: Crawford 379/1; Syd. 771 Prov: Ex Kuenker e-59 (25 Mar 2020), 8212, ex Niederrheinischen Privatsammlung, with collector’s holder (“Lower Rhine Collection,” Ton Nuij Coll., formed c. 1970-2010s).
Just bought my first Roman Republic. I am really like this coinage. I hope to get a write up going soon. Still taking photos, even found the same coin on the interwebs. I will have some questions for sure.
