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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;red_spork, post: 2152464, member: 74282&quot;]I won this earlier this week in Agora&#039;s latest auction and it came in today, another classical Greek coin that I have been wanting to pick up since I first started collecting and finally saw an example in my price/quality sweet spot. The faces on the obverse aren&#039;t completely understood, but some theories I have read say they symbolize the Dioscuri(Castor and Pollux), the rising and setting sun, the past and future or the two branches of the danube. I personally think they are the Dioscuri but who knows. The reverse is generally interpreted to be something along the lines of &quot;where the wind meets the sea&quot;. Some people call these drachms, some call them staters, but really at nearly 6g they don&#039;t seem to be in the usual range for either one. I have it categorized as a &quot;drachm&quot; just because that was the auction house&#039;s ID.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://gallery.jordanmontgomery.us/_data/i/upload/2015/05/16/20150516212332-149dc849-me.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>Moesia, Istros. 4th century B.C. AR drachm (19.6 mm, 5.97 g, 12 h). Facing male heads, one inverted / IΣTPIH, sea-eagle left, grasping dolphin with talons; pellet between eagle and dolphin, AΠ monogram below. AMNG 417.4; SNG BM Black Sea 249.</p><p><br /></p><p>Oh, and if you&#039;ve got anything from Istros lets see it![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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