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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 3280164, member: 51347&quot;][USER=33176]@Kentucky[/USER] , I will not give any opinion as I have never stated that I am an expert, and we all know that photos mean nothing.&nbsp; We all know that we need to know the Seller and/or to know the coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have one to toss out so that you can look / compare.&nbsp; Mine comes from a very reputable Seller that I know and trust:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]867072[/ATTACH]</p><p>AR drachm, 19mm, 5.9g; 4th century BC.</p><p>Obv.: Facing male heads, the left inverted.</p><p>Rev.: IΣTPIH; Sea-eagle left, grasping dolphin with talons; below dolphin, K. </p><p>Reference: Rausch 19, 17; cf. AMNG 434 (Q under eagle’s tail) and 434.1 (Θ under eagle’s tail)</p><p>EX: [USER=42773]@John Anthony[/USER] </p><p><br /></p><p>His cool write-up:</p><p>2. Istros, or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histria_(ancient_city)" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histria_(ancient_city)" rel="nofollow">Histria</a>, was another important port city in on the Black Sea, situated near the mouth of the Danube River. What is the meaning of the two heads on this coin, one inverted? The motif does not appear anywhere else in Greek art, and the coiners of Istros left us no clues by way of an inscription. They obviously represent some sort of duality. David Sear suggests the Dioscuri, Castor and Pollux, or the rising and setting sun, or perhaps the two branches of the Danube River. As with most mythological symbols, the interpretations are various and manifold. Equally mysterious is the eagle grasping a dolphin. Does it refer to the dominance of one town over another? Does it have anything to do with the river god of Istros? Things only a time machine could solve (and fluency in Classical Greek of course). In the meantime, read Doug Smith’s instructive page <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/feac64ist.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/dougsmith/feac64ist.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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