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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 2346001, member: 56859&quot;]It definitely doesn&#039;t match <a href="http://bpmurphy.ancients.info/images/misc/histaiacomp.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://bpmurphy.ancients.info/images/misc/histaiacomp.jpg" rel="nofollow">the style of fakes</a> reported by Barry Murphy.&nbsp; Speaking of that style, I see them somewhat frequently in reputable auction house sales.&nbsp; I asked about this on Forvm last year and apparently not everyone agrees that all of those are fake.&nbsp; Hmm.</p><p><br /></p><p>I bought a Histiaia tetrobol in 2013.&nbsp; I didn&#039;t know much at the time (and the more I learn, the more I don&#039;t know <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />), but I did at least find Murphy&#039;s site and felt that my target was probably authentic.&nbsp; It&#039;s definitely a challenging type to buy because of the purported plethora of fakes.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/euboiahistiaiatetraobolmed-jpg.298542/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EUBOIA, Histiaia.</b></p><p>340-330 BCE (per seller)</p><p>tetrobol, 2.3 gm</p><p>Obv: head of nymph Histiaia right</p><p>Rev: AIEΩN; nymph seated on stern of galley right;<i> IX (XI?) below</i></p><p>Ref: Sear Greek 2496 (per seller)</p><p>Other than a weak attempt soon after purchase, I haven&#039;t tried to understand the types and supposed dates of issue and can&#039;t confirm the accuracy of the reference or date <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie10" alt=":oops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />.&nbsp; I bought it primarily because it was pretty and relatively inexpensive <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Not Histiaia, but from also from Euboia:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fstatic.wixstatic.com%2Fmedia%2Fae43f8_308a6bdbd24442b28076eb468c0b7786.jpg_srb_p_1000_512_75_22_0.50_1.20_0.00_jpg_srb&amp;hash=54484212b956f2fd52625764285e391f" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><b>EUBOIA, Eretria</b></p><p>357-267 BCE</p><p>AR drachm, 18 mm, 3.1 gm</p><p>Obv: head of nymph Eretria left</p><p>Rev: head of bull facing, fillets from horns, EY above, satyr&#039;s head facing in right field</p><p>Ref: Wallace pl. XI, cf 126.</p><p><i>ex Frank James Collection </i></p><p><i>ex BCD Collection</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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