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<p>[QUOTE="Jbruce, post: 3037454, member: 76919"]I'm nowhere near an expert but it could be anything from a horse to a bull. Even I have a coin that looks similar:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]757724[/ATTACH]</p><p>Histiaia, Euboia, Greece</p><p>Bronze AE 12, BCD Euboia 455; BMC Central p. 125, 9; SNG Cop 537 var. (control), Oreoi mint, weight 2.325g, 12.2mm, 90o, c. 4th - 3rd century B.C.; </p><p>obverse head of nymph Histiaia right, rolled hair, wearing wreath of ivy, pendant earring and necklace; reverse bull standing right, bunch of grapes (control symbol) above, IΣTI below.</p><p><br /></p><p>There are so many Greek coins with a four legged animal on its reverse, it would be difficult to pin point. Can you see any letters?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jbruce, post: 3037454, member: 76919"]I'm nowhere near an expert but it could be anything from a horse to a bull. Even I have a coin that looks similar: [ATTACH=full]757724[/ATTACH] Histiaia, Euboia, Greece Bronze AE 12, BCD Euboia 455; BMC Central p. 125, 9; SNG Cop 537 var. (control), Oreoi mint, weight 2.325g, 12.2mm, 90o, c. 4th - 3rd century B.C.; obverse head of nymph Histiaia right, rolled hair, wearing wreath of ivy, pendant earring and necklace; reverse bull standing right, bunch of grapes (control symbol) above, IΣTI below. There are so many Greek coins with a four legged animal on its reverse, it would be difficult to pin point. Can you see any letters?[/QUOTE]
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