Got my weekly dose of Ancient coins. Now I'm calm until I get that itch to buy more again. So here is one of them and I will post the other one when I get all the info. and take pictures. Greek, Euboea : Histiaia, Tetrobol 369-146 B.C. AR14 / 1.9 grams O: Wreathed head of nymph Histiaia right R: ΙΣΤ−ΑΙΕΩΝ, nymph seated right on galley Reference : BCD 372
As I've said before, I love these coins, but I have stayed away because they are widely faked. No suggestion that your's is a fake. Just a comment in general. Nice coin BTW.
:rolling: don't say the 4 letter f word bing....you're going to give someone a seizure. :rolling: ...but yeah, me to. the coin look great though! :thumb:
fake Histaia pieces Ripley, you might want to check out Barry Murphy's compilation of fake Histaia examples. My own example got relegated to my black cabinet. http://bpmurphy.ancients.info/images/misc/histaiacomp.jpg
Was just about to ask how to tell a fake from an authentic coin. Thanks for the reference. And it seems that the seller I bought it from knows quite a bit about ancients and is pretty honest too.
I'm not here to speak for Valentinian's intent but I am one who feels uncomfortable buying any coin of this type except, perhaps, from Barry Murphy. I am particularly uncomfortable with any coin with the large balls on the head dress as shown on Ripley's coin but not on icerain's. That does not mean that I am 100% sure that either of the two is genuine or that either is fake. It just means that there are a lot of fakes of these and I have not put in the effort to study them enough to be up on the subject. I do have one but I am not 100% comfortable with it either. I believe mine is OK but I also believe that my collection probably contains a few surprises. Is this one? I hope not.
Here is mine. EUBOIA, Histiaia. AR Tetrobol. 3rd-2nd Century B.C. 1.88 grams, 13.5 mm Obv: Head of Nymph Histiaia facing right with hair rolled & wreathed w/ vine. Rev: IΣT I AIEΩN Nymph Histiaia seated rt. on stern of galley holding a naval standard. Grade: gVF with deep cabinet toning Other: similar to Sear 2496 [possibly 197-146 BC or Macedon imitation prior to 168 BC] From Eye Appealing Coins 4/2013, purportedly Ex Heritage.
